OTTAWA — Baker University graduate Joanne Fluke of Ottawa will be featured in a one-hour documentary titled “Dancer With Tiny Legs” on the cable TV channel TLC at 9 p.m. Aug. 22. Fluke was named Ms. Wheelchair Kansas in 2005. She was born with caudal regression, a rare congenital disorder in which legs are webbed at the knees. She has been an advocate for people with disabilities. She was recently honored by Major League Baseball and the Kansas City Royals for her work in creating and operating the alternative Kansas City dance troupe called Groovability. In 2004, Fluke traveled to Africa to donate wheelchairs through a not-for-profit ministry. She also has worked as a summer camp counselor teaching children with spina bifida to dance.
Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2 p.m.
