World-class surfer, wife, and mother are all parts of Bethany Hamilton’s personal identity she’s envisioned for herself since childhood. Shark-attacked disabled athlete, with a feature film made about her life, well, that was certainly not part of her plan. Today, Hamilton is a proud, card-carrying member of the PWD Club who knows a thing or two about the challenge of acceptance.

For this intimate member profile, our favorite dyslexic investigative reporter, Larry Rothstein, travels to Hamilton’s home in Kauai, and treats us to a behind the scenes look at PWD’s newest ambassador.