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    May 7, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Pitching in to help one of the flood's littlest victims

    Under his mother's watchful eye, 6-year-old Joseph Donachricha gingerly yet cheerfully moves between couches and the coffee table in a small Park Ridge apartment.
    Under his mother's watchful eye, 6-year-old Joseph Donachricha gingerly yet cheerfully moves between couches and the coffee table in a small Park Ridge apartment. His various medical conditions leave him incapable of saying much, but he'll...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Services and Shopping, FEMA

    2. May 3, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  2. Lehighton woman was inspired to teach by hard lessons of bullying

    Diana Livingston will limp on her way to receiving her degree at the Penn State-Berks graduation Saturday, May 4. There's a slim possibility that she could even fall on the way to the stage. But she will walk the distance to clench her diploma.
    Diana Livingston will limp on her way to receiving her degree at the Penn State-Berks graduation Saturday, May 4. There's a slim possibility that she could even fall on the way to the stage. But she will walk the distance to clench her diploma....

    Tags: Education, The Pennsylvania State University, Students, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities

    3. May 3, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  3. Stilt walker raising funds for cerebral palsy aid

    PETOSKEY -- As he travels from Petoskey to Traverse City this weekend, Neil Sauter will display a taller stature than the typical pedestrian along U.S. 31.
    PETOSKEY -- As he travels from Petoskey to Traverse City this weekend, Neil Sauter will display a taller stature than the typical pedestrian along U.S. 31. Sauter, a 30-year-old resident of downstate Deerfield, will make the 66-mile trek on stilts. It'...

    Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Trips and Vacations, Human Interest, Travel, Awards and Prizes

    4. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  4. Nonprofit JAFCO builds $12 million center in Sunrise for autistic youth

    South Florida nonprofit JAFCO is building a $12 million center in Sunrise to start offering services for children with autism and other developmental disabilities. The center is slated to open in October and serve more than 500 families annually....

    Tags: Learning Disability, Sunrise (Broward, Florida), Economy, Business and Finance, Judaism, Behavioral Conditions

    5. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Special needs children deserve the chance to be extraordinary

    Raising a child is like doing a puzzle in the dark. You get two pieces together and think, "Finally, I know what to do," not realizing there are a hundred more pieces scattered across the room. For the parent of a special needs child, that puzzle has a thousand pieces flung across a minefield. I know. My husband and I have been navigating that field for the last 11 years.
    Raising a child is like doing a puzzle in the dark. You get two pieces together and think, "Finally, I know what to do," not realizing there are a hundred more pieces scattered across the room. For the parent of a special needs child, that puzzle has a...

    Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, Budgets and Budgeting, Autism

    6. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Special needs for special siblings

    Growing up with a severely disabled brother, Abby Brown felt less like a sister than like a "third parent." Nigel, two years her junior, was born with a rare disease called linear sebaceous nevus syndrome that left him non-verbal and needing assistance to eat, dress and use the toilet.
    Growing up with a severely disabled brother, Abby Brown felt less like a sister than like a "third parent." Nigel, two years her junior, was born with a rare disease called linear sebaceous nevus syndrome that left him non-verbal and needing assistance to...

    Tags: MRSA, Nursing Homes, Physical Disabilities, Behavioral Conditions, Human Interest

    7. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Westminster gym for the disabled specializes in small miracles

    It's a sunny morning in Westminster, and the pulleys are squeaking, the weights clinking as a half-dozen members of a small gym give the equipment a workout.
    It's a sunny morning in Westminster, and the pulleys are squeaking, the weights clinking as a half-dozen members of a small gym give the equipment a workout. Bouncy music comes though a stereo's speakers. A trainer encourages a client on a treadmill....

    Tags: Physical Disabilities, Health Treatments, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Mount Airy, Physical Therapists

    8. Apr 2, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  8. Does Congress have the heart to avert disability crisis?

    Bonnie Lee worked for 12 years as a health technician for Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, started her own Web services company, and raised two kids as a single mother in Ontario.
    Bonnie Lee worked for 12 years as a health technician for Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, started her own Web services company, and raised two kids as a single mother in Ontario. Then Bonnie, 51, moved back East to rural Pennsylvania and...

    Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Pension and Welfare, Social Security, Government, Physical Disabilities

    9. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Man charged with breaking leg of girl, 13, who has cerebral palsy

    A 35-year-old Palatine man has been charged with breaking the leg of a 13-year-old girl who has cerebral palsy, authorities said today.
    Tribune reporter
    A 35-year-old Palatine man has been charged with breaking the leg of a 13-year-old girl who has cerebral palsy, authorities said today. Javier Rosales, of the 1900 block of Green Lane, was charged with aggravated battery to a disabled person, a Class...

    Tags: Palatine, Cook County Government, Prosecution, Green Lane

    10. Mar 12, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  10. Board plans to renew two UCP charter campuses in Orange

    Sentinel School Zone - Orlando Sentinel
    Two charter schools that are part of the UCP franchise in Orange County are expected to be renewed by the district school board Tuesday night — a move that sets the stage for 15-year contracts with both locations. UCP is considered one of the...
    11. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Through Feldenkrais, simple movements ease muscle pain

    By the time people come to see Lisa Walker, they're usually desperate. These injured athletes, dancers, musicians or office workers are trying to fix what's broken. Some are looking for a way around the limitations caused by a stroke, Parkinson's...

    Tags: Neck Pain, Parkinson's Disease, Science and Technology, Stroke

    12. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Creativity of special needs children on display

    When Dena Skinner was young, her mother could not stop her from drawing on the walls and floors of their home.
    When Dena Skinner was young, her mother could not stop her from drawing on the walls and floors of their home. "The bigger [the drawings], the better," Laurie Skinner said. "You'd have to lock up the crayons." Dena was later diagnosed with autism, a...

    Tags: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Learning Disability, Equestrian, Health Treatments, Mardi Gras

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