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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. Sauter, a 30-year-old resident of downstate Deerfield, will make the 66-mile trek on stilts. It'...
Tags: Human Interest, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Parkinson's Disease, Awards and Prizes
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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: Broward County, Religion and Belief, Family, Finance, Behavioral Conditions
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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...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, American Academy of Pediatrics, Autism
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A Lawsuit Could Test the Limits of the Rights of the Disabled in the Bedroom
Caroline Kendall Kortner led a brief and often hellish life. Born in 1970, Kendall, as she was called, lived out her childhood in the Cos Cob neighborhood of Greenwich. When she was eight, a neighborhood boy began sexually molesting her. Soon after, she...
Tags: Symptoms, Abusive Behavior, Stamford, The Institute of Living, AOL LLC
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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...
Tags: Human Interest, Vanderbilt University , Behavioral Conditions, Nursing Homes, University of Illinois at Chicago
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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. Bouncy music comes though a stereo's speakers. A trainer encourages a client on a treadmill....
Tags: Physical Disabilities, Health and Medical Professionals, Mount Airy, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Washington, DC
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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. Then Bonnie, 51, moved back East to rural Pennsylvania and...
Tags: Bankruptcy, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, National Government, Media Industry, Osteoporosis
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Man charged with breaking leg of girl, 13, who has cerebral palsy
Tribune reporterA 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: Green Lane, Prosecution, Palatine, Cook County Government
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Board plans to renew two UCP charter campuses in Orange
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelTwo 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... -
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, Stroke, Science and Technology, Parkinson's Disease
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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. "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: Equestrian, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Mardi Gras, Learning Disability, Spina Bifida
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Uni's Liu, Estancia's Cerros win $10K Toshiba Classic scholarships
Kelsey Liu said she didn't realize that she and Erik Cerros were about to be surprised on Feb. 26. They were among 12 seniors vying for two $10,000 scholarships issued by the Toshiba Classic. Liu of University High said she was told that she would...
Tags: Human Interest, Personal Service, Michael Chang, Toshiba Corporation, Science and Technology
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