Posts filed under: children

June 26
York (Pa.) Daily Record
Disability-friendly playground opens at Cousler Park
The new playground at Manchester Township's Cousler Park looks exactly the way 10-year-old Noah McClymont envisioned it.
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Filed Under: children, inclusion, recreation

June 26
UPI
Parents of disabled lack support
U.S. researchers are calling for more environmental and social supports to help families caring for children with physical and mental challenges.
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Filed Under: children, parenting, public policy

June 11
The News Journal (Wilmington, Del.)
Delaware schools: Discipline numbers flag need to address disabilities
Schools across Delaware are punishing a disproportional number of students with disabilities, mirroring a national trend.
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Filed Under: K-12, children, education

May 28
WLTX-TV (Columbia, S.C.)
Students Learn Disability Awareness, Sensitivity
Congaree Elementary is getting students more comfortable with differences by having them experience what it's like to be disabled.
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Filed Under: K-12, children, disability awareness, education

May 18
Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram
Kids' books embrace themes of disabilities, differences and acceptance
In the past, finding appropriate books for kids about disabilities has been a challenge. However, in the last several years, writers and readers have embraced the concept of reading about disability. The subject has become so important that in 2004 the American Library Association started an annual award that honors an author or illustrator who embraces the disability experience.
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Filed Under: arts, children

March 16
The New York Times
In Cancer Fight, Teenagers Don’t Fit In
Simone Weinstein’s ordeal with cancer started in the most banal way: she was tired. She had a hard time getting up in the morning, and did not even have the energy to hang out with her friends.
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Filed Under: children, disability awareness

March 11
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Walking in another's shoes: Students learn about people with disabilities
On Monday, students in Karen Bakalarski's kindergarten at class at Gill Hall Elementary in the West Jefferson Hills School District set aside their school work in order to learn some life lessons.
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Filed Under: children, disability awareness

March 3
The Daily Beast
The Overmedicated Myth
Aren’t all kids on some kind of medication? Isn’t everyone diagnosed with something these days? Isn’t ADD as common as the sniffles?
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Filed Under: children, healthcare, parenting

Feb. 24
WISC-TV (Madison, Wis.)
Mother: Son Left Out Of Field Trip Due To Disability
An Oregon mother said her son wasn't allowed on a school field trip because of his disability.
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Filed Under: K-12, autism spectrum, children, education, inclusion

Jan. 20
Victoria (Texas) Advocate
Church classes reach out to children with disabilities
It's a ministry for a population of children many will tell you is typically overlooked or forgotten.
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Filed Under: autism spectrum, children, developmental disability, intellectual disability, physical disability, religion

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