Posts filed under: education

April 10, 2011
The Oklahoman
Oklahoma colleges improve accessibility, services for students with disabilities
A woman smacked Steve Stokes in the head with her purse, knocking him out of his wheelchair. She told him he shouldn't be out in public, that he belonged in a nursing home. Stokes was a college student in the late 1960s, a time when disabled people often were treated as outcasts. Accessibility on college campuses virtually was nonexistent.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), education, higher education, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, public policy, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 508

April 10, 2011
The Lancaster (Ohio) Eagle-Gazette
Berne Union senior adapts to life, softball with disability
It's the best sleight-of-hand trick you'll see on a softball field, and Alanna Sanborn has it down cold. The Berne Union senior outfielder camps under fly balls, catches them with her left hand, and in one fluid motion tucks her glove under her right arm and comes up throwing with her left. It's a technique that Sanborn has mastered not because she's a show-off, but because she's had to.
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Filed Under: education, inclusion, K-12, profile, recreation

March 31, 2011
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Philly schools insist on CSAP for a disabled boy, instead of the care he needs
When Manuel Gonzalez started kindergarten, his mother, Jasmin, told administrators at Elkin Elementary School in Kensington that he'd been diagnosed with a learning disability while in Head Start.
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Filed Under: education, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, K-12, learning disability, public policy

March 28, 2011
Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
Storytellers: On motorized chair, with the heart of a competitor
All of his life, Tony Jackson loved sports. He liked the idea that two people, or two teams, would face each other and do their best. One would win, and one would lose. The drama appealed to him.
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Filed Under: adaptive sports, education, higher education, physical disability, profile, recreation

March 22, 2011
CNN
One-legged wrestler wins NCAA title
Arizona State senior Anthony Robles clinched the NCAA wrestling championship in his weight class.
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Filed Under: education, higher education, recreation

March 18, 2011
WIS-TV (Columbia, S.C.)
Midlands school helps students with learning disabilities
There's a hidden obstacle inside South Carolina schools, and it's more common than you might think.
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Filed Under: education, K-12, learning disability

March 16, 2011
WTTG-TV (Washington, D.C.)
'Glee' Honored at American Association of People With Disabilities Awards Gala
The creators of Fox’s hit show "Glee" want to make you laugh and think. The episodes are produced with messages about inclusion no matter what you look like, your sexuality or disability.
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Filed Under: arts, bullying, disability awareness, media, television

Feb. 17, 2011
CNN
Teen athlete says he was cut from team due to disability
Like most kids, Anthony Burruto started playing baseball in community Little League, ultimately joining the high school team. Born with a birth defect, Burruto, 16, had to have both legs amputated below the knee shortly after he was born. He has played baseball since he was 8, thanks to prosthetic legs.
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Filed Under: education, inclusion, K-12, physical disability, recreation

Feb. 16, 2011
ESPN.com
Michael Lizarraga inspires 14-year-old
He received the e-mail only a few weeks ago, but already Christopher Caulfield has big plans for the missive.
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Filed Under: education, hearing impaired, higher education, inclusion, K-12, recreation

Feb. 13, 2011
ProPublica
Education Department Bureaucracy Keeps Disabled Borrowers in Debt
Tina Brooks can't sit or stand for more than half an hour before the pain in her lower back becomes intolerable. She suffers severe headaches and memory loss, and she has lost most of the vision in her left eye. Five doctors and a judge from the Social Security Administration have all determined that she is fully disabled and unable to work.
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Filed Under: education, higher education, public policy

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