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Teaching the ABC’s of crucial social skills
The middle school years, when nothing seems more important or more impossible than fitting in, are rough for nearly everyone. But they are particularly brutal for preteens such as Will Gilbertsen, whose mild autism makes him stand out.
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MODERN LOVE: Would My Heart Outrun Its Pursuer?
I AM near quadriplegic, a result of polio, and I cannot stand. I have limited strength in my arms, enough to function once I’m in my chair but not enough to get into or out of the chair.
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Last year, I was rushed to the hospital after a severe gastrointestinal infection became septicemia. I was unconscious, inches away from death, but before the doctors would perform their magic they asked my wife, “Are you sure you want us to do this?”
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Haven for Disabled Workers Feels Job Market’s Sting
TOLEDO, Ohio — Robert Ertle, 30, has cerebral palsy and can’t walk. But he can assemble car parts at a special table designed for him. After one of his frequent brain operations, he’s apt to argue with his mother, Dawn Cleveland, that he should go back to work immediately.
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Job Crunch Even Harder On People With Disabilities
As large numbers of Americans deal with losing jobs, the unemployment rates are even higher among certain groups, including men, minorities — and also people with disabilities.
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Rocky Hill Rec Department Adding Programs For Children With Disabilities
ROCKY HILL — Autism limits what activities 10-year-old Dillon Cerpa can participate in, including activities offered by the town’s parks and recreation department.
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Rummaging through an elderly aunt’s attic one day, Richard P. Cate found an old New England town report from the 1940s. It detailed the goings-on at the public school: Dozens of children attended, learning and growing together.
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Gorman coach doesn’t let disability slow him down
Adam Hutchins has always had to compensate for his disability. When the other football coaches at Bishop Gorman High instruct their players by showing them the proper technique or by giving an example of how a play should look, Hutchins, a paraplegic, isn’t able to do so.
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Learning His Body, Learning to Dance
Gregg Mozgala, a 31-year-old actor with cerebral palsy, had 12 years of physical therapy while he was growing up. But in the last eight months, a determined choreographer with an unconventional résumé has done what all those therapists could not: She has dramatically changed the way Mr. Mozgala walks.
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Students Frustrated With Delgado Disability Services
NEW ORLEANS — Disabled Delgado Community College students are saying they are not getting the services they need, claiming the school’s Office of Disability Services isn’t helping them out like it should.
