Tag: disabilities
group name: ourspecialkids
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August 10, 2006 09:14 PM EDT --
My son Bryan is 12 yrs. old. He has CP. Bryan is in a wheelchair the majority of the time. He has a walker he uses for short distances. He has a baclofen pump to control his spasticity. . . . more
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August 20, 2006 11:05 AM EDT --
When Bryan was in 1st grade, he rode the bus to shcool and home. There were only 2 kids on the bus, because of it being a handicap bus.
On this particular day, Bryan was to be dropped off . . . more
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July 19, 2007 03:51 PM EDT --
The seventh annual “Kids Day at the Games” in Milwaukee on Friday, June 22nd introduced local children with disabilities to the world of adaptive sports through the mentoring of athletes attending . . . more
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June 25, 2008 09:39 AM EDT --
By Karen Cohilas - bio | email
June 24, 2008
ALBANY, GA (WALB) - Folks who are wheelchair bound may soon be able to get around downtown easier. Albany public works has a . . . more
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November 05, 2006 12:22 PM EST --
Good morning ya'll. It's Sunday morning, my brain and body refreshed, ready to give ya'll more info on what the results were. The pipes didn't have lead, the dirt did have lead. The lead . . . more
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June 25, 2008 09:47 AM EDT --
By ALLEN GEMAEHLICH
The Daily Sentinel
Monday, June 23, 2008
No one appreciates competing in sports more than Carl Andrews.
It's no wonder he rushes his wife, Carol, to complete the . . . more
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July 31, 2008 09:25 AM EDT --
By Katie Spielberger CCW Staff Writer
JUNEAU - Nobody will tell you that it's easy to finish a marathon - it takes ambition, perseverance, courage and months of training.
Holly Koester is no . . . more
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July 29, 2008 03:52 PM EDT --
Every year, the National Veterans Wheelchair Games welcomes back familiar faces, whether they are new athletes who only started competing last year or seasoned competitors who go back decades. But for . . . more
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July 10, 2008 01:24 PM EDT --
By DAVID GAMBACORTA
Philadelphia Daily News
gambacd@phillynews.com 215-854-5994
There are no shortcuts on the road back to normalcy for the 32,484 U.S. soldiers who have been wounded in the Iraq . . . more
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July 15, 2008 02:25 PM EDT --
by LAREIGN WARD, Press Argus-Courier Staff
Monday, July 14, 2008 9:16 AM CDT
A local man will be competing in the world's largest annual wheelchair sporting event later this month in Omaha, . . . more
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October 08, 2006 07:25 PM EDT --
Our youngest daughter has been diagnosed as being mild mentally. She's very well behaved, yet has true troubles learning, and even more with remembering what she learned.
I am wondering if anyone here . . . more
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June 19, 2008 09:09 AM EDT --
WASHINGTON - Another big change is come to taxi cabs in the District.
For the first time, wheelchair-accessible taxis will be available in D.C.
The National Capital Region Transportation Planning . . . more
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July 01, 2008 09:27 AM EDT --
NORTH LAUDERDALE - He decided to join the Marines at 16. An accident left him paralyzed from the neck down at 20.
Now Carlos Leon, 23, is headed to the Beijing Paralympics - the Olympics for people . . . more
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June 11, 2008 11:41 AM EDT --
By Daniel Lawton
When a person is learning to live with a new disability, getting to and from their employer's workplace on a daily basis can be a real hardship. The option of working . . . more
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March 17, 2008 04:38 PM EDT --
Michigan Stadium ('Big House') will become Accessible House
MICHIGAN-The Michigan Chapter of Paralyzed Veterans of America has won a groundbreaking victory to make stadiums accessible for . . . more
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August 17, 2006 12:27 AM EDT --
To all parents of children with disabilities that have IEPs :
IEP = individual educational plans - yearly basis to set goals and determine supports for those that qualify for an IEP. This . . . more
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April 16, 2008 05:46 PM EDT --
by Tiffiny Carlson
Driving with hand controls is the sometimes bothersome—yet necessary—result of a disability that affects your legs. If you want to drive safely and get your driver's . . . more
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June 10, 2008 12:19 PM EDT --
Washington, DC-Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans) thanks the many supporters who made its first Golf Open an unqualified success. The nearly 150 golfers who spent the day on the course . . . more
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July 22, 2008 09:22 AM EDT --
Federal law could raise accessibility concerns By Karen Jowers - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Jul 21, 2008 7:00:24 EDT
Army Maj. Daniel Gade doesn't think a wheelchair is the right piece of . . . more
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July 31, 2008 09:09 AM EDT --
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
OMAHA, Neb., (07/30/2008) - As disabled veterans tested their limits during the National Disabled Veterans Wheelchair Games, which wrapped up here yesterday, . . . more
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