I have six amazing kids, one of whom has special needs and complex medical challenges. My husband has a chronic health condition, my uncle struggles with his mental health and my grandmother is elderly and homebound. Being there for my family is more important to me than anything. But like…

SAN DIEGO (CNS) – An affordable housing complex for seniors, including those with chronic physical illnesses and mental health conditions, opened Friday in the Grantville area. Trinity Place, built by Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation, was designed for formerly homeless seniors with chronic health issues. Residents will have access to…

Police in New Jersey have released surveillance video in hopes of finding the thieves who stole catalytic converters from a dozen school buses serving children with special needs. The video shows at least two people running onto the lot at 20 Pioneer Blvd where the buses were parked before proceeding…

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has launched a new initiative to help deputies know beforehand when they are likely to come into contact with an autistic person. The ECSO is now providing adhesive decals that read “occupant with autism” that residents can stick on their homes and vehicles if they have…

For new friends Sophie, Kirksey, Anna, and Little girl, it was just another funday Sunday at the Ida Reed Dog Park on March 22, 2020. Photo: Fran Ruchalski/The Enterprise Dog parks are wondrous inventions, full of good boys and good girls frolicking, smelling, licking, and expending extra energy. Humans meeting…

The Union Health Ministry allowed Covid vaccination at home for people who are unable to reach vaccination centres due to restricted mobility, sources said here. People with restricted mobility, special needs will be vaccinated at home, the health ministry said on Thursday. This decision was taken to give a boost…

From flashcards to therapy balls, Carlsbad Municipal Schools have a variety of tools to help students with special needs achieve academic success. Schools across the country use what is known as assistive technologies for students with disabilities or developmental delays. CMS partnered with the New Mexico Technology Assistance Program (NMTAP) to provide students with…

By Katherine Fenton Long Island children of all abilities enjoyed some time in the spotlight on Aug. 29 with the help of Minute Masters, an organization created by two educators from Lynbrook that produces inclusive educational videos. Minute Masters is a subscription-based video series that was started by Lynbrook natives…

YOUNGSTOWN — Bill Whitacre, Mahoning County Board of Developmental Disabilities superintendent, declined to comment Wednesday on why there was a gap of about a week between when former Leonard Kirtz School bus aide Patricia Bennett assaulted a student and when an investigation began. Whitacre said he would not discuss it…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Music Local News Columnists “The Shira Choir are people with all kinds of disabilities … like all of us. Every single person has a disability,” choirmaster Daniel Benlolo says in the documentary Just As I Am. Author of the article: Bill Brownstein  •  Montreal Gazette Publishing…