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Autism: Do you fear your child might have it?
Family & Parenting
June 30, 2010
The number of cases of diagnosed autism in individuals between the ages of 3 and 22 has grown from 93,650 in 2000 to over 338,000 today. Whether...
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Barrier Free: San Francisco
barrier free
March 1, 2012
San Francisco, like most major cities, has an aging population. Unfortunately existing older housing is seldom designed to allow people to age in...
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A sangha for people with disabilities and illness at East Bay Meditation Center
Buddhism and disability
January 21, 2011
At a recent daylong retreat for people with disabilities and illness, one participant asked, "Why should my disability be a characteristic...
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Challenges for Disabled Finding Work in Oakland
Careers & Workplace
August 31, 2010
John Dominguez, 22, and Katy Krause, 20, would both like to find work, but they have disabilities. Katy has high functioning Autism, and John has...
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Having disabilities and parrots
parrots
December 11, 2011
Did you ever stop to think about how your health affects your parrot? If you cannot bend and stoop and lift, often the cages are not cleaned as...
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Special Education Day - A special day for children with special needs
special education day
December 2, 2011
Today is Special Education Day. United States President Gerald Ford signed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, now known as the...
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A school lunch hero for disabled children
School lunches
November 2, 2011
In 1944 World War II was still raging. Students though at a school fordisabled children in Cincinnati were facing their own daily struggles. Even...
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Lenovo, Tobii unveil first laptop with integrated eye-control
Lenovo
March 1, 2011
Follow me on Twitterandon FacebookOn kickoff day (March 1) at CeBit in Hanover, Germany, a company unveiled a new eye-controlled laptop. The...
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Public rudeness geared at special needs child creates emotional pain
disabilities
February 28, 2011
A self awareness missive of one mother’s journey with a child who is different:“Eric was born at 12:00 a.m. July 7, 2009 at Andrews Air...
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Get involved in Jewish Disability Awareness Month
Jewish Disability Awareness Month
January 31, 2011
Most people think of February as a romantic month because of Valentine's Day. For Jews, however, it's "Jewish Disability Awareness...
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