You would think that when you send your child to school the safest place would be the classroom. In the classroom there are no bullies roaming the hallways, no unsupervised peers to tease you and only schoolwork to focus on. Imagine the horror of Julio Artuz, a special education student who attended school at Bankbridge [...]
Ariel Small grew up in suburban Chicago with four siblings and loving parents. However, as Ariel grew older, his parents noticed something different. His behavior became more and more alarming. “Different Is the New Normal” tracks trials and triumphs of Ariel Small, a 17-year-old who has struggled with uncontrollable tics caused by Tourette Syndrome – [...]
For the visually impaired competitive sports is a non-starter. After all you need vision to hit a baseball, kick a soccer ball, catch a football and pass to teammates. A Sweedish group backed by the Swedish Association of Visually Impaired Youth is trying to change that. With backing from the Pepsi Refresh Project Thee group used [...]
Have you ever heard Dopa-responsive dystonia? To be honest with you I had not and neither did the parents of Noah and Alexis Beery. On this Today Show Segment Retta and Joe, parent’s of Noah and Alexis shared how doctor after doctor diagnosed the twins as having Cerebral Palsy. After years of research the Berry’s [...]
Recently 60 Minutes ran a feature called Apps for Autism. In the segment 60 Minutes Corespondent Lesley Stahl reports on the iPad and other tablet computer apps that are helping nonverbal people with autism communicate and learn. Check out the segment above and watch the web extras below. What do you think? Are iPads and Apps the [...]
WILLOWBROOK is a short film based on the true events surrounding the Willowbrook State School in Staten Island, New York. The film addresses the awful conditions in which people with developmental disabilities were warehoused and the controversial research experiments that took place under Dr Saul Krugman in the 1960s. The Story In the autumn of 1962, a [...]
Jon Robinson was born a congenital amputee. He has no hands or forearms, His lower legs are attached to his hips without knees. His is 3 feet 9 inches. You would think that Jon would be a classic case of someone who is disabled. In this video Jon shows that perception and labels are meaningless. [...]
Looking for some great special needs documentaries or books? Have you tried going to your local library or gone online and been overwhelmed with the thousands of books written on the subject? We try and make your life a bit easier with the Special Needs Book & Video Series. The Special Needs Book & Video Series will [...]
We all have challenges in our life. At times these challenges seem insurmountable. Meet GuiGui Zheng, a young talented Chinese girl who has a seemingly insurmountable challenge. GuiGui was born without fingers on her right hand. Three years ago GuiGui started learning how to play the piano. She didn’t let her challenges stop her from [...]
For years individuals with special needs where institutionalized, locked away in mental institutions and never seen again. Lives Worth Living is a documentary that tells the story of the Disability Rights Movement through the life of Fred Fey. Fred Fay survived a devastating spinal cord injury when he was only 16, and turned his misfortune [...]
