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What Is Autism? by Jerome Groopman

Category: Autism

I never learned to type. The best I can do is hunt and peck with two fingers while looking at the keyboard. Instead of touch-typing, I was taught how to work with metal: shape flashings, solder wires, Read more [...]

Boy With Down Syndrome Beats Cancer; Internet Does A Happy Dance

Category: Down Syndrome

The awesome photograph, uploaded to Reddit on Tuesday by user Kjr567, shows a pint-sized child with Down syndrome who is said to have overcome years of chemotherapy. Incredibly, despite the physical Read more [...]

How One Artist Paints Using Only Her Eyes

Category: Motor Disabilities

As part of our Creative Technology series with iQ by Intel, PSFK is interviewing unique artists to gain insights about how they use technology to enhance creativity and push the boundaries of their art. Sarah Read more [...]

Heart Surgery, Down Syndrome And A Graphic Novel

Category: Down Syndrome

Chip Reece writes; In 2010 I would have laughed myself into a coma had I been told I would be writing a comic book. Actually, the truth is I didn’t do much laughing at all, because it was the scariest Read more [...]

Mom of 7 gets law degree to help special needs kids like her own

Category: Speech Disabilities

Being a law student is notoriously difficult— as is raising seven children, including three who have been diagnosed with autism. But this Sunday, when 40-year-old Jennifer Wood steps on stage to accept Read more [...]

Wounded Special Ops Warriors Thrive on Competition

Category: Wounded Warrior

Extremely tough mental and physical training and experience give the special operations team’s wounded warriors a competitive edge, said their cycling coach. The athletes’ background in special ops Read more [...]

The Arc in Waltham to rally for residents with disabilities

Category: Motor Disabilities

The Arc of Massachusetts is excited to invite individuals and families to join the May 18 “All Aboard The Arc” Rally and Celebration from Waltham to the Hynes Convention Center in Boston to promote Read more [...]

Former senator Berry hired at Northeast Arc

Category: Speech Disabilities

Former Senate Majority Leader Fred Berry says he has “come full circle” now that he is going to work for Northeast Arc, a Danvers-based agency that serves people with disabilities. Berry’s new Read more [...]

Orthocare Innovations’ Prosthetic Foot Ankle System Wins 2013 Edison Award

Category: RadioDownSound

Thomas Edison's spirit for discovery is alive and well at Orthocare Innovations (www.orthocareinnovations.com), which the Edison Awards™ has recognized with its top award in the Science and Medicine–Assistive Read more [...]

Parents: Daughter With Down Syndrome Not Allowed To Cheer

Category: Down Syndrome

MARION, Ohio - The parents of a student in the Elgin School District say school leaders will not allow their child to participate in the cheerleading program because she has Down Syndrome. Fourteen-year-old Read more [...]