December 20-22 news roundup

From Dec. 20-22 with headlines and publication name. In the picture, Bon Air Elementary special education teacher Courtney Barbiaux (standing) and first-grade teacher Jennifer Hartung work together to teach a language arts lesson in the Lower Burrell school. The picture is from the story, Schools aim for inclusion with special-needs students in Pittsburgh, Pa.

• Kids with autism forge new path to adulthood, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Dec. 22.


• Temple Grandin Turned Disability Into Asset for Animals, Voice of America, Dec. 22.


• Blind, Yet Seeing: The Brain’s Subconscious Visual Sense, The New York Times, Dec. 22.


• Showroom Addition Reflects Universal Design, Kitchen and Bath Design News.


• Vaccinations for children stir debate for parents, doctors, Press and Sun-Bulletin in Binghamton, N.Y., Dec. 22.


• Learning to live life without sight, Santa Maria Times in California Dec. 22.


• Mothers refuse to give up Down’s children, Russia Today, Dec. 22.


• Curlers just can't wait to sweep (2010 Paralympics), Vancouver Sun in Canada, Dec. 22.


• Blind bike builder has the right touch, Colorado Springs Gazette, Dec. 22.


• Language as a Bridge to Inclusion (News content in ASL), MediaShift Idea Lab, Dec. 21.


• Military Parents Battle the System to Help Their Autistic Children, U.S News & World Report, Dec. 21.


• Students taught disability awareness, ABC 7 TV in Chicago.


• Daughter's autism gives Alabama lawmaker a cause, The Associated Press, Dec. 21.


• Foster care challenges grow in severity, Green Bay Press Gazette in Wisconsin, Dec. 21


• The auditory-challenged gather to combat 'audism', The Salt Lake Tribune, Dec. 21.


• Special education teachers refocus strategies to passing state tests, Milwaukee Journal Sentinal, Dec. 20.


• Schools aim for inclusion with special-needs students, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Dec. 20.


• I don't need sympathy, says Paralympic Badminton champ, The Times of India, Dec. 20.