Dec. 26-28 story headlines and their date. In the picture, Jordan Schwab, left, and Alex Bussey, center. practice their dance moves Saturday morning, as they rehearse for a play at My Place to Be in Newark, Ohio. The picture is from "Autistic kids find focus, friendship."
- Bosses responding to special needs, Boston Globe, Dec. 28.
- Chicago Paralympics program seeks to boost resources for young athletes, Chicago Tribune, Dec. 28.
- City giving would-be Paralympians a boost, Chicago Sun-Times, Dec. 28.
- Significant events of the year 2008: The first disabled person in Parliament, The Times in Swaziland, Dec. 28.
- Center offers a sporting chance (National Sports Center for the Disabled), Denver Post, Dec. 28.
- Living with autism is family struggle, The Natchez Democrat in Mississippi, Dec. 28.
- Companies receive loans for helping disabled vets, Baltimore Examiner, Dec. 28.
- In rotten job market, creativity is the key (worker with MS), Providence Journal in R.I., Dec. 28.
- Mayview State Hospital: Last reminder of a lost era closes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dec. 28.
- Officer sues over mental illness from child sex investigation, The Courier-Mail in Australia, Dec. 28.
- Theatre opens up for all (participants have LD), The Independent in Malta.
- Disabled woman's torture death horrifies area, Alton Telegraph in Illinois, Dec. 27.
- Therapist hopes to open school for autistic children, Brownsville Herald in Texas, Dec. 27.
- Puppet show teaches pupils about autism, Asperger's syndrome, The Post-Standard in Syracuse, N.Y., Dec. 27.
- For sign language interpreters, it's performing with hands, Wisconsin State Journal, Dec. 27.
- Disability at Work, Swazi Observer in Swaziland, Dec. 27.
- 7,000 suffer severe mental illness; Survey, Jakarta Post in Indonesia, Dec. 27.
- Local businesses make accommodations for wheelchair-bound employee, Craig Daily Press in Colorado, Dec. 27.
- Taser incident illustrates crises of mentally ill, Kennebunc Morning Sentinel in Maine, Dec. 27.
- Autistic kids find focus, friendship, The Newark Advocate in Ohio, Dec. 26.
- First person: Mark Pampel (deaf-blind pianist/composer), Financial Times in the UK, Dec. 27.
- Economic Downturn Threatens California's Health Care System, (interview with man with CP), PBS, Dec. 26.
- Senator Seeks Better Deal for the Physically-challenged, This Day in Nigeria, Dec. 26.
- For the Disabled, More Power for Play, NewsFactor Network, Dec. 26.
- Hard work pays off for teen with Asperger's, ABC 7 TV in Chicago, Dec. 26.
- Economy strains mental health help, Palm Beach Post in Florida, Dec. 26.
- East Brunswick boy writes book on understanding autism for bar mitzvah, Scarlett Scuttlebutt in NJ, Dec. 26.
- Spike in disability applications prompts SRS freeze, Pratt Tribune in Kansas, Dec. 26.
- Foley Middle to make documentary (artist Ricky Trione, a blind painter who visits students and demonstrates his ability to create visual art), Press-Register in Mobile, Ala., Dec. 26.
- Afghanistan's mentally ill left to superstition, Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26.
- Blind LSU student pursues library dream, Monroe News Star in Louisiana, Dec. 26.
- Miss Md. USA readies for national pageant (she has LD and ADD), Delmarva Now in Maryland, Dec. 26.
- 100-year-old, blind bowler keeps rollin' in Jerseyville, Belleville News-Democrat in Illinois, Dec. 26.
- 3D artist with cerebral palsy yearns for equality, Inquirer in the Philippines, (video interview).
- Valley mental health center may close, Fresno Bee in California, Dec. 25.
- Casting a light on mental illness, Toronto Globe & Mail, Dec. 25.
Dec. 26-28 story headlines and their date. In the picture, Jordan Schwab, left, and Alex Bussey, center. practice their dance moves Saturday morning, as they rehearse for a play at My Place to Be in Newark, Ohio. The picture is from "Autistic kids find focus, friendship."