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IndyCar Driver Asks Boy With Cerebral Palsy to Be His Co-Pilot

Indy 500 driver, Stefan Wilson asks Yerick Colon, a 12-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, to be his co-pilot in the #Horsepower 500, a race raising awareness and money…

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Teen With Cerebral Palsy Gets Helping Hand From ‘Modern Family’ Star Eric Stonestreet

Jimmy John’s founder flies teen with cerebral palsy to Boston in his private jet after hearing his story from Modern Family star Eric Stonestreet.

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Inspirational Video Shows 13-Year-Old Kickboxer With Cerebral Palsy Winning a Bout Despite Being Told as a Child He Would Never Walk

14-year-old with cerebral palsy wins a kickboxing match and is described by his coach as “The most dedicated student I have ever taught”.

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Autism Nature Trail Proposed for Letchworth State Park

A park in New York is getting an autism nature trail, including sensory stations, to get kids with ASD out into nature.

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Quiet Rooms for Autistic Children Popping up at Airports

Quiet rooms at airports are dedicated to children and adults with autism to providing a soothing place to go while traveling.

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New Study Shows One Third of Teens With Autism Are Estimated to Get Their Driver’s License

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia finds that one third of teens with Autism will get their license, leading to more independence, job possibilities and community connections.

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Robert Panara, Pioneer of Deaf Studies, Has Stamp Issued

Pioneer of deaf studies Robert Panera, was issued on a stamp for the USPS’s Distinguished Americans series. His image shows him signing the word “respect”.

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Gallaudet University Highlights NASA’s Deaf Hidden Figures

Gallaudet University honors the only group of deaf individuals to be involved in NASA’s space program.

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Google Glass Will Guide a Blind Man Through the Boston Marathon

Google Glass, a small camera attached to a pair of glasses and connected to a dispatcher in California, will act as eyes for Erich Manser, a legally blind…

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9-Year-Old Blind Surfer Gets Stoked Riding First Wave at Doheny State Beach

9 year old blind surfer uses his ears, instead of his eyes to “see” the waves just in time to get up on his board.

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News Buzz

  • IndyCar Driver Asks Boy With Cerebral Palsy to Be His Co-Pilot

  • Teen With Cerebral Palsy Gets Helping Hand From ‘Modern Family’ Star Eric Stonestreet

  • Inspirational Video Shows 13-Year-Old Kickboxer With Cerebral Palsy Winning a Bout Despite Being Told as a Child He Would Never Walk

  • Autism Nature Trail Proposed for Letchworth State Park

  • Quiet Rooms for Autistic Children Popping up at Airports

  • New Study Shows One Third of Teens With Autism Are Estimated to Get Their Driver’s License

  • Robert Panara, Pioneer of Deaf Studies, Has Stamp Issued

  • Gallaudet University Highlights NASA’s Deaf Hidden Figures

  • Google Glass Will Guide a Blind Man Through the Boston Marathon

  • 9-Year-Old Blind Surfer Gets Stoked Riding First Wave at Doheny State Beach

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