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This 7-Year-Old Helps Children In Need With Her Amazing Art!
While most young kids are looking forward to playing with friends or going to birthday parties, this 7-year-old is working to help others. Maia Bastianelli is an artist who is using her artwork to raise money for children with...
Curated Video
Synchronized Swimming: An Amazing Therapy For Disabled Children!
Adults With Disabilities (AWD) Synchronized Swim is the first of its kind in the United States. The sport is more than mesmerizing, it is helping people with disabilities take their lives back. Leading the way for this club and...
Curated Video
Country Music Camp: Lifting Lives Of Teens With Williams Syndrome
Music has the power to heal! ACM Lifting Lives® is the philanthropic arm of the Academy of Country Music dedicated to improving lives through the power of music. ACM Lifting Lives is a weeklong camp open to the musically talented with...
Curated Video
Amputees Find Freedom On A Surfboard
AmpSurf™ is a non-profit organization that helps amputees find freedom on the water! It was established to promote, inspire, educate and rehabilitate (PIER™) adaptive surfing and other outdoor activities. Dana Cummings, Executive...
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Olympic Dreams! Tragedy To Triumph For 3 US Paralympic Athletes
These three men thought they lost it all! Tragic life events and devastating disabilities like theirs would have ended most people’s hopes and dreams. But Rick Doerr, Brad Kendell and Hugh Freund have taken their lives back and are...
Curated Video
Special Ocean Cruise For Children With Autism
Autism on the Seas and a Royal Caribbean cruise changed a Texas family’s life forever. Kim and Jason Ansley have two children, 6-year-old Jakob and 11-year-old Kaleb, who has non-verbal autism. The Ansley’s had only vacationed a couple...
Curated Video
Special Ocean Cruise For Children With Autism
Autism on the Seas and a Royal Caribbean cruise changed a Texas family’s life forever. Kim and Jason Ansley have two children, 6-year-old Jakob and 11-year-old Kaleb, who has non-verbal autism. The Ansley’s had only vacationed a couple...
Curated Video
Special Ocean Cruise For Children With Autism
Autism on the Seas and a Royal Caribbean cruise changed a Texas family’s life forever. Kim and Jason Ansley have two children, 6-year-old Jakob and 11-year-old Kaleb, who has non-verbal autism. The Ansley’s had only vacationed a couple...
Curated Video
Crossfit Saved This Amputee’s Life, Brought Her To The Paralympics
Krystal Cantu doesn't believe in the word 'can't.' Sports and CrossFit saved her life and now is on a mission to inspire people with her inspirational story. What makes this athlete so amazing is that after a car accident in 2013, she...
Curated Video
Paralysis Didn’t Stop This Beauty Product Entrepreneur From QVC Success
Clark's Botanicals' beauty products were born out of tragedy when company founder Francesco Clark, who then worked at Harper's Bazaar, suffered a crippling spinal cord injury after diving into the shallow end of a swimming pool on June...
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8-Year-Old Violinist Excels Beyond Measure Despite Hand Disability
Nickie Alarie does not know the word 'can't.' Born with a hand deformity she doesn't have use of her second hand like we do. Her 'small' hand only allows her a low range of capability. Nicki, an 8-year-old from a small town in Ontario,...
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A Life-Changing Accident Can’t Stop This Paralymic Cyclist
Ryan Boyle is one young man who proves anything is possible when you put your mind to it. Despite a childhood accident that caused permanent brain and nerve damage, Ryan maintains his athleticism and will compete in the Paralympics....
Curated Video
How to Treat People with Illnesses or Disabilities
Howcast - Learn how to treat people with illnesses or disabilities from manners expert Faye de Muyshondt in this Howcast video.
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Disabled Therapist Danielle Sheypuk Inspires Others To Live And Love
Danielle Sheypuk is a New York City-based licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in the problems of dating, relationships and sexuality among the disabled. She is also the first ever wheelchair runway model at New York Fashion...
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Smart Yoga Mat Promotes Growth And Learning For Kids With Special Needs
** OGTV shares this story for National Disability Week to show that with a little imagination and hard work, doors can be opened for those with special needs. ** Elizabeth Goranson is the owner and founder of Stretch What Matters, an...
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Special Olympics' Dream Team Teaches Us Everyone Is A Winner
The Sound Shore Stars is made up of some of the most spirited and passionate athletes we have ever seen. The Sound Shore Stars is a weekly Special Olympics training program. Comprised of athletes ranging from ages 22-46, the Dream Team...
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This Unstoppable (and Adorable) 'Differently-Abled' Violinist Inspires Us All - Today's Daily Diversion
Meet Nickie Alarie, age 8, who was born with a hand deformity which significantly limits her use of this “small” hand to a low range of capability. But don’t think for a minute that she considers her condition an obstacle. Watch the full...
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Building inclusion: Café Joyeux empowers people with disabilities in Lisbon
Since 1992, 3 December has been recognised as the International Day of People with Disabilities, yet many continue to face exclusion from the workforce.
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Windsor's English public board is facing a deficit. Special education teacher jobs could be on the chopping block
The Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB) is facing a hefty deficit this year and now has to devise a plan to get back to a balanced budget. The plan will be up for discussion on Tuesday, but the union representing some...
Seven Dimensions
Understanding Ableism
Ableism is a form of discrimination that marginalizes people with disabilities, chronic illness, mental health conditions, or neurodivergent traits such as ADHD or dyslexia. It can lead to stereotyping, exclusion, and unequal treatment,...
The Business Professor
5 Disciplines of Senge
What are the 5 Disciplines of Senge? The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization is a book by Peter Senge focusing on group problem solving using the systems thinking method in order to convert companies into...
Wonderscape
Embracing Our Differences: a Lesson on Abilities and Disabilities
This visit discusses the similarities and differences among people, emphasizing that while we all have unique physical and personal characteristics, we share common desires like being understood. It specifically introduces the concept of...
Wonderscape
Understanding Hearing and Visual Disabilities
This video discusses hearing and visual disabilities, highlighting various tools and symbols that aid accessibility for individuals with these impairments. It explains that hearing loss can vary in degree and may be mitigated with...