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Lifestyle > Recreation
The Smurfs 2 Movie Review
In 'The Smurfs 2', Smurfs team up with humans to save Smurfette from Gargamel in Paris, stressing themes of family and love.
Lifestyle > Art
Fill the Void — Movie Review
Family, duty, and affection are what make up the Israeli movie Fill the Void. It is all in Hebrew with English subtitles. The story is about...especially baby Mordechai. When it seems like Yohai will take the baby and move away, Esther's mother comes up with a plan. She feels Esther should marry...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Olympus Has Fallen – Movie Review
First of all, this movie is a WOW. But it's not for kids. It...That said, it is a powerful action movie with a new hero in Hollywood. Move...movie with a new hero in Hollywood. Move over Sly, Arnold, Bruce, and the rest...who played the Phantom in the 2004 movie The Phantom of the Opera proves he...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: MyVoice Communication Aid
This review is courtesy of Wynsum Arts' Every App Has a Story...person using MyVoice on an iPhone walks into a movie theater, the app will recognize he is at the theater...will open the words associated with going to the movies. He can quickly order a drink, popcorn and buy...
Research > Drug Development
The Drug Development Pipeline for Special Needs: What Parents Need to Know About How Treatments Go from Lab to FDA Approval
...average. That timeline holds across conditions, though rare disease drugs can move faster under specific circumstances. The process isn't arbitrary. Each stage...three to six years. It's not regulated by the FDA yet, and there's no formal review process at this stage, but companies can't skip it. You need animal safety...
Education > Special Education
What It Means If Special Education Moves Out of the Department of Education
...it's the office that steps in when states or school districts fall short: reviewing whether states are following the Individuals with Disabilities Education...Education Linda McMahon has told disability advocates that she intends to move OSEP out of the Department of Education entirely. The two leading options...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: The Going to Bed Book
...features characters and objects you can tap or move around. You can tap bubbles from the bath to pop...and you swipe your finger across the screen to move the page. For many children, routines are important,...executives. What a great evening-time alternative to reviewing the minutes...
News > Sports
Why Adaptive Sports Matter: The Proven Physical and Mental Health Benefits for Kids with Disabilities
...on physical, mental, and social outcomes for kids who participate is peer-reviewed, quantified, and consistent across studies spanning decades. Here's what... populations, different sports, same outcomes. Consistency like that isn't coincidence. Physical Health: More Than Just Getting Active. Wheelchair basketball
Global Insights > Culture
Beyond Inspiration Porn: How to Talk to Your Child About Disability Representation in Movies and TV
Your seven-year-old watches a movie where a wheelchair user teaches the main character to "appreciate life."...them the language to recognize what they're seeing without turning every movie night into a seminar. What Inspiration Porn Is. The term comes from disability...
Social Engagement > Community Living
How to Find Social Groups and Community Programs for People with Disabilities
...therapy session disguised as recreation. A place where you can talk about movies, play board games, work on a hobby, or just hang out with people who get...adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Local chapters host movie nights, game nights, bowling leagues, and group outings. Contact your state...
Education > Tutoring
12 Activities to Promote Holiday Learning and Fun
...woods Collect pine cones and then put glitter on them for a table decoration Make place cards for everyone for the holiday dinner table Watch a holiday movie together Go Christmas caroling in the neighborhood Have a family game night Read a Christmas story or holiday book as a family Learning Made Easy...
News > Sports
The World is Coming, Are YOU?
GET INVOLVED AND SUPPORT AN ATHLETE 7,000 Athletes | 177 Countries | 25 Sports Los Angeles is a city full of movie stars and all-stars. But in 2015, thousands of Special Olympics athletes will be the true stars. Arriving from all corners of the world, 7,000 athletes...