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Accessible Housing 101: Finding, Funding, and Moving Into Your Home
Social Engagement > Community Living

Accessible Housing 101: Finding, Funding, and Moving Into Your Home

By Dr. Opal Stenson
...live safely and independently. That definition covers a lot of ground, from apartments with grab bars and wide doorways to single-family homes with zero-step entries and roll-in showers. What makes a home accessible depends entirely on the person living there. For one family, accessible might mean lever-style...
Service Dog, Therapy Dog, or Emotional Support Animal: Which Is Right for Your Child?
Therapies > Animal

Service Dog, Therapy Dog, or Emotional Support Animal: Which Is Right for Your Child?

By Emma Turner
...only works in facilities, and one requires no training but has almost no legal protection. Families pay thousands for "ESA certifications" that have zero legal value. Others wait years on service dog lists when a therapy dog program would meet their child's needs immediately at no cost. This article clarifies...
Accessible Housing for People with Disabilities: Finding Funding and Moving In
Social Engagement > Community Living

Accessible Housing for People with Disabilities: Finding Funding and Moving In

By Dr. Opal Stenson
...prioritize depend on the barriers you face. For Mobility Disabilities. If you use a wheelchair, walker, or have limited mobility, these are non-negotiable: Zero-step entrance with no stairs to the front door, ideally with a ramp or level threshold 32-inch minimum doorway width throughout the unit, though 36...
Hip Surveillance in Cerebral Palsy: When Monitoring Becomes Surgery
Medical > Orthopedics

Hip Surveillance in Cerebral Palsy: When Monitoring Becomes Surgery

By Dr. Jack Davis
...risk: up to 90% will develop some degree of hip displacement without surveillance. GMFCS III is lower but still significant. GMFCS I and II have near-zero risk of progressive displacement. The good news:...
Kendall Gretsch Wins Biathlon Sprint Gold at the 2026 Paralympics, Masters Takes Bronze
News > Sports

Kendall Gretsch Wins Biathlon Sprint Gold at the 2026 Paralympics, Masters Takes Bronze

By Brock Jefferson
...penalty loop. A single bad shot in the middle of a dominant ski day reshuffles the podium. The margin for error at the front of this field is essentially zero. Gretsch gave herself nothing to lose on the range. All ten targets connected across both shooting stages, and she crossed the finish 28.4 seconds ahead...
The Big Bang Theory Season 6 on DVD
Lifestyle > Recreation

The Big Bang Theory Season 6 on DVD

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...many wonderful bonus features. The Big Bang Theory: The Final Comedy Frontier is a great featurette created for this package. Helberg discusses how the zero gravity scenes were realistic and he described it "like acting under water." The Space Station set was as close to the real thing as possible, Mike...
Trump Just Signed 100% Tariffs on Brand-Name Drugs. What Disability Families Need to Know About Their Medications.
News > Advocacy

Trump Just Signed 100% Tariffs on Brand-Name Drugs. What Disability Families Need to Know About Their Medications.

By Henry Peterson
...15% tariff. Companies that enter into "Most Favored Nation" pricing agreements with HHS and onshoring agreements with the Department of Commerce pay zero percent through January 20, 2029. What's not exempt: patented brand-name medications that don't fall into the categories above. This includes many medications...
Taras Rad Won Ukraine's First Gold at the 2026 Paralympics. Russia Bombed His Region the Day the Games Opened.
News > Sports

Taras Rad Won Ukraine's First Gold at the 2026 Paralympics. Russia Bombed His Region the Day the Games Opened.

By Brock Jefferson
...them with the country that had just bombed their region. Rad went out the following morning and shot clean. Two hundred metres at the biathlon range, zero misses in the sprint event. He crossed the finish line in 19:55.5, more than a minute ahead of his nearest competitor. It was Ukraine's first gold medal...

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