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  • 16 Year Old With Cerebral Palsy To Compete In Karate World Championships
    A 16-year old boy, Srimanth Bal will be representing India at the World Karate Championships in Pittsburgh. What makes Srimanth's story so incredible is that for 11 years of his life he was confined to a wheel chair.

    Srimanth suffers from cerebral palsy. Through his hard work and dedication he's even surprise ...

  • American Special Hockey Association For Children With Developmental Disabilities
    Ice Hockey is a sport many children would love to play. Unfortunately for children with disabilities, the same opportunities other children have to play aren't always there.

    A growing organization is working to give children with developmental disabilities that same opportunity. The American Special Hockey A ...

  • Cancer Treatment Costs
    It’s always devastating to hear that you or a loved one has been diagnosed with any form of cancer, but as we have progressed scientifically and new treatments have been brought forward, the news may not be as devastating. Lack of advances in medicine isn’t the reason many cancer patients find it hard to obtain treatmen ...

  • Engineered T-cells Shrink Mesothelioma Tumors In Mice
    Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and The National Cancer Institute have generated altered immune cells that were able to shrink mesothelioma tumors in mice.

    The immune cells are meant to target mesothelin, a protein that is highly expressed in mesothelioma and several other can ...

  • Man Suffering From Mesothelioma Stresses The Importance Of Compensation
    64-Year old Geoffrey Bradshaw should be heading into retirement, but unfortunately doesn’t have much to look forward to, as doctors have told him he’ll spend his retirement suffering through the last few months of his life with mesothelioma.

    To make a bad situation worse, Bradshaw could potentially miss o ...

  • Mtv Showcases Talents Of Disabled Reporters
    In the summer of 1953 Camp Jabberwocky was founded, in a time where people with disabilities were ostracized, with services and rights for the disabled being minimal. Camp Jabberwocky’s mission for years has been to bring the disabled to the center of society opposed to having them on the periphery. For years they have ha ...

  • Service Dogs For Children With Disabilities
    Children often find dogs to be a great pet. As much as they are wonderful pets for children, dog’s can also be of great assistance to children with disabilities.

    4 Paws for Ability is a non-profit organization based out of Ohio. It was started in the late 1990’s when their Executive Director, Karen Shirk, ...

  • The United Way Reaches Out To Those In Need
    Alabama United Way Officials are trying to bring awareness to the non profit’s 2-1-1 initiative. The program has been available in Alabama for 10 years but has been grossly under used and in times of economic hardship it is important to know assistance is there, especially if you are tying to undertake the costs that come ...

  • University Of Delaware To Develop Powered Wheelchair For Toddlers
    During the early stages of a child's life, much of their learning and cognitive development comes from exploring their surroundings. For children with mobility issues like cerebral palsy and spinal bifida this can be difficult. In cases where the child lacks the ability to crawl or walk around they aren't able to explore th ...

  • Utica Hockey Works With Disabled Teens
    Every year the Utica College hockey team reaches out to the community through various efforts. They have been known to read to youngsters at local elementary schools, organize a teddy bear toss in efforts to collect toys for children, and each year have held a â€Pink the Rink Night†for breast cancer awareness.
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