DEVORE – Rodeo contestants come in all shapes and sizes, and some even have disabilities. The 13th annual San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Rodeo welcomed about 20 new cowboys and cowgirls to the circuit Saturday accompanied by a three-legged dog. “Every…

The U.S. Department of Education is paying out $24 million in funding to bolster personnel training to help children with disabilities. “The quality of education our children with disabilities receive is dependent on how well-equipped the workforce is in supporting young people with…

A legion of supporters and a troop for special-needs boys allowed 15-year-old Ricky Newell to beat the odds and earn the rank of Eagle Scout. Newell had dropped out of Scouts twice before, but in 2006 he joined Troop 5280,…

Usually behind the scenes, filmmaker Steven Spielberg stepped in front of the camera to talk for the first time about his challenges with dyslexia and how he struggled for years with the undiagnosed learning disability. It was just five years…

by Matt Erickson –  The U.S. Department of Education has given a grant to Kansas University (KU) to establish a national center aiming to transform the way children with disabilities are taught in America’s schools, KU officials announced Wednesday. The $24.5…

These cerebral palsy radio spots, recorded in 1951 for the United Cerebral Palsy Fund, highlight the ideas and words applied to children born with disabilities. A slew of celebrities talk about “pity,” “shame,” and “handicaps” — but also of “living…

by Adrianna Barton – Anthony Vo, a second-year medical student at the University of Ottawa, says he logs up to three hours of studying for every hour his classmates hit the books. But it’s not because he is a keener.…

STUDENTS with disabilities at Victorian schools are being bullied, refused enrolment, prevented from sitting NAPLAN tests and denied access to excursions and school camps. The first comprehensive report by an Australian human rights commission to examine the extent of disability…

As the recession drags on more and more budget-conscious people are asking for results from our large outlays for special education. But while not largely covered in the mainstream press, our increasingly successful early interventions have created a crop of…

By Sara Gates – Kids who snore may be more likely to have behavioral problems, but that may not be all. A new study, published in Pediatrics this month, found that children with sleep problems through the age of 5…