Little people in Chicago mentor European child

More Disability Issues with Karen Meyer

• SouthSTAR Services teaches self-advocacy
• August 1, 2013 (CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill.) - Self-advocacy is about speaking up for yourself, and is essential for people with developmental disabilities.
• Raising awareness about Angelman syndrome
• July 28, 2013 (CHICAGO) - Angelman syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the nervous system, and it is a disability that many people are not aware of.
• Dorothy's Can-Do Cafe open in Lincoln Square
• July 25, 2013 (CHICAGO) - Last month a neighborhood cafe opened with two simple goals: sell homemade baking goods and give people with disabilities job skills.
• Gurnee teen speaks out about Tourette's
• July 21, 2013 (CHICAGO) - Children with Tourette's syndrome are often misunderstood. One Gurnee teen has opened up about his disability hoping people will understand why he can't control his ticks.
• Special Olympics celebrating 45 years
• July 18, 2013 (CHICAGO) - Forty-five years ago, the first international Special Olympics summer games were held at Soldier Field.
• Disability Pride Parade to step off in Chicago
• July 14, 2013 (CHICAGO) - Chicago is a city of parades representing different cultures, ethnic groups and disabilities.
• Brain surgery lets woman with dystonia 'fly'
• July 11, 2013 (CHICAGO) - Unable to walk a block without difficulty 7 years ago, a Chicago area woman is now pumping it up on the hottest high tech indoor cycle.
• Adaptive sailing offered for people with disabilities
• June 30, 2013 (CHICAGO) - There's nothing like sailing on Lake Michigan. It is an activity that anyone can learn, regardless of their limitations, and there is a program that helps make it possible.
• Pet therapy in Hinsdale
• June 27, 2013 (HINSDALE, Ill.) - Pet therapy helps children and adults in many ways.
• Book describes perspective of disabled child
• June 23, 2013 - Children often ask why their disabled classmates are ''different.'' A special education teacher created a book that helps kids understand each other.
• Center helps parents advocate for disabled kids
• June 20, 2013 (CHICAGO) - For over 40 years, the Family Resource Center on Disabilities has been giving parents tools so they can understand how to advocate on behalf of their disabled child.
• War Dogs helping veterans with PTSD
• June 16, 2013 (CHICAGO) - Research shows post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects 20 percent of veterans returning from war.

• Ray Graham Association matches businesses with employees
• Beep baseball lets visually impaired athletes play
• Seguin Services, UCP of Greater Chicago merging
• Adaptive bikes change lives of students with disabilities
• CPS students with disabilities help design gardens
• Giant Steps' Canopy program serves adults with autism
• Exhibit displays work by blind artists
• Teen born without arms participates in sports
• 'Bodies of Work' celebrates disability arts and culture
• Archery adapted for physical disabilities
• Thresholds provides transition for those with mental illness
• Chicago Children's Theatre show for autistic kids
• Woman with MS teaches tai chi
• Campaign helps provide hearing aids for kids
• UIC program focuses on disability studies
• NAMI offers info, support for mental illness
• Young albino author overcoming odds
• Learning to live after a brain tumor at a young age
• Fuel call helps people with disabilities get gas
• Custom transportation at Special Needs Chicago
• Fun for wounded vets, disabled at Adaptive Adventures
• Chicago Lighthouse helps students who are autistic and blind
• 'Found' takes in homeless, special needs pets
• Ambassadors teach energy saving techniques
• Woman who lost limbs now inspiring others
• Oscar nominations for films with disability issues
• Chicagoans create wine charms for Oscars gift bags
• Play highlights struggles of gay, disabled youth
• Couple with Down syndrome celebrates Valentine's Day
• Screen printing supports developmentally disabled