Next week, the Midwest Valor Games will be held in Chicago. It's a collaboration between World Sports Chicago, United States Paralympics, the Chicago Park District and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Karen Meyer joined ABC 7 as a feature reporter in 1991. Her segments, which deal with issues pertaining to people with disabilities, appear on the ABC 7 Sunday Morning News and on ABC7 News each Thursday at 11:30 a.m
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.