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Teams, classrooms, and public days that make room for more kinds of people. 29 verified stories. Stories come from Lincoln, Honolulu, and Lander. Each one is checked and linked to the original report.
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CommunityStudents in the Rhode Island School for the Deaf life-skills program bake for every game day. Players met the bakers on the field before a win.
Verified · NBC 10 WJAR
Community258 people with autism, sensory sensitivities, and other disabilities went from check-in through boarding on an A330 that taxied at Honolulu. It was the first widebody used for a practice flight.
Verified · Hawaii News Now
CommunityMelody Rupple's TrekAbility lends all-terrain gear for free. Joe Stone's Unified Dirt is adding joystick trail chairs for Grand Teton and checking trails so they can be made accessible.
Verified · Cowboy State Daily
CommunityFree monthly sessions of art, music, dance, and games now run at Cuyahoga County libraries for people with dementia and the people who care for them.
Verified · The News-Herald
CommunityVariety Children's Charity of the Desert gave therapist-fitted bikes, about $2,500 each, to children from five families. One girl got hers the day before she turned 8.
Verified · KESQ
CommunityThe Education Rights Counsel hosted a free haunted house at the University of Nebraska Omaha for children who struggle with sound, touch, and sensory overload.
Verified · KETV
HeroesAt Urban Air in Bellingham, a game of catch with 7-year-old Tristan Caron turned into 40 minutes of hide-and-seek and slides. The park plans a celebration day.
Verified · CBS Boston (WBZ-TV)
CommunityWisconsin DNR opened a third-of-a-mile trail at Havenwoods State Forest with braille signs, audio guides, and loaner white canes, built mostly by staff with a $15,000 grant.
Verified · WISN 12
CommunityJay, now at Willow Creek Elementary, hands out candy and high fives, writes notes on the boards, and hangs lost clothing with funny messages. Staff nominated him.
Verified · East Idaho News
CommunityThe $34.5 million building gives 312 middle schoolers STEAM learning centers, a modern media center, and special education classrooms. It finishes a $78.5 million campus.
Verified · NBC 10 WJAR
CommunityThe second phase, paid for by a local sales tax, adds nine ballfields, including an adaptive field, plus two playgrounds and a concession building.
Verified · The Wichita Eagle
CommunityResidents helped design the $2.23 million park, which includes inclusive play, a rain garden, and a place for vendors.
Verified · WWMT
AnimalsShelter staff built a wheelchair from Hot Wheels and rulers for a stray kitten with a back injury. Tattoo artist Hope Hollandsworth adopted him.
Verified · The Washington Post
CommunityOccupational therapist Lindsay Kraun founded CP Soccer Atlanta after a patient said he wanted to play. Eight-year-old goalie Tayden Merrell says it means he is not alone.
Verified · 11Alive (WXIA)
CommunityAt a powderpuff halftime in Birmingham, students with cognitive and physical impairments played or cheered beside Groves football players and cheerleaders.
Verified · ClickOnDetroit
CommunityThrough Go Baby Go, occupational therapy students turn toy cars into free rides with a go button, a harness, and side supports. About 30 families have been helped in five years.
Verified · KY3
CommunityDream On 3 and the University of Nebraska Collegiate Dream team gave Sam, who has Down syndrome and other health conditions, a three-day visit with on-field passes during Big Noon Kickoff weekend.
Verified · KMTV 3 News Now
CommunityAddy's Playground of Possibility opened Oct. 13 at Connections Education Center, with a communication board and signs for practicing real-world safety.
Verified · WPTV
HeroesOfficer Carston Addison, on the force less than a year, dropped his gear and swam out to bring a 12-year-old boy to shore. Chief Mario Knapp gave him a special life-saving award.
Verified · CBS News Miami
CommunityUniversity of Kentucky engineering students adapted a ball cannon for 16-year-old Sam Roberts, who has 4H leukodystrophy. His first passes flew while friends cheered, and he will use it with teammates this fall.
Verified · Kentucky Today
CommunityThe Restaurant Meals Program lets eligible older adults, people with disabilities, their spouses, and people experiencing homelessness buy prepared food with a Link card.
Verified · Shaw Local
CommunityNearly 100 high school robotics students from nine schools, led by Barstow's FRC Team 1939, modified seven toy cars at Variety KC's Go Baby Go build so toddlers with mobility challenges can drive and play.
Verified · KMBC 9
AnimalsVolunteers at the therapeutic riding nonprofit help riders, including brothers Noah and Elijah, build core strength and confidence.
Verified · WCBI
CommunityFamilies, including first-timers with a 7-month-old, gathered in Lake Charles to celebrate their children through the Down Syndrome Association of Southwest Louisiana.
Verified · KPLC