Jun 07 Watch 3:28 Kid ‘superman,’ born with rare heart defect, radiates strength By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch 3:05 A student’s stutter doesn’t stop him from winning over the crowd By PBS News Hour Trevor Acord hasn’t let a stutter stop him from being a leader and role model at his school. Communications Arts High School in San Antonio, Texas, produced this report as part of our Student Reporting Labs for our series Limitless. Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch 4:23 Designer born without hands chooses a life of inspiration By PBS News Hour When Ryan Hudson-Peralta was born with a congenital limb deficiency, doctors said he would never drive a car, go to a regular school or have a family of his own. Now all grown up, the web designer is an inspiration… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 4:28 Is this Supreme Court ruling a game changer for special education? By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court recently ruled unanimously in favor of providing more educational opportunities for students with disabilities, a move that could set the bar higher for more than six million students. Lisa Stark of Education Week joins John Yang to… Continue watching
Jan 11 High court considers higher standard for students with disabilities By Sam Hananel, Associated Press Most of the justices indicated during arguments that school districts must offer more than the bare minimum of services to children with special needs. But they struggled over how to clarify the law without inviting even more litigation between frustrated… Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 3:03 A psychologist on ‘making disability sexy’ By PBS News Hour Dr. Danielle Sheypuk is attempting to derail the stigma around sex and people with physical disabilities. Born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, Sheypuk knows what it’s like to have a disability -- and a sex life. But she worries… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch At ADA Anniversary, Disabled Workers Still Struggle More with Unemployment At ADA Anniversary, Disabled Workers Still Struggle More with Unemployment… Continue watching