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Marisol Ramos, left, wipes excess makeup off her daughter Naomi's cheek as the family prepares for a shopping spree in 2017. Naomi is mentally retarded and spent years on a waiting list before finally receiving government-funded services.…

10.6kViewsDown syndrome is a genetic disorder that is caused by the presence of a extra chromosome. People with Down syndrome have a third copy of chromosome 21 in whole or in part. Down syndrome is no disease and therefore does not…

HOLLAND, Mass. - Dick Hoyt - one half of a father-and-son team immortalized near the start line for the Boston Marathon to inspire and involve athletes with disabilities - has died. He was 80 years old. Hoyt died…

Dick Hoyt, who became a familiar sight pushing his son Rick in a wheelchair in road races across the country, particularly the Boston Marathon, died Wednesday at his home in Holland, Mass. He was 80 years old.His death was announced by the…

DETROIT - Typical public education initiatives that get a lot of attention, such as teacher salary increases and preschool funding, take a back seat to emergency needs as schools reopen classrooms and provide services…

Most of the existing Covid-19 recovery data is piecemeal. A large part of this comes from patient groups such as ours or country-specific studies.Even so, these early studies have provided some insight into what Covid-19 recoveries might…

Visually impaired people have very limited access to nature, especially when it comes to activities like hiking. Hiking trails are usually bumpy and sometimes treacherous and turn out to be unsafe. In addition, blind people…

Citing Britney Spears and the spirit of the #FreeBritney movement, two Republican Congressmen are calling on the Justice Committee of the US House of Representatives to hold a hearing on conservatories. One of them…

18.2kViewsStroke is a cerebrovascular disease that occurs when a blood vessel that supplies blood to the brain bursts or becomes blocked with a blood clot or other particle. When the blood supply that carries oxygen to the brain is…

DENVER - Douglas County School resource officers handcuffed an 11-year-old boy with autism, grabbed his neck, left him in a patrol car for two hours - where he hit his head repeatedly on Plexiglas - and then booked him…