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1. Stories of courage, tales of true champions, to inspire you and kick-start your day. Most people live ordinary lives. Just occasionally you meet someone who lives beyond the average - people who dare to not just dream but actually do. Despite difficulties and challenges that would cause most to give up these individuals and their fam...
2. Team Hoyt | Dick and Rick Hoyt | The Hoyt Fund | Helping The Disabled As parenting is important to us, we dedicate this lens to a father-son team who could very well be the best there is.  Read on about Dick and Rick Hoyt's story.
3. Toys and Gifts for Special Needs Kids Buying gifts for a child with special needs isn't as difficult as it may seem. I know that my own mom is always at a loss as to what to buy for our son. He's 14 years old now, and has significant physical and cognitive delays. But that certai...
4. Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Mission: The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy. Please help...
5. Mobility Scooters: The Key To Mobility Are you thinking about buying a mobility scooter? Read this article to see if a mobility scooter is right for you.  Do you already own a mobility scooter? Now give a thought to safety. A mobility scooter is a small motor cycle and should be...
6. Raising A Bipolar Child It will be painful at times, and frustrating beyond belief at others. There will be tears...lots of them. Then just when it seems like you can't possibly make it through another day, let alone the next hour, you will feel such joy and happiness t...
7. Wheelchair clothing for women Riding in a wheelchair has many issues associated with it - will people treat you like human? Will your shirt ride up on the back? How to prevent pressure sores? And more embarrassing: how to get pants that will minimize the bathroom fuss? On this p...
8. Volunteer in an Orphanage in Vietnam Volunteers are greatly needed to help care for and play with gorgeous children in the orphanages in Vietnam. As well as orphanages, volunteers share their time between a variety of placements including working with babies and children, and working wi...
9. Parenting Magazines Subscriptions Parenting Magazines Subscriptions - Raising children is beautiful, great and gives the parents a lot in joy and satisfaction. Raising children can also be quite difficult at times... These parenting magazines help you understand your children better...
10. Gift Ideas for a Mom That Has Special Needs Kids As I'm writing this, seeing how it's the middle of November at the moment, I'm thinking of what moms might like for Christmas. But gifts are good for more than Christmas and Birthdays. Especially if you're the mom to a special needs c...
11. Breaking Through Brain Injury Beliefs Thanks to my son, I wouldn't be here writing this lens today. On July 5th, 2008 I came home from a jog/walk training for the Bell Walk for Kids Marathon. I had a headache throughout the week, but thought nothing of it, until after my jog to the p...
12. Therapeutic Recreational Resources for Special Needs Children This lens is being created as a way of of sharing information I have found looking for enjoyable recreation activities for the Special Needs Family. It is my hope that other families who need these special resources will be able to use them for rewar...
13. Rick Hansen - Canadian Icon Rick Hansen is a Canadian paraplegic athlete and activist for people with spinal cord injuries. He is CEO and President of the Rick Hansen Foundation. He is being touted as the people's choice for the role of the final torchbearer in the 2010 Olympi...
14. Joni and Friends I have read the book The God I Love by Joni and it is such a beautifully written book. It is the story of her life growing up, her diving accident and how being in a wheelchair has changed her life and her faith in God. The way Joni writes makes you...
15. Autism Tees, Gifts and Resources Autism related tees, gifts, and resources. Brought to you by http://www.autismzazzle.com
16. What Makes An Animal More Than Just a Pet? All About Service and Therapy Animals Have you ever heard of a Service Animal? Most people are familiar with Service Dogs such as Guide Dogs for those who are blind and Hearing Dogs for those who are deaf. Yet, we often do not realize that, “Service animals are not limited to anima...
17. Disabled Issues The goal of this lens is to highlight important issues related to the disabled community and help educate both our community as well as the non-disabled community on different things that can improve our quality of life. My husband, my children and...
18. I tried my best Fighting Deafness You should all understand that I had completed my secondary education and already knew how to talk prior to becoming deaf whilst I was doing National Service in the then Rhodesian Army. This is just a brief epistle about some of the things that I ha...
19. The Disabled Finding Their Abilities I am someone who happens to have disabilities,But I am not totally disabled. And neither are you !!! You have abilities you need to tap into.
20. Volunteer in Peru - Global Volunteer Network The Global Volunteer Network offers volunteer service opportunities in community projects throughout the world. GVN currently has opportunities to work on a range of projects in Peru. Volunteers can become involved in childcare, teaching, constructi...