Special Olympics Florida empowers Florida athletes with training and competitions. On Tuesday, the South Florida community is invited to the 3rd Annual "Big Bad BBQ Fundraiser" which benefits Special Olympics Florida. It will include all-you-can-eat BBQ ribs and chicken, corn on the cob, peppers, sides, fruit soft drinks, wine, beer, champagne, cigars, coffee, dessert and fun! Special Olympics athletes and volunteers will be present.

Report Findings: ADHD Learning Struggles Are Rooted in Clusters of Weak Cognitive Skills

The staffing company and Autism Speaks co-host a roundtable focusing on job-seeking people on the spectrum.

​The Hello Foundation receives prestigious When Work Works Award

Experience the wonder and excitement of seeing your loved one's ability to communicate come alive!

Air Hollywood offers a free program to assist families living with Autism rediscover the confidence, comfort, and enjoyment of air travel.

Scholarship opportunities for children with disabilities to benefit those in Coral Springs

Los Angeles hit-and-run victim Damien Kevitt is spearheading a movement to make the streets of Los Angeles safe for everyone. He thanks everyone who has backed his campaign for making a difference—hit-and-run crime was down by 16 percent in Los Angeles last year.

Funding Received for Much Needed Equipment for Children with Autism

Launch of New Online Dating For Disabled Singles Worldwide

Lake Oswego summer camp enters its seventh year, expands offerings for both participants and student professionals seeking hands-on experience and mentorship.

Book One - A Day at the Park, Available for Pre-Order Now
Authors Jennifer and Paul Norman Encourage Kids to Cherish Each Other's Differences

Parmele Law Firm, PC is pleased to announce it has acquired RGG Law. The attorneys of RGG Law will be joining Parmele Law Firm to assist in the representation of clients who are seeking Social Security disability.

SPIN, Inc. has been awarded a 2016 Top Workplaces honor by Philly.com, their seventh consecutive year receiving this honor. SPIN is the highest ranking nonprofit workplace in the Large Companies category. The Top Workplaces lists are based solely on the results of an employee feedback survey administered by WorkplaceDynamics, LLC, a leading research firm that specializes in organizational health and workplace improvement.

TravelScoot, maker and distributor of the TravelScoot electric scooter, launched a revamped and mobile-friendly website recently at www.travelscoot.com. The site provides comprehensive information on the features of TravelScoot battery-powered scooters, explaining the adjustable elements, portability and lightweight aspects using video demonstrations and other media.

This is a highly anticipated event in Metro-Detroit and has grown in popularity every year. Fox 2 Detroit's Roop Raj will be the night's emcee and many local celebrities will be participating in the karaoke musical selections. The raised funds from this event provide financial assistance to the organization that in turn provides valuable services to the special needs community in Southeast Michigan. We would highly appreciate media coverage. Please go to www.FAR-therapy.org for more details.

Incontinence Underwear Company Aims to Raise Awareness for Cervical Health Issues

Parents can easily become overwhelmed with the day to day care of a child with special needs, and even more overwhelmed at trying to figure out how to care for that child long after the death of the parent, leading to sometimes tragic results. It is possible for parents to take real steps that will make a tremendous difference in their child's future life.

In Fighting for Freedom in America, released by Outskirts Press, psychotherapist and author Clyde Dee writes about his own descent into Madness while working as a mental health counselor fifteen years ago.

The story of one company leading the way to help combat homelessness and offering help and financial aid to those facing foreclosure. This new foreclosure assistance program has been coined"Strategic Foreclosure Avoidance" and has been helping New Yorkers save their financial futures while using the home for housing our disabled veterans & those w/ special needs.

Springbrook, a provider of support services for people of all ages with special needs, hosted the opening of its third annual Gifts Unwrapped Community Art Show on Wednesday, December 2.

Due to concerns about the lack of a safe and functionally equivalent emergency and public broadcast system in Deaf schools, Convo saw an immediate need for a safer and effective visual emergency and public broadcasting system. Convo Announce is the world's first platform to integrate visual emergency and public notification system with video relay service for schools, businesses, and organizations.

NuPath's Unity Light unveiled in main lobby of company headquarters.

Gus Marwieh, of Marwieh Advisory Services, LLC in Austin, TX, has created a financial planning program to ease the burden of caring for a child with special needs. When his own son was diagnosed with autism, Marwieh discovered that the cost of therapy and intervention can be debilitating for family finances. He created the Sustainable Special Needs Advisory Plan (SSNAP) to address these concerns.

Seeking funds to take AXS Map Mapathons around the world

Codington Elementary and 101 Mobility come together for 4th Annual Halloween Costume Parade.

Another Chance is pleased to announce The Another Chance Friendship Classic Basketball Tournament (A.C.F.C.) effective September 24, 2015.

Everyday a new horror story unfolds some place in this country involving a person with a disability and the police. Where Is Hope: The Art of Murder, chronicles disabled victims murdered by police and the activists/artists who are fighting to end this injustice. The film produced and directed by Emmitt H Thrower a retired disabled NYC cop created the film as a tool to help facilitate open forums.

Families with Children Born Before 2006 May Still Be Entitled to Compensation for Zofran Birth Defects

According to a recent NBC News Investigation on the dangers associated with certain IVC filters, Bard may have even hired a public relations firm to help with a cover up while delaying pulling the dangerous devices from the market.

Funds to be Used to Benefit the Paralysis Community

New features released with the TOUCH (Therapeutic Outreach Uniting Community Health) application that creates direct access for people with developmental disabilities, their families and the professional provider community.

In close cooperation with rbb and TV manufacturer Samsung and in the scope of HBB4ALL, IRT presents first HbbTV2.0 showcases at the IFA 2015 in Berlin and at the IBC 2015 in Amsterdam.
A prototype service has been developed that combines live IP-streaming using MPEG-DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP) and subtitles based on the EBU-TT-D specification.

PHOENIX PATRIOT FOUNDATION TO TOUR EAST COAST WITH BAND "THE MAKERS", FEATURING USMC PURPLE HEART VETERAN MUSICIAN BRAD C. FITE; AUTHOR OF LIFE AFTER DEATH-A SURVIVOR'S STORY"; AS FUNDRAISER FOR THE FOUNDATION.

Novus Access is designing a support program to help increase availability of services for blind and low vision students.

Recumbent Cycles is happy to host and celebrate Ride With Mike on September 12 through Lancaster, PA.

Smart Crowdfunding is slated to carry out strategic marketing initiatives for the 'Stair lift made in Gaza' project on Indiegogo. The team behind this campaign is crowdfunding to bring a mechanical Disabled Chair Lift to the people in war-torn Gaza.

Springbrook, a provider of expert support services for special needs people of all ages, is pleased to welcome United States Congressman, Chris Gibson, to its Board of Directors. Congressman Gibson was formally elected to a three-year term by Springbrook's Board of Directors at the organization's first board meeting of the 2016 fiscal year on Friday, August 14.

Springbrook will expand and enhance its employee training program through a new initiative—the Rural Support System (RSS). The organization has a proud history of offering the most comprehensive employee training in the field, and now it will be extending that training to the families of the people it supports in the Self-Directed Services (SDS) program.

The Hearing Loss Association of America, California State Association, Inc. (HLAA-CA) announces its participation in the California Academy of Audiology (CAA) 16th Annual Statewide Conference at the Double Tree by Hilton in San Jose, California, on September 10-12, 2015.

REBECCA RUSCH, SIX TIME MULTI-SPORT WORLD CHAMPION, FOUR TIME LEADVILLE 100 RACE CHAMPION, AUTHOR AND FIREFIGHTER TO REPRESENT PHOENIX PATRIOT FOUNDATION AS CYCLING AMBASSADOR AT 2015 LEADVILLE 100 MTB RACE

ACRCSI Individuals Hold Weekly Fundraiser for an End Of The Summer Trip

Triumph Foundation rebuilds after fire, celebrates milestones and looks to triumph after tragedy at its annual fundraiser that supports its mission to serve those who become paralyzed.

'Warriors Helping Warriors' is part of the Phoenix Patriot Foundation's Mission: US Navy Veteran Jesse Iwuji to officially represent the Phoenix Patriot Foundation as Goodwill Ambassador bringing heightened awareness of the programs that PPF provides to combat and injured veterans post 9/11 through media outreach and competition as veteran spokesperson.

Inclusite has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo in order to introduce their groundbreaking 'Web Accessibility for All' software based service. The Inclusite team is crowdfunding to open up the online world to seniors and people with disabilities.

Smart Crowdfunding is slated to carry out strategic marketing initiatives for the 'Ultrasound devices for visually impaired' project on Indiegogo. This campaign is being run by the non-profit forblind.org who are crowdfunding to bring an ingenious new device to market that will open the world to visually impaired people.

Disability Solutions @Ability Beyond is thrilled to announce that the Pepsi Achieving Change Together (ACT) Team has been recognized with PepsiCo's prestigious Global Harvey C. Russell Inclusion Award. Working together with Disability Solutions, the Pepsi ACT Team was commended for their efforts to develop an innovative, sustainable hiring model to support people with disabilities.

Jamie Carter, Ph.D. and Ahna Kimmel, M.A. have published a book PREP for Social Success: A Guide for Parents of Children with Autism which prevents a new approach for teaching their children to adapt to a variety of social situations.

Mental health challenges and mental illness encompass a variety of issues. This includes emotions, thoughts and behaviors. Most people can control these, but many more cannot. This can be very frustrating for everyone involved.

The Alabama/NW Florida Chapter of the CCFA is hosting a free half day seminar on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Children's Hospital of Alabama for both patients and professionals. Both events begin promptly at 8:30 am Bradley Lecture Center (located on the 4th Floor of the Children's Harbor building, adjacent to Children's Hospital), 1600 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233.

At the "Hot Products Mark Hahn 300" on Saturday,February 28th, 2015, Never Quit Challenge 300 Teams will be competing on Kawasaki Jet Ski Ultra® Personal Water Craft rotating operating on a 10 mile race track at the Crazy Horse Campgrounds, in the City of Lake Havasu, Arizona. Phoenix Patriot Foundation veteran participants will compete with national and international ranked PWC race teams.

Nonprofit Dog Treat Company Launches New Employment Opportunities for People of All Abilities & Challenges

Introducing One Chocolate at a Time Assortment. This box of chocolate has been designed specifically to raise funds for the Chocolatier Training Program for Adults with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities.