Deaf Teenager Gets AMC to Offer Closed Captioning
Johnny Butchko, 14, is hearing impaired. Tired of being unable to watch a movie at his local theatre, he stood up and got AMC to provide Closed Captioning in Santa Monica. But he's not stopping there.
New report: Half of schools meeting state’s goal
(10-10) 17:13 PDT -- California schools have been weighed. They have been measured. And depending on who you ask, they have been found wanting or are doing really well. On Thursday, state education officials released the simplified roundup of state tests
43 arrested in Capitol protest over service cuts
Sacramento -- Hundreds of home care workers and their clients filled the hallways of the state Capitol on Wednesday, shouting and cheering as they made a last-minute push to save the In-Home Supportive Services program from the budget ax. Forty-three peo
Few Answers In Abuse Probes At Homes For Disabled
Fairview Developmental Center in Costa Mesa, Calif., is a sprawling facility of offices, residential buildings and therapy rooms set between a noisy boulevard and a golf course. Some 400 people with developmental disabilities live at Fairview. And while
Kris’ Camp
Kris' Camp is a non-profit organization first established in 1995 as a therapy intensive/respite camp for children with special needs (thus far focusing on children with autism/autistic-like challenges) and their families. It is motivated by three mutually enforcing goals: To provide therapy for special kids, and To provide respite and support for the siblings and parents of special kids. To provide theoretical and hands-on education and training to students, caregivers, and professionals working in the field of autism and other developmental disabilities. The camps are named after Kris Moore (5/30/1988 - 11/9/1993), a wonderful little boy who touched many people
Probe: Disabled patient abuse cases overlooked
California has assembled a police force to protect about 1,800 of its most vulnerable patients - men and women with cerebral palsy, severe autism and other mental disabilities who live in state institutions and require round-the-clock monitoring and prot
