From the daily archives:

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Special Needs Ice Hockey Team Forming in Pittsburgh

May 21, 2009

I just saw this bit about a special needs ice hockey team on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website.
An ice hockey team, the Steel City Icebergs, is being formed for players with autism, Down syndrome and developmental delays. The announcement was made by the Greater Pittsburgh Special Hockey Association, a division of USA Hockey and the American [...]

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Safeway Tops $100 Million Donation Mark to Support Easter Seals

May 21, 2009

Safeway Earns Easter Seals’ All-Time Top Corporate Partner Designation
First Company to Surpass $100 Million Contribution Mark to Support Families Living with Autism and Other Disabilities
CHICAGO, May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Safeway (NYSE: SWY) captures Easter Seals highest honor after raising a record $10.2 million for the organizations’ services for children and adults with autism and other [...]

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Sensory Friendly Films – Night at the Museum 2

May 21, 2009

The Autism Society of America teamed up with AMC Theatres to launch the Sensory Friendly Films program. This month’s film will be Night at the Museum 2 and the date is this Saturday, May 23!
In order to provide a more accepting and comfortable setting for this unique audience, the movie auditoriums will have their [...]

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Mother of Florida Autistic Boy Claims Psychiatric Drug Overdose Led to Death

May 21, 2009
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