May 2006 Disability Articles

Posted May 22nd, 2006 by Christopher Phillips
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Here are the February Articles that we came across:

The New Era

  • The Sound of Giving by Janet Thomas, p 13
    Kristina Coleman of Pleasant Grove, UT arranges for a teacher at her school to receive a cochlear implant.

    Not only has Shellee received an implant, but I have a new friend. It’s changed my life. I learned what the power of one person or a group of people can do. Just to know that you can do things that seem impossible at first is great.

    The article also acknowledges that...

    implants are not the answer for everyone

    Shellee was also in a 1993 New Era article as a Deaf cheerleader

  • Unexpected Hero by Kelly M. Smurthwaite, p. 36
    An awkward young man proves himself a hero as he helps his younger sister who has autism