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  • You've Tracked Down Hundreds Of Accessible Playgrounds. Help Us Find More!

    Matt Stiles

    September 11, 2013 |

    NPR |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Playgrounds that are accessible for children with special needs can be difficult to find. NPR launched a national crowd-sourced guide called Playgrounds for Everyone, which invited individuals to add playgrounds that are accessible. After the launch, nearly 400 playgrounds have been added to the already 1200 playgrounds on the map that will help families find public places for their children to play.

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  • Children Lost in War Zones and Disasters Find Their Families With an App

    Amy O'Leary

    August 19, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    Lost children in third world countries suffer from severe emotional distress without their parents. UNICEF has started using a new app called RapidFTR that helps reunite lost children with their families.

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  • Building Networks for a ‘Good Life,' Even After the Caregiver Is Gone

    David Bornstein

    June 26, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

    For parents, few things are more terrifying to contemplate than the fate of a disabled child who survives them - will he have to be institutionalized if there is no one ready to take on his care? In Vancouver, the Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network helps parents develop networks of care to help their child continue to live a good life in the community.

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  • Home visiting programs are preschool in its earliest form

    Michael Alison Chandler

    May 13, 2013 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Manassas, Virginia

    Through programs across the country, nurses, social workers, or trained mentors offer support to new or expectant parents, imparting skills to help them become better teachers for their children. Through regular home visits with the families, these programs are working to close an achievement gap between rich and poor children that starts as early as just nine months into a child's life.

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  • The Power of Talking to Your Baby

    Tina Rosenberg

    April 10, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Providence, Rhode Island

    By the time a poor child is three, she will have heard 30 million fewer words than a 3-year-old child from a professional family. Research shows that word gap is what makes the poor less likely to do well in school. The city of Providence, RI, is doing something about it.

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  • Falling Through the Cracks

    Benjamin Ryan

    February 21, 2013 |

    POZ Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    People with HIV/AIDS don't always know where to go for help or don't feel empowered to return when psychiatrists or doctors seem unwelcoming. Organizations throughout Washington, D.C. are working against perception by providing comprehensive approaches to health care services.

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  • The Benefits of Positive Parenting

    David Bornstein

    February 20, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, South Carolina

    Improving the way people parent might seem an impossible challenge, given the competing views about what constitutes good parenting - can we influence a behavior that is rooted in upbringing and culture, affected by stress, and occurs mainly in private? Triple P – Positive Parenting Program works to educate parents on how to improve their parenting skills.

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  • DNA Analysis, More Accessible Than Ever, Opens New Doors

    Gina Kolata

    February 18, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, The Woodlands, Texas

    A few years ago, a genetic sequencing test was so difficult and expensive that it was generally only available to participants in research projects like those sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. But the price has plunged in just a few years from tens of thousands of dollars to around $7,000 to $9,000 for a family.

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  • For Drug Users, a Swift Response Is the Best Medicine

    David Bornstein

    January 08, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    In Vermont, a judge and a family services organization created RapidReferal – a process which offers addicts treatment immediately and has lowered recidivism. Funded by Medicaid, the program has had demonstrable impact, namely, a decrease in recidivism.

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  • The Autism Advantage

    Gareth Cook

    November 29, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Denmark

    Thorkil Sonne's experiences with his own gifted, autistic son led him to start a company called Specialisterne, founded on the idea that - given the right environment - some autistic adults could not just hold down a job but also be the best person for it, increasing access to a self-sustained adulthood.

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