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  • These Toy Cars Help Kids With Disabilities Get Moving

    Jacob Templin

    February 05, 2014 |

    NationSwell |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Delaware

    A Delaware professor began retrofitting toy cars for young children with disabilities and founded Go Baby Go. For children too young to use wheelchairs there are few solutions for mobility. Go Baby Go provides a fun mobility option for only about $200. So far, about 100 children have adapted toy cars.

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  • Art Program in Harlem Strives to Improve Quality of Life for Those Affected by Alzheimer's and Dementia

    Contessa Gayles

    October 24, 2013 |

    NewsDoc Voices |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Arts & Minds is a program run by the Studio Museum in Harlem that provides opportunities for people with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers to be creative and express themselves in a way that does not require language. While similiar to the programs of other museums, the Studio Museum’s program is unique in that by its location it is accessible to people of a lower socioeconomic status compared to museums located in wealthier Manhattan neighborhoods.

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  • Seniors Flex Creative Muscles In Retirement Arts Colonies

    Ina Jaffe

    July 05, 2013 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Dissatisfied with the opportunities for residents of assisted living facilities to engage in creative pursuits, Tim Carpenter developed senior ‘art colonies’ that provided writing, performance, and visual arts classes. Equipped with studios and a performance space, artists work in the facility and double as instructors to residents. Residents are encouraged to set goals, take risks, and commit to learning new skills.

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  • Helping the Lame Walk, Without a Miracle

    Tina Rosenberg

    June 23, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: India, Jaipur, Rajasthan

    The Jaipur Limb organization based in India has developed prostheses at low cost, and services are free for the poor. The organization’s efforts have recently spread to other countries with impoverished people. Jaipur Limb reaches patients through branch clinics, traveling workshops, and limb camps in cities around the world.

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