EVERETT, Wash — Recess can be a tough time for some children -- particularly students with special needs who may feel left out or isolated. But a game changer is coming to the playgrounds of the ...

When Bloomington resident Kristie Lofland heard about a boy with autism in her neighborhood who left his home unsupervised and had trouble communicating with the police officers who found him, she ...

BENTON, La. - Kingston Elementary School recently added core communication boards to its playground to allow non-verbal as well as verbal students to express themselves at recess. “So these are our ...

The communication boards are designed to assist individuals with communication challenges, including nonverbal children, early learners, and non-English speakers. They are colorful and symbol-based to ...

WALLINGFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Parks like Doolittle Park in Wallingford are usually filled with sounds of joy. There was a different emotion on display there Wednesday afternoon: Pride. “This is a dream ...

UPPER CHICHESTER TWP., Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A Delaware County teenager is hoping to change the way first responders interact with people with disabilities by providing them with a new tool. Jessica ...

Amanda Mahler and Lindsey Freer, speech therapists from the Midland County Educational Service Agency, thanked the Midland Kiwanis Foundation at a recent Kiwanis Club meeting for helping to fund their ...

With the help of the Oakland Intermediate School district, communication tools are helping students with disabilities socialize and communicate. Several hundred classrooms across all 28 county school ...

Photo provided Bartholomew County Sheriff deputies and corrections officers in the Bartholomew County Jail now have communication boards to help with communicating with a person who may be nonverbal, ...

The Summit School District Board of Education held a workshop about communication and transparency at its regular meeting Thursday, June 17. President Kate Hudnut said in what has been a busy year for ...