(CNN)He's a blue chip college basketball recruit. She's a high school freshman with Down syndrome. At first glance Trey Moses and Ellie Meredith couldn't be more different. But all that changed Thursday when Trey asked Ellie to be his prom date. Trey -- a star on Eastern High School's basketball team in Louisville, Kentucky, who's headed to play college ball next year at Ball State -- was originally going to take his girlfriend to Eastern's prom. To read more on this story, click here:High School Basketball Star Asks Girl With Down Syndrome To Prom
Autism Awareness Month is a time to educate your community about autism and Light It Up Blue! Spreading autism awareness in schools is a great way to celebrate April and promote inclusion and acceptance in the classroom and beyond. The Puzzle Piece Project Tool Kit is a fun and interactive educational tool kit for grade levels K-12 designed to increase students’ understanding of autism during Autism Awareness Month. Developed by a special education teacher for teachers, the tool kit includes age-appropriate lesson plans, extended activities, materials and relevant internet resources. To read more on this story, click here:Puzzle Piece Project and Autism Awareness Month Tool Kit
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For the fourth consecutive year, the Washington Wizards collaborated with Special Olympics DC for their annual “Spread the Word to End the Word” awareness day, aimed at ending the hurtful use of the R-word negatively impacting people with intellectual disabilities. John Wall and and Tierra Ruffin-Pratt served as honorary referees, while Ramon Session and Marcin Gortat coached Team Wildcats and Garrett Temple and Otto Porter coached Team Bullets. DeJuan Blair will serve as the public address announcer for the evening.
Children and adults with developmental delays and disabilities are the beneficiaries of the community’s generosity and compassion once again, said Connie Oetken, director of development at Sunflower Diversified Services. Sunflower’s 10th Annual Charity Gala raised $61,000, which will help infants, toddlers and adults who participate in the many programs provided by the non-profit agency. “We have learned over the years that central Kansans care about the people we serve, as well as their families,” Oetken said. “But we are always overwhelmed by how far people will go to make life a little easier for their neighbors. To read more on this story, click here:Sunflower’s Gala Reaps $61,000 for People with Disabilities, Delays
It was just a normal day at a McDonald’s in Rome when six men wearing tuxedos entered the place singing a special melody with their beautiful voices. They approached one of the employees who was at the moment cleaning a sign inside the establishment. When she turned around and noticed the men, she had no idea what was going on and why they were singing to her. Seconds later, they slowly move apart and Salvatore appears out of nowhere to surprise her girlfriend Caterina by asking her to finally realize their dream. To see the video, click here:The Special Proposal | World Down Syndrome Day | #SpecialProposal
