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Cerebral Palsy

Nassau County's Mask Ban Causes 'Great Stress, Fear,' Federal Lawsuit Argues Nassau County's Mask Ban Causes 'Great Stress, Fear,' Federal Lawsuit Argues
Nassau County's Mask Ban Causes 'Great Stress, Fear,' Federal Lawsuit Argues A New York county’s controversial mask ban is already facing legal challenges. Click here for a new, updated story: Mask Ban Arrest: Hicksville 18-Year-Old First Person Charged Under Controversial Law In a class action lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of New York on Thursday, Aug. 22, Disability Rights of New York argued that Nassau County’s law barring face coverings in public violates federal law and discriminates against people with disabilities. The filing came a little more than a week after Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a Republican, signed the “Mask Transparenc…
Update: Hudson Valley HS Student With 'Heart Of Giant' Gets Paid Trip To Super Bowl Update: Hudson Valley HS Student With 'Heart Of Giant' Gets Paid Trip To Super Bowl
Update: Hudson Valley HS Student With 'Heart Of Giant' Gets Paid Trip To Super Bowl A Hudson Valley high school student who has persevered despite his cerebral palsy diagnosis and was presented with an award from the New York Giants was also able to enjoy a free trip to the Super Bowl.  Putnam County high schooler Eduardo Recinos, a student at Putnam Valley High School, was presented with the 2023 Heart of a Giant award by the New York Giants in early December 2023. In addition to getting the chance to meet Giants quarterback Daniel Jones, Recinos was also gifted four tickets to the Super Bowl, which was held on Sunday, Feb. 11.  Earlier Rep…
Ringwood Rallies After Family Loses Home In Fire Ringwood Rallies After Family Loses Home In Fire
Ringwood Rallies After Family Loses Home In Fire The Sanders family has been displaced following a fire to their Ringwood home and the community is coming together to help. A fundraiser has been created by Nancy Minunni to assist Jean and Steven Sanders, and their two kids, Steve and Joe.  Joe has cerebral palsy and funds will go toward replacing his physical and medical equipment. As of Wednesday, Dec. 27, more than $15,000 has been raised. We would like to wish all of you the happiest of holidays! I spoke with Jean today, she wanted me to express her... Posted by Sue Rosenhaus Fajen on Sunday, December 24, 2023 "They are…
NY Giants Give Award To Hudson Valley HS Student: 'He Always Wanted To Push Himself' NY Giants Give Award To Hudson Valley HS Student: 'He Always Wanted To Push Himself'
NY Giants Give Award To Hudson Valley HS Student: 'He Always Wanted To Push Himself' A Hudson Valley high school student who has become an invaluable football team member despite his cerebral palsy diagnosis is being celebrated for having the true heart of a giant.  Putnam County high schooler Eduardo Recinos, a student at Putnam Valley High School, was presented with the 2023 Heart of a Giant award by New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones on Wednesday, Dec. 6, school officials announced.  The award, presented by both the Giants and the Hospital for Special Surgery, highlights high school tackle and flag football athletes, student managers, stude…
TV Personality Pens Tribute To Estranged Teen Brother Killed In Virginia Bicycle Accident TV Personality Pens Tribute To Estranged Teen Brother Killed In Virginia Bicycle Accident
TV Personality Pens Tribute To Estranged Teen Brother Killed In Virginia Bicycle Accident Wedding photographer and TLC star Olivia Plath has penned a heartbreaking tribute to her teen brother who died earlier this month in a Virginia bicycle accident. Micah Meggs, 15, was fatally struck while riding an electric bike on May 4 in Franklin County, Virginia, state police said at the time. Olivia, 25, is married to Ethan Plath, the eldest of nine children who star on TLC reality show about their large family, "Welcome to Plathville." In a tribute posted to Instagram on May 20, Plath explains how her parents barred her from seeing her brother in recent years due to her choosing a no…
PA TikToker Who Admitted To Killing Her Wheelchair Bound Sister Learns Her Fate: DA PA TikToker Who Admitted To Killing Her Wheelchair Bound Sister Learns Her Fate: DA
PA TikToker Who Admitted To Killing Her Wheelchair Bound Sister Learns Her Fate: DA "Incoherently tragic," events led a TikToking teen to "Michael Myer's" (as the killer put it) her sister who had Cerebral Palsy, authorities say. Over two years later, the now 16-year-old Claire Miller has learned her fate, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's office.  The Manheim Township girl "pleaded guilty but mentally ill to a charge of third-degree murder Friday afternoon in Lancaster County Court regarding the stabbing of her sister (Helen, 19) on Feb. 22, 2021," the DA stated in the release on Friday, March 10, 2023. The stabbing happened while the girls' parents w…
'Evil And Vile': Suspect ID'd In Fatal Delco Arson Fire, DA Says 'Evil And Vile': Suspect ID'd In Fatal Delco Arson Fire, DA Says
'Evil And Vile': Suspect ID'd In Fatal Delco Arson Fire, DA Says Officials have named the suspect in the deadly arson fire that killed a 20-year-old disabled woman in Delaware County.  Aaron Clark, 30, of Philadelphia, is charged with first-degree murder and four counts of attempted murder, District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said in a press conference Wednesday, Dec. 7.  Here’s a mugshot of the suspect, Aaron Clark, 30, who’s charged with first degree murder, four counts of attempted murder, arson and several other charges @CBSPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/AdDt1G39KT — Matt Petrillo (@MattPetrillo) December 7, 2022 Calling the incident "one of the m…
Ex-BF ID'd As Arsonist Responsible For Fire That Killed PA Woman's Sister: Report Ex-BF ID'd As Arsonist Responsible For Fire That Killed PA Woman's Sister: Report
Ex-BF ID'd As Arsonist Responsible For Fire That Killed PA Woman's Sister: Report A new report by CBS News has identified the arsonist accused of causing the blaze that killed a Delaware County woman with cerebral palsy as the ex-boyfriend of the victim's older sister. Aaron Clark allegedly sent threats to the family before the Sunday, Dec. 4 fire broke out at their Sharon Avenue home in Darby Township, the outlet says citing sources in law enforcement. Olivia Drasher, 20, was not able to escape the blaze and her aid was hospitalized with smoke inhalation after trying to save her, according to a GoFundMe campaign started by Drasher's sister. In the campaign, Amira Roger…
UMass Lowell Alum Reflects On Being First Above Knee Amputee On 'Survivor' UMass Lowell Alum Reflects On Being First Above Knee Amputee On 'Survivor'
UMass Lowell Alum Reflects On Being First Above Knee Amputee On 'Survivor' A New England athlete who become the first above knee amputee to compete on a popular reality competition show has no plans of slowing down after being voted off the show this past week.  Noelle Lambert, a New Hampshire native who played Division I lacrosse for UMass Lowell, finished in the top 8 on season 43 of "Survivor." After graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Lambert went on to make the US Paralympic Team in 2019.  She later broke the US women's record for the 100-meter dash at the World Para Athletics Championship in Dubai, according to her website. Little did L…
Man Attacks Autistic Relative Outside Berks County Walmart Store, Police Say Man Attacks Autistic Relative Outside Berks County Walmart Store, Police Say
Man Attacks Autistic Relative Outside Berks County Walmart Store, Police Say A man is facing charges after he allegedly attacked his autistic relative outside a Walmart store in Tilden Township (Berks County). Joshua L. Cassler, 31, punched and attempted to strangle the 21-year-old man after he accidentally backed a vehicle into a parked car and then into a pole in the parking lot of the store on Tilden Ridge Drive around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, local police said. The victim, who has autism and cerebral palsy, got out of the vehicle and ran towards the store, where he was stopped by a relative, later identified as Cassler, of Shoemakersville, Tilden Township pol…
Ladder Leading To Booth Forces College Broadcaster From New England To Sideline, Sparks Outrage Ladder Leading To Booth Forces College Broadcaster From New England To Sideline, Sparks Outrage
Ladder Leading To Booth Forces College Broadcaster From New England To Sideline, Sparks Outrage A college basketball broadcaster from New England who deals with the effects of cerebral palsy was unable to do his job due to a waist-high step ladder that he would have had to climb to get to the area set up to call an away game, sparking outrage. University of Rhode Island Associate Athletic Director for Communication/New Media Shane Donaldson, who has traveled with the team to every away game, shared a photo that went viral of the ladder, which prevented him from calling the game against Virginia Commonwealth University, drawing the ire of many. At the game at VCU’s Siegel Center in Ric…
Cancer-Fighting Police Departments Unite For Stricken North Jersey Mom, Young Son Cancer-Fighting Police Departments Unite For Stricken North Jersey Mom, Young Son
Cancer-Fighting Police Departments Unite For Stricken North Jersey Mom, Young Son North Jersey single mom Joanne Bastante-Howard has worked tirelessly for years to help provide critical resources for kids who, like her young son, have Down syndrome. Bastante-Howard, a former advertising and marketing whirlwind, is personally responsible for raising more than $100,000 to help obtain critical medical, education and therapeutic services for those in need through the non-profit she founded, America's Special Kidz (A.S.K.). Parents of children with a wide range of circumstances -- including autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, and mitochondrial disease -- have turned t…
Cancer-Fighting Local Bergen Police Departments Unite For Stricken Mom, Young Son Cancer-Fighting Local Bergen Police Departments Unite For Stricken Mom, Young Son
Cancer-Fighting Local Bergen Police Departments Unite For Stricken Mom, Young Son North Jersey single mom Joanne Bastante-Howard has worked tirelessly for years to help provide critical resources for kids who, like her young son, have Down syndrome. Bastante-Howard, a former advertising and marketing whirlwind, is personally responsible for raising more than $100,000 to help obtain critical medical, education and therapeutic services for those in need through the non-profit she founded, America's Special Kidz (A.S.K.). Parents of children with a wide range of circumstances -- including autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, and mitochondrial disease -- have turned t…
US Marshals Nab PA Couple Who Fled During Child Neglect Trial US Marshals Nab PA Couple Who Fled During Child Neglect Trial
US Marshals Nab PA Couple Who Fled During Child Neglect Trial A Pennsylvania couple who fled during their trial for 'severely neglecting and abusing four of their six children were nabbed by members of the U.S. Marshals Service. Christine Dunkowski, 47, was arrested on Oct. 15 at a Wilmington, Delaware hotel and Albert Dunkowski, 54, was apprehended Thursday at a bus stop in Elkton, Maryland, Patch reports citing federal authorities.  After skipping their final day of trial, the pair were convicted in absentia by a Bucks County jury on Oct. 6, Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub previously said. A pediatric emergenc…
TikToking Teen Accused Of Killing Her Wheelchair-Bound Sister Waives Hearing TikToking Teen Accused Of Killing Her Wheelchair-Bound Sister Waives Hearing
TikToking Teen Accused Of Killing Her Wheelchair-Bound Sister Waives Hearing A 14-year-old Pennsylvania girl accused of killing her wheelchair-bound sister made her first appearance before of a judge on Friday, only to waive her right to a preliminary hearing according to PennLive. Miller, of Manheim Township, is accused of the stabbing death of her sister, Helen Miller 19, who had cerebral palsy, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. The hearing was Miller’s only opportunity to hear about evidence that will be submitted against her prior to heading to trial. She appeared on television in the Lancaster County Courthouse with the one televis…
Court Appearance Scheduled For Teen PA TikToker Charged With Killing Wheelchair-Bound Sister Court Appearance Scheduled For Teen PA TikToker Charged With Killing Wheelchair-Bound Sister
Court Appearance Scheduled For Teen PA TikToker Charged With Killing Wheelchair-Bound Sister A Lancaster County teenager girl charged in the stabbing death of her older sister with cerebral palsy has a first scheduled appearance before a judge on Friday, according to court documents. . Claire Miller, 14 of Manheim Township has been charged with in the stabbing death of her sister, Helen Miller 19, who was wheelchair-bound, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Miller will appear for the hearing in Lancaster County Court virtual at 1:30 p.m. The Lancaster County Coroner's Office ruled Helen Miller's death a homicide, saying that she had died from multiple s…
Pennsylvania TikToker Stabs Disabled Sister To Death Day After Going Viral, DA Says Pennsylvania TikToker Stabs Disabled Sister To Death Day After Going Viral, DA Says
Pennsylvania TikToker Stabs Disabled Sister To Death Day After Going Viral, DA Says A Pennsylvania teen stabbed her disabled sister to death a day after one of her videos went viral on video sharing app TikTok, authorities and reports say. Claire Miller, 14, was charged as an adult by the the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office with homicide after calling 911 around 1 a.m. Monday saying she had killed her sister. Police arrived at her home where they found Miller in blood-stained pants, and her 19-year-old sister Helen Miller with a fatal stab wound to the neck, the New York Post reports. Helen, who had cerebral palsy and used a wheelchair, was pronounced dea…
Bloomfield Parents: Nurse Scalded Genitals, Back Of Daughter With Cerebral Palsy Bloomfield Parents: Nurse Scalded Genitals, Back Of Daughter With Cerebral Palsy
Bloomfield Parents: Nurse Scalded Genitals, Back Of Daughter With Cerebral Palsy Parents from Bloomfield are seeking justice saying their daughter with cerebral palsy was left to suffer when a nurse put her in a scalding shower -- leaving her with burns on her backside and private areas. Maeylines Quinones, 21 -- who uses a wheelchair and cannot speak -- reportedly suffered severe burns after she was placed into burning hot water by her nurse at Bayada Home Health Care, Veronica Sandoval, on Oct. 10, 2019. Sandoval had been using a hoisting device to give Quinones a shower at her Bloomfield home, her parents say. Vanessa Quinones rushed her daughter to t…
Long Branch Nursing Home Patient Molested By Sex Offender, Lawsuit Alleges Long Branch Nursing Home Patient Molested By Sex Offender, Lawsuit Alleges
Long Branch Nursing Home Patient Molested By Sex Offender, Lawsuit Alleges A registered sex offender allegedly molested patients at a Long Branch nursing home, a lawsuit claims.  The family of a severely-disabled man has filed suit against the nursing home, accusing its operators with failing to protect him, NJ.com reports. William Schymanski, 67, was charged with aggravated criminal sexual contact in May 2018. Monmouth Care Center officials called police to report Schymanski was discovered molesting a patient with cerebral palsy. In a lawsuit filed in Superior Court in Monmouth County, the man’s family says Monmouth Care Center officials were awa…
Midland Park Student Struggles To Keep Handicap-Accessible Home Midland Park Student Struggles To Keep Handicap-Accessible Home
Midland Park Student Struggles To Keep Handicap-Accessible Home A wheelchair-bound Midland Park man is turning to the community to help his family during tough financial times. Taylor DeYoung, 18 -- who has cerebral palsy -- has been living in the same Chamberlain Place home nearly all his life with his mom and two grandparents. But his grandmother and grandfather both died within 14 months of each other, and now DeYoung and his mother are trying make up the financial difference. DeYoung had raised more than $1,300 on a Facebook campaign as of Monday morning. DeYoung will continue school at Lincoln Tech.Taylor DeYoung He graduated from Midland Par…
Mom Outraged After Bergen County Rink Bars Disabled Teen's Walker From Ice Mom Outraged After Bergen County Rink Bars Disabled Teen's Walker From Ice
Mom Outraged After Bergen County Rink Bars Disabled Teen's Walker From Ice Kateri Sullivan had been looking forward to the ice skating trip with her Midland Park Girl Scout troop. The 13-year-old has cerebral palsy but had an adaptive walker for snow and ice made four years ago that she planned on using. Kateri's hopes of skating with her friends were crushed as soon as she entered Fritz Dietl Ice Rink in Westwood Wednesday, her mom Colleen Orso said. A rink employee called owner Carola Dietl, who told the family over the phone that the walker was prohibited and would pose a threat to other skaters. She also said it was prohibited because the the rink does not h…
Local Organization Goes Above And Beyond For Single Passaic County Mom, Wheelchair-Bound Son Local Organization Goes Above And Beyond For Single Passaic County Mom, Wheelchair-Bound Son
Local Organization Goes Above And Beyond For Single Passaic County Mom, Wheelchair-Bound Son Life recently got much easier for a single Passaic County mom and her 10-year-old son with cerebral palsy, thanks to the help from a local organization. Tracy Kulick of Totowa has been mostly on her own in caring for her son Matthew, who is confined to a wheelchair. Both Matthew's father and Tracy's father both passed away, which made things even more difficult -- particularly around the house. Someone had started building a ramp for Tracy and Matthew, but abandoned the project halfway through.  Just before Thanksgiving, though, volunteers from Rebuilding Together North Jersey -- a Glen …
Medicaid Won't Cover Closter Boy With Brain Injury When He Needs It More Than Ever Medicaid Won't Cover Closter Boy With Brain Injury When He Needs It More Than Ever
Medicaid Won't Cover Closter Boy With Brain Injury When He Needs It More Than Ever Jax of Closter has a brain injury and cerebral palsy. He has been under continuous medical supervision since the day he was born. The 4-year-old goes to therapy five days a week, is on daily medication, sees two doctors a month but still is turned down for Medicaid coverage because he is not disabled enough. Jax has a surgery next month that will cost the family $15,000 -- even though they are already in extreme medical debt, Claudio Giustino explained on a GoFundMe page for Bella Karacsony, Jax's mom. The page had raised more than $1,300 as of Thursday evening with a goal of $20,000. &qu…
Specially Equipped $60K Handicapped Accessible Van Stolen From Area Home, Report Says Specially Equipped $60K Handicapped Accessible Van Stolen From Area Home, Report Says
Specially Equipped $60K Handicapped Accessible Van Stolen From Area Home, Report Says A Putnam County man with cerebral palsy is hoping to be reunited with his specially equipped, handicapped accessible van after it was stolen from his driveway in Brewster, according to ABC7. The van was stolen from their driveway in Brewster on Thursday, according to the report, throwing their daily routine into disarray, causing distress to both Ryan Gotto and his single mother, Christy. "It's a real hopeless feeling," Gotto’s mother, a social worker, told ABC. "It's overwhelming because we rely on our community. We are out and about. And it's scary to think ff Ryan had to g…
Man Sentenced For Committing Sex Acts With Disabled Child In Westchester Man Sentenced For Committing Sex Acts With Disabled Child In Westchester
Man Sentenced For Committing Sex Acts With Disabled Child In Westchester A Westchester County man who had sexual contact with a minor in his care who has Cerebral Palsy has been sentenced to more than three decades in prison. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Tuesday that White Plains resident Jard Hobbs has been sentenced to 32 years in state prison after being found guilty of first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child and second-degree rape, both violent felonies. Hobbs, 32, was found guilty of engaging in sexual intercourse and other sexual acts with the disabled child while he was entrusted as her caregiver in…