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Pages in category "Special schools in California" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, providing year-round training and activities to 5 million participants and Unified Sports partners in 172 countries. [2]
Special schools in California (2 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Disability organizations in California" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
The first state-funded school was the New York Asylum for Idiots. It was established in Albany in 1851. This state school aimed to educate children with intellectual disabilities and was reportedly successful in doing so. The school's Board of Trustees declared, in 1853, that the experiment had "entirely and fully succeeded."
In 2007, a group of athletes, coaches, volunteers, and parents based in San Diego split from Special Olympics Southern California to gain local control over disabled athletics programs. [14] This group – SPORTS for Exceptional Athletes (S4EA) – serves people with developmental disabilities within the age range of 5 years old through adults.
Californians with disabilities would receive a new savings account with $250 in it, under a bill introduced by Sen. Josh Newman, D-Fullerton, and sponsored by California State Treasurer Fiona Ma.
The Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, a state law that passed in 1969, entitles any person with developmental disabilities to the services and support needed to have a full and ...
Move United is an American non-profit organization devoted to the promotion of parasports among youths and adults with physical disabilities. The organization operates community parasports programs via over 150 local chapters across the country. [3]