Daniel J Vance

Volunteers Raising Service Dogs for People with Disabilities

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Canine Companions® provides expertly trained service dogs for children, adults and veterans with

Be a Friend This Holiday Season

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Outreach could jumpstart a lifelong friendship Roseville, Calif.- With Christmas, and other year-end holidays approaching, I'm going to put...

Couple Managing Several Disabilities

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In a telephone interview, 62-year-old Bernice said, "I was born prematurely and was exposed to oxygen in the incubator. The result was called retinopathy of prematurity

Week Two with Journalist David M. Perry

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Last week, you learned about David M. Perry, a history professor who doubles as a nationally known disabilities rights...

Raising His Son with Down Syndrome

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On his day job, 44-year-old David M. Perry of Brookfield, Illinois, is a Dominican University history professor and Medieval...

Teen with ASD Loves Dogs, Art, and Cars

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A National Institute of Mental Health website states that people with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have "ongoing social...

Mom Serves Dementia Residents

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Last week, I introduced you to Tish and Joe Griffin, mother and son, of Destin, Florida. (They first read...

Mom Turns Caregiving Into Career

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So taken up by their moving story, I'm devoting the next two weeks to Joe and Tish Griffin, 21-year-old...

Vietnam Vet Won't Seek PTSD Help

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My featured person this week is "Maryanne," the adult daughter of a former Marine who most likely has post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Cerebral Palsy Doesn't Stop Crouch

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P.J. Crouch has cerebral palsy, which a person usually "gets" during fetal development or at birth, when brain damage permanently short-circuits the brain's ability to effectively control body coordination

Man Still Recovering from TBI

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Two years back, I featured Daniel Mignerey who somehow survived life-threatening injuries on February 6, 2015

Autism: Mom Fighting Tooth and Nail

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Sandra Domenech became aware of this column through a friend who read it in a Florida weekly. She said she and her 13-year-old son with ASD recently moved out of Florida
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