Posts Tagged ‘Behind’
Outside of Soldier Field, Bob Lanigan helps celebrate 40 years of the organization that supports the athletic dreams of those with intellectual handicaps. Watch as founder Anne Burke talks about the excitement swirling around the event anniversary.
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Bob Lanigan continues his look back at the development of the athletic spectacle that all started in Chicago for the support of individuals with intellectual disabilities. Bob talks to Jerry Hannigan of the Chicago Park District, Blackhawks’ legend Stan Makita, and White Sox legend Ron Kittle about the positive results of the games.
Duration : 0:3:53
Special report by Mark Saxenmeyer of Fox News Chicago about children being left without required bus transportation as special needs students of the Chicago Public School system in 2008.
Duration : 0:4:47
Public awareness video of a 5 year old student with Autism that has been left behind by the Chicago Public School system in 2008. After the student’s Special Education program was transferred to a new school in the 1st Ward, the student’s IEP bus transportation requirement has not been provided. School also has problems with disability access and a lack of parking for parents, along with poor street traffic management around school and illegal parking enforcement. No designated car drop-offs for disabled people is provided and no crossing guards are present behind the school. Owen finally got on a bus to school at Jose De Diego Academy on November 5, 2008 – five months after the transportation request was made in June of 2008 with his school transfer. This video was made October 27, 2008 by his father, a single parent widower.
Duration : 0:9:54