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• Couple prevail in push for courthouse chairlift

  May 29, 2011 in City on Page B1 The Ferry County courthouse is accessible to people with disabilities thanks to the tenacity of a St. Maries couple. Les and Mary Burton’s complaint last August to the Washington State …

• ‘Inclusion ministries’ has become her calling

  April 16, 2011 in Features on Page E1 Lynn Swedberg has applied her 32 years of experience as an occupational therapist to make her Spokane church, Manito United Methodist Church, more inclusive. Now she’s moving beyond that by …

• Parks giving kids of every ability level a chance to play

  April 3, 2011 in City on Page A1 The Discovery Playground in Spokane Valley offers something for children of all abilities. The paths – made of grass, concrete or wood chips – all are accessible for wheelchairs. There … 1

• DO-IT helps kids with disabilities develop to full potential

  August 29, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I6 Seventeen-year-old Mead High School student Benjy Migliuri recently returned from a visit to the University of Washington. While it’s not unusual for high school seniors to tour prospective colleges, Migliuri’s …

• DO-IT helps kids with disabilities develop to their full potential

  August 26, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N1 Seventeen-year-old Mead High School student Benjy Migliuri recently returned from a visit to the University of Washington. While it’s not unusual for high school seniors to tour prospective colleges, Migliuri’s …

• Court contends with faulty wheelchair lift

  August 10, 2010 in City on Page A5 Les Burton doesn’t want anyone else to face what he did to get justice in Ferry County’s handicap-inaccessible courthouse. Burton has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. He had … 5

• Picnic, rally mark ADA anniversary

  July 27, 2010 in City on Page A6 People with disabilities and their advocates celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Monday at a picnic in Mirabeau Park in Spokane Valley and a rally …

• New Spokane playground welcomes all

  June 5, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V7 There’s this thing about playgrounds: it’s really difficult to keep children away from them. Last week, Spokane’s first public universal playground was carefully wrapped in red ribbon, yet children found …

• Playground welcomes all

  May 27, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S6 There’s this thing about playgrounds: it’s really difficult to keep children away from them. On Tuesday afternoon Spokane’s first public universal playground was carefully wrapped in red ribbon, yet children …

• Spokane rights commission gets fresh voice

  April 22, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 When Greg Terhaar graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in 2007, one of the classes he completed was Advanced Placement European History. Early in life, he decided that the … 1

• McMorris Rodgers leery of health reform

  September 20, 2009 in City on Page B7 WASHINGTON, D.C.– Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers warned this week that health care reform could limit treatment for disabled children, but people who advocate for the disabled say it will expand … 8

• Elderly, infirm face extra challenge

    December 28, 2008 in City on Page A1 When Gene Yoakum needs to shop for food, it often means a trip of a mile or so in his electric wheelchair. Other times he takes the bus to get …

• Cheerful volunteer appreciated

  April 5, 2007 in Voices on Page V14 Co-workers describe Sam Petersen as forever cheerful as he helps families take groceries from the Spokane Valley Food Bank. Although Petersen has some mental and physical disabilities, he has volunteered …