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In the shimmering fantasy realm of the hit movie "Avatar," a paraplegic Marine leaves his wheelchair behind and finds his feet in a new virtual world thanks to "the link," a sophisticated chamber that connects his brain to a surrogate alien, via computer.

PASADENA - Their journey to the 121st Rose Parade is a marvel even to the Ohio State School for the Blinds marching band leader Dan Kelly. "Its very exciting," said Kelly, who also teaches technology at the school. ...

By the end of June, federal government insurance for the poor will no longer pay for a major service for disabled infants and toddlers in North Carolina who have fallen behind in walking, talking or speaking.

Doctors pushing chelation therapy are a creative, resilient bunch.

The Government's definition of dyslexia is too broad to be meaningful, according to the Commons Science and Technology Committee.

The "love hormone," released at childbirth and during sex, is being used in a U.S. trial of young adults with autism spectrum disorders, researchers say.

California’s San José Public Library is joining the ranks of libraries that offer programs for children with autism and other special needs.

In Washington today, politicians too often just stand their ground. Liberal strategist Bob Beckel and conservative columnist Cal Thomas provide a better model.

Luke (foreground) and Riley Patrick have received cochlear implants, which allow them to hear what's going on in their hockey games and in classroom.

Students are challenged to use their writing skills to create stories about their heroes' backgrounds, their math skills to make graphs and charts of their heroes' powers and their science skills to explain how their heroes' powers work.

[Above: Ms Norlin Sani (middle), posing for a photograph with her mother, Madam Nodiah Ahmad, and her oncologist Dr Raymond Ng.]

A kitchen is a spiritual place for Laura Martinez, a space that arouses her senses, excites her imagination. It's not where she imagined herself finding such satisfaction. When she was too young to understand that she was blind, she dreamed of being a surgeon. ...