Special-Needs Entertainment News

The actress who plays the oldest Dunphy daughter got a transplant from her real-life dad last month after being diagnosed with kidney dysplasia at age 9. (5/15/12)

Gawker reports from the Sprout Film Festival, "the avant garde of tolerance discourse." (5/7/12)

A post on the blog This Ain't Livin' questions that defense. (5/7/12)

Love That Max introduces us to Michael Kutcher, CP activist. (5/3/12)

According to a Newswise press release, the comedian's son was born with hip dysplasia. (5/2/12)

According to a Disability Scoop post, Decker is inspired to adopt a child with an intellectual disability by her aunt, who is a Special Olympics athlete. (5/1/12)

According to Mashable, the singer responded quickly after the boy's mother said a video from him would make her son's day. (4/25/12)

A post on Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords reports on an insensitive tweet by the comedian ... and his subsequent apology. (4/11/12)

One of the kids victimized has Asperger syndrome, according to a Disability Scoop report. (4/3/12)

A post on Ams Vans questions Oprah's commitment to really give the performer with cerebral palsy a chance. (3/15/12)

A post on This Ain't Livin' laments the show's depiction of paraplegia. (3/1/12)

A seven-page article profiles actors from 'Glee,' 'American Horror Story,' and 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager,' and looks at the difficulty of finding more good roles for actors with DS. (2/27/12)

About.com's guide to Disability laments the lack of recognizable actors with disabilities. (2/20/12)

A Child Mind Institute post looks at the movie's depiction of the parents of a child with autism. (2/20/12)

A Winter Ramblings post alerts readers to the addition of a character with Down syndrome on the British drama. (2/20/12)

Wired previews a new HBO show starring Warwick Davis. (2/20/12)

According to a Disability Scoop posts, showings of 'Mary Poppins' and 'The Lion King' are planned. (2/10/12)

From Disability Scoop, news of an upcoming series about a woman caring for her sister, who has intellectual disabilities. (2/8/12)

Oscar nominee "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" has been disparaged by critics for the oddness of its young hero, something autism advocates attribute to bias against kids with Asperger syndrome, according to a Child Mind Institute post. (2/8/12)

Special-needs entertainment news stories from around the Web featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in January, 2012.

Special-needs entertainment news stories from around the Web featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in 2011.

Special-needs entertainment stories from around the Web featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in 2010.