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Autistic Adults Prove Valuable as Software Testers

It turns out that people with Asperger's Syndrom make great software debuggers. A Chicago based non-profit company now trains highly-functioning autistic people to be software testers used by large clients like Oracle and Microsoft. They've proven to be so good in fact that companies are now recruiting them to meet demand.

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Gary Sinise and his "Lt. Dan Band" Plays Benefit Concert for Triple Amputee Vet

Actor Gary Sinise, known for his role as Lieutenant Dan in the film Forrest Gump, played a concert last night with his Lt. Dan Band to raise money for a North Carolina soldier who lost both legs and one arm while serving in Afghanistan. Corporal J.B. Kerns will get a custom home from Sinise's foundation which has helped build several technological smart homes to meet the needs of wounded veterans.

Quadriplegic Woman on the Love Behind Her 31-year Marriage

Joni Eareckson from Agoura Hill, California, has been wheelchair-bound since the age of 17, after severing her spinal cord in a diving accident that left her paralyzed from the neck down. She met able-bodied Ken Tada in her early 30s. She jokes that she knew Ken was the one when he willingly changed her urine bag on the first date. She loved his sense of humor about her disability.

Standing Ovation: Wheelchair-bound University Student Walks Across Stage at Graduation

The University of Portland gave a standing ovation this month to one of their own, Sam Bridgman, a finance major who was forced into a wheelchair by a condition known as Friedreich's ataxia (FA), a rare, degenerative disorder that causes progressive loss of muscle strength. It was graduation day and Sam was determined to walk across the stage to get his diploma. When he did, the entire arena lifted him up with prolonged cheers.

Laws of Physics Can't Trump the Bonds of Love

A high school physics teach became well known in Louisville, Ky., for his exploding antics in the classroom. But Jeffrey Wright's most influential lecture is delivered annually teaching the life-lessons learned via Mr. Wright's son, who has a developmental disorder.

Waiter Defends Boy with Down Syndrome, Refuses to Serve Table

Two families seated in neighboring booths at a Texas restaurant produced a situation ending with neighborly support for a special needs child. After the waiter took an emotional stand for one of the families, support is flowing in from all over, thanking the waiter and the restaurant called Laurenzo's near Houston.

Statue Of Liberty Opens To Disabled Visitors for First Time

126 years to the day since the copper lady was first unveiled in New York City's harbor, and after a year-long renovation, the Statue Of Liberty is set to receive visitors once again inside her crown. A ceremony on October 28 marked the reopening of the statue's crown and new access to a lower observation deck for the first time to visitors with disabilities.

Egyptian Orchestra Spotlights All-Blind Female Musicians

From its musical sounds, it's just like any other professional orchestra. But the assembly of white-veiled Egyptian women in matching black gowns has a startling difference. Every woman in the orchestra is blind. The women in Cairo's Egyptian Blind Girls Chamber Orchestra first study the songs in braille, memorizing every note on their sheet music. The group has already performed on five continents and in 24 countries.

Paralyzed Student Walks at UC Berkeley Graduation

Over the weekend, a Southern California student who thought he was destined to live life in a wheelchair triumphantly walked across the stage at commencement with the help of mechanical braces and motorized joints directed by a computer brain.

Paralyzed Teen Fulfills Vow To Walk At High School Graduation

A dream 17 years-in-the-making came true for a California boy when he got out of his wheelchair and walked to accept his high school diploma. Patrick Ivison, a senior at Scripps High School in San Diego, was just 14-months-old when he was run over by a stranger's car, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down.

One-Armed High School Basketball Phenom, Landus Anderson, Soars

High school basketball player Landus Anderson is one of the top players in the state of Florida averaging an impressive 19 points-per-game. And he does it all with the use of only one arm. His parents placed a basketball in his hand when he was only three, and saw the determination that would show up in all areas of his life -- academics, community service, and sports.