Good News Notes: “A veterinarian is being hailed as a hero after he navigated war-torn Ukraine to save animals caught in the crossfire of the rising conflict. Jakub Kotowicz has rescued over 200 cats and 60 dogs from Lviv, across three convoys. The 32-year-old entered the war zone last week as part of a caravan from…
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World 1st: Hope for paralyzed as Israeli lab spinal cords restore mice mobility
Good News Notes: “Israeli scientists have made paralyzed mice walk by giving them spinal cord implants, and say they are less than three years away from doing the same for humans in clinical trials. The world-first experiment took place at Tel Aviv University, where a large team engineered spinal cord tissue from human cells, and…
Six children find forever home as part of National Adoption Day event
Good News Notes: “There are 122,000 children in foster care across the United States. In Ohio, there are about 16,000 in foster care with more than 3,000 waiting to be adopted. Wednesday was a special day for Lisa and Randy Jarrell. “We’re adopting Oliver,” said Lisa Jarrell, of her adoption. Oliver brings the Jarrell family…
Benin project turns waste fabric into recycled ‘gold’
Good News Notes: “In the past, waste fabric clogged up the gutters of Ouidah, but Yessoufou is part of one effort to change that culture and make the most of recycling materials. When Yessoufou ends her tour, the 28-year-old, who is deaf and mute, joins the “Colour Indigo” workshop, a project transforming waste fabric into…
Utah-based nonprofit brings people to new heights with adaptive paragliding program
Good News Notes: “For the last six years, Chris Santacroce and his team at Project Airtime have been bringing people to new heights with their adaptive paragliding program. The nonprofit, Project Airtime, is free for everyone – individuals with special needs, people with brain and spinal cord injuries or other illnesses, their caregivers, the elderly and…
Maryland police officer praised for simple act of kindness, ‘example of professionalism’
Good News Notes: “A simple act of kindness by a police officer in Maryland is going viral. On Oct. 5, Cpl. Gray Maloy had spotted someone in a wheelchair who wanted to cross a road in Mechanicsville, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office relayed on a Facebook post. Maloy pulled over, stopping traffic on the busy roadway with his police cruiser. He then got…
A new Xbox adapter lets people turn their power wheelchairs into game controllers – The Verge
Good News Notes: “The Xbox Adaptive Controller already expands the usability of Xbox for gamers with disabilities, and today, a third-party add-on takes that controller to the next level, allowing gamers to turn their power wheelchairs into game controllers. Called the Freedom Wing Adapter, the box connects the Xbox Adaptive Controller to a wheelchair through its…
Kitty Lunn Wants the Dance World to Know: “Disability Doesn’t Limit Talent”
Good News Notes: “Kitty Lunn once thought her dance career was over. The former Washington Ballet dancer had slipped on an icy staircase, breaking her back and becoming a paraplegic. Thirty-three years later, not only is Lunn still dancing (she takes ballet and modern at Steps on Broadway five to six days a week), she…
Paralyzed Woman Says Kobe Bryant’s Kindness Changed Her Life
Good News Notes: “Noelle Camara says meeting Kobe Bryant was a night she’ll never forget. Holding on to the size 14 shoe that the basketball superstar wore during a 2001 game she attended, she said, “He talked to me. He’s like, ‘Always pursue your goals and don’t give up.’ And I think that always stuck…
West Lafayette Girl Scout working to raise money for handicap swings in parks
Good News Notes: “One West Lafayette Girl Scout is working to make Greater Lafayette more handicap accessible.” “Sixteen-year-old Lauren Kish is focusing on the parks. She’s working to raise $10,000 to provide 20 ADA-compliant swings to multiple playgrounds.” “Her mission is to get the Gold Award, which is the highest-ranking Girl Scout award. Kish has…