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• Teachers and technology give special needs child a voice
• US prosecutors detail sordid abuse by fallen House speaker
• Inventor Dean Kamen’s Big Ideas

Teachers and technology give special needs child a voice Posted: 10 Apr 2016 06:41 AM PDT Raising a special needs child presents its own set of challenges for parents and caretakers alike. So when someone goes above and beyond to help your child, you want to show your appreciation.

US prosecutors detail sordid abuse by fallen House speaker Posted: 09 Apr 2016 10:01 PM PDT Former House speaker Dennis Hastert, once among America's most esteemed political figures, faced more public disgrace after prosecutors revealed sordid details of alleged sex abuse while he was a high school teacher and wrestling coach. On Saturday, Hastert's lawyer said his client acknowledged he had committed past "transgressions," but declined to describe those acts. The statement came a day after federal prosecutors detailed for the first time allegations by five former high school students of abuse that took place when Hastert taught and coached wrestling at Yorkville High School in Illinois from the 1960s to the early 1980s, before his congressional career.

Inventor Dean Kamen’s Big Ideas Posted: 08 Apr 2016 10:00 AM PDT Every spring, inventor Dean Kamen hosts his own sort of March Madness: a spectacle in which high-school students compete in events around the world surrounded by cheerleaders, music and entertainment. Mr. Kamen, 65, is known for coming up with the Segway (the two-wheeled electric vehicle), the iBot (a stair-climbing wheelchair) and a portable dialysis machine. While many young adults look up to athletes and actors as their heroes, Mr. Kamen hopes his competition—designed like a sports event, with regional brackets—will show them that there are other kinds of stars.

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