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Frisco Park To Focus On Special Needs Kids

Every kid likes to play. But, for children living with disabilities, enjoying a day at the park might not be so easy. However, that is all about to change in Frisco.

2013/03/25

PD: Special Needs Baby Left Home Alone

Police are investigating why a special needs baby was left alone in a Highland Park home.

CBS 11–2013/02/18

DART Defends Special Needs Program

A family who relies on DART to pick up and drop off a woman with special needs says the service is dropping her off early and no one is home.

2012/05/23

Parents Of Special Needs Child Say Their Boy Was Restrained

The parents of a special needs child say their 10-year-old was restrained on the school bus on the way home.

2012/04/24

Missing dog Butch, who was taken during a carjacking in Cedar Hill. (Credit: Washington family)

Cedar Hill Family Canvasses Area For Dog Taken During Carjacking

A pet dog who provides comfort to a man with special needs is still missing, nearly a week after he was taken during a violent car jacking in Cedar Hill.

2012/03/17

A student in math class. (credit: Getty Images/Christopher Furlong)

State Ed Board Candidate: Special Needs Students ‘Should Be Educated Separately’

A North Texas candidate for Texas’ State Board of Education has upset parents of special needs students with her thoughts on special education in the state.

2012/03/14

Flames from a burning fire. (credit: Getty Images/Paul Ellis/AFP)

Three Hurt In Keller Fire

Three people were hurt, including a special needs adult, after fire swept through a Keller home early Thursday morning.

2012/02/02

Burleson ISD’s 25th Annual Spring Meet Inspires Special Needs Children

With 19 area school districts represented, the 25th annual Spring Meet gave kids with special needs a chance to compete and know what it feels like to win Tuesday.

2011/05/03

Carrollton Church Offers Help For Parents With Special Needs Children

A program at a Richardson church is helping families with special needs children attend services and find support from those in their community.

2010/12/28

‘Tiffany Alert’ Proposed For Special Needs Patients

Parents and advocates for people with mental disabilities are starting a campaign to expand the Amber Alert in Texas. Tammy Kelley is helping spearhead the effort to include adults with mental, physical and developmental disabilities. […]

CBSDFW.COM–2010/12/03