Kathleen Downes
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Inclusive Stick Figure Family Features Woman’s Immortal Pressure Sore
NEW YORK — A local woman with cerebral palsy is putting a fresh twist on the classic stick figure family...
June 26, 2023
Kathleen Downes
Woman Told She Would Spend the Rest of Her Life in a Wheelchair Actually Spends a Lot of Time on the Couch
New York — A local woman with cerebral palsy is beating the odds and showing the world that with a...
November 28, 2022
Kathleen Downes
McDonald’s Launches Disabled Adult Happy Meal™ Featuring Wildly Popular McCatheter Toy
Eager to put an inclusive twist on its smash hit throwback item, McDonald’s has begun offering a limited-edition Disabled Adult...
November 15, 2022
Kathleen Downes
Disabled Teen Makes Small Fortune Forging BM Chart at Local Crip Camp
Long Island, N.Y. — This summer, a quick-thinking teen with cerebral palsy has found a creative way to channel his...
September 8, 2022
Kathleen Downes
Elf on the Shelf Accepts New Job Surveilling SSI Recipients
Christmas celebrity Elf on the Shelf stunned children around the globe today by announcing a new and unexpected career shift....
December 21, 2021
Kathleen Downes
Left Out of Turkey Trot, Disabled Turkeys Compete in Inaugural Turkey Stagger
While the other turkeys in town “gobble gobble,” a local group of disabled turkeys puts the “wobble wobble” in this...
November 25, 2021
Kathleen Downes
