WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - If you ask most kindergartners what they love most about school, many will say recess. Children love to head to the playground. But that’s a challenge for one wheelchair ...

Charlie, a third grader at Boulder’s Eisenhower Elementary who uses a wheelchair, couldn’t really access the playground equipment last school year. Even the adaptive swing wasn’t easily accessible ...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. — In second grade, Lucas Fritsche noticed some of his friends couldn't play on his school's playground like the rest of the kids did. His friend with spina bifida, Arawin Schroeder, ...

CHANGE THAT. ANDY: EIGHT-YEAR-OLD ALYSSA’S JOY IS UNMISTAKABLE. IT CAME FROM A PIECE OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT SHE CAN USE AT LANSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. >> WHEN SHE IS LAUGHING, SHE’S HAVING A GREAT ...

January 22, 2026 - Fausto Lopez finished high school, got an associate degree and applied to attend a four-year college - all while inside juvenile detention. Olenka Villarreal is changing the way ...

MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) – Students and teachers at Madison Middle School celebrated the opening of a new playground swing for students with special needs. A ribbon cutting for the new swing was held on ...

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A local 9-year-old is taking matters into his own hands to make sure there's recess for all, after he realized his friends with disabilities couldn't get on to the playground at ...

The current playground equipment at Green Acres Elementary in North Ogden. A photo of the current playground equipment at Green Acres Elementary in North Ogden (top) is compared to a rendering of the ...

A “recess renaissance” is on the rise as adaptive and inclusive playgrounds that foster the physical, mental, and emotional health of special needs children are gaining ground across the state. The ...