15-year-old with Autism from South LA Milek Lewis Found
February 24, 2017
Sherri Shepherd was also on hand as she has a son with Autism.
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Autism
Areva Martin Receives Prestigious James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award
February 15, 2017
Areva Martin, Esq. was presented with the 2017 James Irvine Foundation Award on Thursday, February 9 for her work with Special Needs Network, Inc., Los Angeles’ premier autism advocacy and health organization.
11th Annual Evening Under The Stars Gala Provided A Perfect Evening For Celebrating Children
October 13, 2016
Another successful Gala for Special Needs Network
Los Angeles Summer Camp Hires Counselors on the Autism Spectrum to Work with Younger Kids
August 3, 2016
All over Los Angeles this summer, high school and college students are earning money and gaining experience as camp counselors. When college student and Los Angeles resident Carter Theiro shows up for work each morning and joins 130 camp counselors at a South Los Angeles camp, he brings a unique perspective to the job.
Primary Roundtable added to Autism Conference
April 14, 2016
A special session was added to the groundbreaking Tools for Transformation conference hosted by the Special Needs Network, Inc. (SNN). The Presidential Primary Roundtable took place on Friday, April 8 at the California African American Museum. Areva Martin, SNN president, spoke about this year’s conference.
Presidential Debate on Vaccine’s Could Challenge New CA Law
October 3, 2015
Oakland community leading the discussion on implementation Earlier this year, Californians engaged in heated debate over the state’s “School Vaccine Bill” as it made its way through the state legislature. At the time, the majority of the Senate Bill 277’s opponents were White voters living in middle class suburbs and smaller towns. Now, two months after the bill has become California law, vaccine safety is becoming an issue of growing concern among people in the state’s Black communities as well. It is also increasingly becoming a sticking point in the national political conversation. From 2016 presidential candidates like Donald Trump
L.A. Speech and Language Therapy Center Students to Perform in 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games
July 24, 2015
The games will host more than 7,000 special needs athletes from 170 nations and are expected to bring out more than half a million attendees
Special Olympics Brings Disability Awareness to Los Angeles
July 22, 2015
Organizations are using this event to stress the importance of disability care to the citizens of Los Angeles.