Updated accessible playground coming to Fayetteville recreation center
New equipment being installed at the Dorothy D. Gilmore Adaptive Recreation Center is making the playground more accessible for residents with disabilities.
Mental health agencies agree to consolidate amid delayed launch of Medicaid plans
Two organizations that manage behavioral health services for people on Medicaid and for some uninsured people in different areas of North Carolina have agreed to merge into a single entity that will serve more than 100,000 people across 21 counties.
Kids and adults with disabilities find community, fitness in workout class
On a warm summer evening, laughter fills a gym furnished with red and black fitness equipment as more than 20 people attempt to grab clothespins attached to each other’s shirts. Participants range from young teenagers to those who are starting to gray around the temples. Some have cognitive and physical disabilities and join in with…
‘Nobody cares if we’re shuttled off somewhere’
Jessica Aguilar has twin 10-year-old boys with autism. The family lives in Union County, just southeast of Charlotte. The boys require support workers to help them live with more ease — people who will take them to activities in the community or who will help them practice new skills, like saying hi to strangers. But…
