by Dan DeMarle | Feb 28, 2021 | Blindness, Covid-19, Disability, Visual Impairment
When it comes to troubleshooting for her children’s remote learning, it seems like Barbara Lopez has done it all. Depending on the day, the Miami mom could be supervising just two of her young children as they log into their virtual classrooms―or she could be helping...
by Dan DeMarle | Feb 28, 2021 | Covid-19, Parents/Guardians, Risk Factors
Nearly 75% of parents ranked overuse of social media during the pandemic as a leading health concern for their children, according to the results of survey released Monday by the University of Michigan. Just over 60% of parents surveyed described bullying or...
by Dan DeMarle | Feb 28, 2021 | Deafness
A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) presents an innovative treatment for deafness, based on the delivery of genetic material into the cells of the inner ear. The genetic material “replaces” the genetic defect and enables the cells to continue...
by Dan DeMarle | Feb 28, 2021 | Autism, Autism Research
Despite a global pandemic and lockdowns that temporarily stymied research, autism scientists made significant progress in many areas in 2020 — from improving the diversity of people represented in their research to testing the mettle of gene therapies for several...
by Dan DeMarle | Feb 28, 2021 | Covid-19, Distance Learning/ELearning, Special Education
Lisa Juliar was resolved when distance learning began last spring: She’d do whatever she could to offer her son the kind of one-on-one assistance he’d been getting at school. But even with her help, Cooper, a senior at Mounds View High School, has...
