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This Is How To Feed A Town With Loose Change
A quarter won't get you very far these days—but an innovative program in Canada, is helping folks put their loose change to good use.
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Be Inspired—How 5 Everyday People’s Acts of Kindness Changed 100s of Lives
“Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve,” Martin Luther King, Jr. said. “You don’t have to have a college degree to serve... You only...
Temporary Tattoo Device Monitors Blood Glucose Without Needles
California researchers have developed a temporary tattoo that both extracts and measures the level of glucose, a promising step forward in noninvasive testing for...
Amazing Artist With Cerebral Palsy ‘Paints’ With a Typewriter
A man who lived with a severe disability for decades in an Oregon nursing home created a collection of amazing artwork using only a...
After Decades Homeless, 11 Veterans Given Homes in Time for Holidays
A historic building in New Orleans damaged by Hurricane Katrina is being renovated and is now housing eleven formerly homeless veterans.
On the Friday before...
Please Join GNN to Help One Family to Keep the Lights on This Christmas
The Good News Network didn't send any holiday marketing messages asking you to buy one of our gift memberships, or to purchase one of...
Happy Ending for Man Who Lost Memory, Became Homeless in NC
Charles Ray lost contact with his family in Fayetteville about 10 years ago. Later, he suffered a stroke that affected his memory and made...
High School Athlete Rejects Disabled Label, Excels in 3 Sports, Inspires All
“Honestly, if he had both hands, he might just be a typical good athlete," said Riley Quinn's father. "Not having that hand just made...
Blind Card Shark Amazes With Astounding Skills
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Richard Turner is considered the world's greatest card cheat. But the San Antonio man's slight of hand helps him overcome his disability.
“No matter...
I Taught My Horse to Overcome Blindness – Before He Lost His Sight
When 14-year-old Victoria Czech competes in shows with her horse, Skip, spectators are amazed to learn that Skip is completely blind. They’re even more...
Blind Cyclists Put Their Faith in a Tandem Rider
I have been watching the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland and I am so inspired by the tandem riders, I had to share it!
Apparently...
25 Percent Drop in Stroke Rate for Americans
Fewer Americans are having strokes and those who do have a lower risk of dying from them finds a new study led by researchers...
One-legged Athlete Equals One Powerful Ad for the World Cup
Born with only one leg, Nico Calabria didn't let his disability keep him from any sport he was passionate about, especially soccer (football). Now...
Mother’s Invention Helps Disabled Son and Countless Others to ‘Walk’
A revolutionary harness designed by a mother to give her wheelchair-bound son a chance to walk has parents cheering.
Debby Elnatan, whose son Rotem has...
Father Pushes His Musically Gifted Son’s Wheelchair In The University Of Louisville’s Marching Band.
Patrick Henry Hughes is blind but plays in the University of Louisville pep band thanks to the lengths his father will go to help his son.
ABC News Gets Insurer to Cover Cochlear Implants for Kids
A kindergartner has shown dramatic improvement in school in just a few months after ABC News stepped in and asked his family's insurance company...
Zach Hodskins, One-handed Basketball Player, Gets Shot On College Team
Georgia teenager Zach Hodskins was told he'd never play college basketball, but now he's earned a spot on one of the nation's top teams,...
Quadriplegic Woman on the Love Behind Her 31-year Marriage
Joni Eareckson from Agoura Hill, California, has been wheelchair-bound since the age of 17, after severing her spinal cord in a diving accident that...
Her Successful Life Without Arms: Inspiring Film Gains Support
Thirty years ago, Jessica Cox was born without arms. Since then, she has accomplished more than most of us with two hands, earning everything...
Act of Sportsmanship Gives Texas Basketball Fan a Shot at Glory
Mitchell Marcus has a developmental disability, but he far surpasses all the other students in his El Paso high school when it comes to...