Eli Larts, a sixth-grader from Newark, was connected to the UD men’s basketball team through TEAM Impact, a national non-profit organization that connects children with illness or disability to college teams. Larts will visit the team during practices and will attend games and community events.
400 Special Olympics athletes took part in the annual festival held at St. Andrew’s School outside of Middletown.
Curtis was the respondent in Olmstead vs. LC, the landmark Supreme Court case that established legal rights of persons with disabilities to live in their communities.
The RISE Act would require institutions of higher education to accept IEPs and K-12 evaluations as proof of need for accommodations. Introduced in 2016, it was included in mental health legislation passed by the House in late September.
