October 26, 2016 – Digital Storytelling

The Surprising Costs of Raising a Special Needs Child

October 26, 2016December 5, 2016 Logan WilkesADD, ADHD, Aspergers, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, disabilities, Donors, Down Syndrome, Extra Special People, intellectual disabilites, non-profit, Special Needs0 comment

Athens, Georgia – On average it takes about $250,000 to raise a child from birth to age 18, but it costs ten times that to raise a special needs child, at an average of $2.5 million, according to research done by Extra Special People, a local non-profit that works with special needs children. Common costs that special needs children require are frequent doctors visits, numerous therapy sessions, constant watch and expensive medical equipment according to Extra Special People staff members that work with these families on a daily basis. For…

Is Purple the New Peach?

October 26, 2016December 1, 2016 Lauren Sloandemographic shifts, Donald Trump, Election 2016, election polls, Georgia, Hillary Clinton, swing state0 comment

Athens, Georgia – Although election polls predicted a deadlock race in Georgia in 2016, Republican nominee, Donald Trump, won the state 51-45, but political experts still agree the peach state is on a path toward purple. Georgia has not “gone blue” since Southern Democrat, Bill Clinton, took office back in 1992, making 2016 polls rare and enticing. But Ryan Williamson, a PhD candidate studying elections, warns to take election polls with a grain of salt. “Polling is really finicky,” Williamson admitted. “Polling is exciting, but at the same time I think it…