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Student-Led Cooking Class Offers Independence, Life Skills For People With Physical Challenges A cooking class led by two University of Oklahoma-Tulsa graduate students is giving people with physical challenges independence and some new skills in the kitchen.  Some of the people who come to Tulsa's Center for Individuals with Physical Challenges were born with physical challenges. Others, after suffering a stroke or accident, found themselves re-learning how to do things that used to feel so easy. "I never really liked to cook prior to my stroke nine years ago, but I think now that it is ...

By: Ashlyn Brothers TULSA, Oklahoma - The Center for Individuals with Physical Challenges partnered with the Oklahoma Caring Foundation to help make sure all their clients could get the COVID-19 vaccine. Staff members at The Center For Individuals with Physical Challenges said a few words come to mind Friday including fellowship, community, and a sense of hope that happy days are ahead. Friends and family of John said he's silly, social and doesn't like to sit still. However, like many others in the special needs community, John's spent the last year in isolation. "Having to keep him at ho...

By: Mallory Thomas TULSA, Oklahoma - More than 200 people with disabilities are getting the COVID-19 vaccine thanks to a partnership with the Oklahoma Caring Van and the Center for Individuals with Physical Challenges. Staff said most of the people getting the vaccine at the center are members who made appointments ahead of time.  Wendi Fralick is the executive director and said getting the vaccine to people with disabilities is important because many of them have underlying health conditions that put them at high risk for the virus. Lindsey Spoon said she and her mother have been waiti...

Laura Spangler - Neely passed away 2020-12-27 in Beckley, West Virginia. This is the full obituary story where you can express condolences and share memories. Services by Blue Ridge Funeral Home.

Mar 26, 2021 Photojournalists get to see incredible things. The Tulsa World's photo department of six has a combined 150 years of experience, so we’ve all covered events both big and small. But this year was different.  As I answered phone calls and texts while working with photographers in the field, I kept hearing: “I’ve never seen this before.” Mike Simons and Ian Maule were on an Interstate 244 overpass with Black Lives Matter protesters when a pickup driver drove through the crowd. They were there when Tulsa Police and protesters clashed in Tulsa's Brookside neighb...