<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Special Needs on Pitara Kids Network</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/tags/special-needs/</link><description>Recent content in Special Needs on Pitara Kids Network</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.pitara.com/tags/special-needs/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Dancing to Glory</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/dancing-to-glory/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2002 11:56:59 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/dancing-to-glory/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;It was a children&amp;rsquo;s dance-drama festival with a difference. At New Delhi&amp;rsquo;s LTG Auditorium recently, a group of &amp;lsquo;disabled&amp;rsquo; children left the audience spellbound with their natural, joyful performances. Some of the children could not hear, others could not see or had difficulty walking. And still others were grappling with mental challenges. But that was no dampener to their spirits as they performed to an appreciative audience of eager parents, teachers and children.&lt;/p&gt;



	
	
	

	
		
		
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&lt;p&gt;The Annual Inter School Dance-Drama Festival saw over 300 children from 20 schools all over Delhi, participate in the event. What was important was the manner in which all of them overcame their challenges to become performers with joyous abandon.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>An Olympics with a Difference</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/news-for-kids/world-news/an-olympics-with-a-difference/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2001 13:31:56 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/news-for-kids/world-news/an-olympics-with-a-difference/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;August 19: For all those who are physically challenged, Abilympics offers a wonderful opportunity to do something special.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;An Olympic competition featuring &amp;lsquo;sports&amp;rsquo; like painting, tailoring, jewellery-making, book-binding, embroidery and computer programming? Welcome to the fifth Abilympics, the three-day International Skill Competition that celebrates the abilities of the physically challenged to stand on their own in a harsh and competitive world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Held in Czechoslavakia starting August 15th, the day India celebrates her independence, the Ablilympics are quite different from the Olympics.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>