Special Needs Shout Out! -Tanu Shivaswamy Wins School Spelling Bee by Signing by Judy Winter | Jan 28, 2011 | Archive | 0 comments Ten-year-old, Tanu Shivaswamy, has cerebral palsy and can’t speak; but the Texas fifth grader just won her school’s spelling bee using American Sign Language. Read the story here. Congratulations,Tanu, and thanks! You just made my day. Photo Judy Winter 2011 Judy Winter Breakthrough Parenting for Children with Special Needs: Raising the Bar of Expectations Winter Ramblings Blog Flickr Page