“She wants everyone to SEE people with disabilities. I want that too.”
‘She was born into a disastrous emergency. Her mother was dying, and she was dying.’: Mom shares daughter’s journey to thriving with cerebral palsy
Man With Limb Difference Overcomes Obstacles To Secure Dream Job As Commercial Airline Pilot
“Doubt crept in and kept me from initially pursuing aviation. It seemed like a two-handed job. But I was set on becoming a pilot, no matter the process.”
Teacher And Student With Similar Limb Difference Form Immediate Bond Over Shared ‘Nubs’
“I have never shared something this unique with a student ever.”
Special Needs Parenting Is More Than Just Difficulties — It’s Full Of Beauty
“They are my purpose, my life, and my motivation.”
5 Keys To Celebrating Your Intersectionality During Pride
“Pride month for me does not just mean celebrating my queer identity, but how all of my identities intersect with one another.”
Teacher Starts ‘Inclusive Theatre’ For Special Needs Students To Shine And Build Lasting Friendships
“We became a family. They were crying on closing night because they had to part ways for a bit.”
‘I barely found words to reply. Hot tears streamed down my face. I hung up the phone and dropped to the ground.’: Mom shares how life changed with sons’ Duchenne diagnoses
“Nothing is the same and nothing will ever be the same. Along with the pain however, came something beautifully absent from a life without suffering: the gift of perspective.”
Adorably Protective Big Sis Nurses Sibling With Down Syndrome Back To Health, Shows Unbreakable Bond Of Sisterhood
“Hannah insisted she visit her sister in the hospital twice a day, and was the only one who could successfully feed her. The doctors and nurses worked around the clock to make sure Arabella was okay. But Hannah was the surprise helper we didn’t know we needed.”
‘His diagnoses read like the a la carte menu at a restaurant. Our lives became an endless stream of acronyms.’: Mom shares 16-year journey to son’s rare SYNGAP1 diagnosis
“There, for the very first time, was Andrew’s entire diagnostic story. The decoder we’ve been searching for most of his life. Every milestone missed, every seizure suffered, every hospitalization, every moment his body betrayed him, every detail down to his clumsy gait, summarized in 12pt Times New Roman.”
‘Tears in my eyes, I told my husband my legs went numb while running on the treadmill.’: Mom diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis shares mental and physical health journey
“That day was about so much more than a marathon for me and my family. It was about believing in myself, loving myself, and letting others believe in me too.”