Eric Hanson KCCI / Facebook screen shot 'Gentle Giant' Football Player 'Saved the Day' When Special Needs Boy Had 'Full-Blown Panic Attack' at Stadium, Mom Says "He was so patient and kind, with the biggest heart. He was trying to make the night perfect for Colt and our family." By Lorri Wickenhauser August 31, 2023
@stillgray / Twitter screen shot 'Mental Health Advocate' Jumps to Defense of 270-Pound Student Accused of Beating Teacher's Aide Unconscious: 'He Is Not a Threat!' One woman says police are mishandling the way a 270-pound student who attacked a teacher's aide in Florida. By Jack Davis February 25, 2023
Paras Griffin / Getty Images; Joe Raedle / Getty Images Casey DeSantis Teams with Tim Tebow to 'Share the Love of Christ' on One Special Night "To the countless individuals who have come alongside us to make it possible, thank you for believing in the mission!" By Richard Moorhead February 14, 2023
Joe Raedle / Getty ImagesCommentary DeSantis Saves Special Needs Kids with $27.5M Fine Against Special Olympics 'At the end of the day, we want people to be able to make informed decisions for themselves. But we’ve got to stop bossing people around.' By Isa Ryan June 4, 2022
Navarro Farm / Facebook Educational Farm Throws Festive Christmas Party for People with Special Needs The night on the farm looked positively magical, with reindeer, plenty of twinkling lights, food, fun - and lots of smiles. By Amanda Thomason December 13, 2021
Fat Camera / Getty ImagesCommentary Angry Father: Woke School Tied a Mask to the Face of My Disabled Daughter for Weeks, Never Told Me 'Medically, she could aspirate. She could asphyxiate, all sorts of medical things that could happen,' the father said. By C. Douglas Golden October 25, 2021
Brittainy Newman / AP Biden Administration Announces It Will Cancel Student Debt, But Only for a Certain Group of People President Joe Biden's Department of Education is making a move to wipe away more than $5.8 billion in student loan debt. By The Associated Press August 19, 2021
Ryan Lowry / LinkedIn screen shot Student with Autism Writes Cover Letter Asking Employers to 'Take a Chance on Me' The note, straightforward and honest, netted Ryan over 177,000 reactions and nearly 6,000 comments. By Amanda Thomason March 18, 2021
Getty ImagesCommentary 5 Myths About School Choice Pushed by Democrats and Teachers' Unions Education helps underserved communities climb the economic ladder. School choice truly is the civil rights movement of the modern era. By Michael Austin January 30, 2021
Special Olympics / Twitter screen shot Chris Nikic Makes History, Becomes First Person with Down Syndrome To Finish Ironman Triathlon While the accomplishment is incredible, as Chris trained and joined like-minded people also training for triathlons, he found community. By Amanda Thomason November 14, 2020