Birthday parties are milestone events in a child’s life, yet sometimes, the occasion being marked is one of feeling excluded, when kids decline to show up to a party when invited, leaving the birthday ...

COVID-19 is a daunting challenge for families of children with disabilities. Being a parent is never a cakewalk, but parenting during a pandemic is an entirely new challenge for millions of American ...

Being a parent is one of life’s greatest blessings, but it can also be intimidating and difficult at times. From birth, when children are entirely dependent on their parents' care, to early adulthood, ...

Melissa Ponzio remembers the first time she took her son, Nicholas, to an Able event two years ago. Call it belonging and something more. Maybe relief. Maybe hope. Nicholas, who will turn 6 later this ...

Uncertainty and anticipation melted away to excitement and pure joy Thursday for more than 100 kids with disabilities who attend Carroll County elementary and middle schools, as they paraded into the ...

Santa skipped the ferry — and caught a cooler ride to Shaolin instead. Kris Kringle himself teamed up with NYPD’s Highway Patrol to give out lots of goodies to special needs kids on Staten Island ...

In April, We Rock the Spectrum will host its Special Kids Fest at the Clovis Senior Activity Center. Priced at $10 per child, ...

“I’m scared,” says Jacob Shaffstall, clinging to the climbing wall 15 feet above the ground. He’s a skinny 10-year-old with yellow headphones on the wall at Movement Gym in Grapevine. “Jacob, I’ve got ...

Representative Jahana Hayes unmasked Secretary Linda McMahon for cutting funding for handicapped American children in a recent House hearing. NJ governor's race jolted after Sherrill's unredacted ...