Different skin colors, different languages, different religions, different abilities--these are all things that sometimes cause us to judge other people unfairly.
A century ago, people with symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) were sometimes institutionalized for life or treated with frightening operations such as frontal lobotomies.
Imagine taking a medication meant to heal you only to discover that the drug rotted your bones, made your teeth fall out, and filled you with a radioactive element called radium.
When terrorists attacked the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, Cassie McCauley watched in horror from her classroom on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River.
Millions of people with special needs experience problems like prejudice, limited opportunities, and difficulties accessing the facilities that should be freely available.
New parents who find out they're going to have a child with intellectual challenges are faced with many questions: Will she be able to function in the world?
In a world where most educational and social systems are designed for people who can hear, being deaf or hard of hearing presents young people with a unique set of challenges.
A algunos niños les gusta bailar y reír en voz alta, y otros se sientan en silencio e inventan historias en sus cabezas, pero todos somos diferentes, y eso está bien porque ¡el Creador de todo nos hizo de esta manera!
El debut emocionalmente devastador de Andrea Portes en el género juvenil pone al descubierto la inutilidad de fingir ser quienes no somos y el valor de celebrar finalmente lo que somos internamente.
