San Antonio – A San Antonio woman with special needs is not only making her dream of becoming a café owner a reality but also creating employment opportunities for others like herself. Leah Meyer was ...

Jared Anderson leads a group in the singing of an original song during the annual “Christmas This Year” variety show at Ent Center for the Arts. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) Almost 150 performers in ...

Camp Smiling Suns, one of 10 camps offered by Medcamps of Louisiana, is currently demonstrating to young adults with Down syndrome and other intellectual and developmental disabilities that anything ...

Stephanie Hayes is a columnist offering her thoughts on current events, life and culture. Reach her at shayes@tampabay.com. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but you must be a Times ...

Nearly two years after stepping into the national spotlight, Aurora teen Jeremiah Daniels is reaching a global audience as ...

We’ve made significant strides as a society in removing the stigma around mental health. While there’s still more we can do, we’ve come a long way in acknowledging trauma and providing support for ...

Emma McLean is a 6-year-old girl who loves Taylor Swift, reading books, playing the drums and hanging with her little sister. While Emma has Down syndrome — specifically a rare type called Mosaic Down ...

A San Antonio woman with special needs is not only making her dream of becoming a café owner a reality but also creating employment opportunities for others like herself. The Mermaid Cafe is now open, ...