Healthcare:

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/03/26/1240827697/for-patients-with-disabilities-this-doctor-prioritizes-independence-and-fun

Popular Culture/Music:

The 2025 Super Bowl Half-Time Show with headliner, Bad Bunny, made history by featuring a Puerto Rican Sign Language Interpreter :  https://www.kqed.org/arts/13986310/super-bowl-bad-bunny-celimar-rivera-cosme-lspr-puerto-rican-sign-language

A contestant on the TV “Survivor” series needed help, which a contestant from another team provided, bringing host Jeff Probst to tears:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/27/entertainment/survivor-joe-eva-autism-jeff-probst/index.html

Bringing people together through Bluegrass Music:

https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/this-hollywood-composer-is-bringing-people-on-the-autism-spectrum-together-through-bluegrass

Swimming:

Drowning is the #1 cause of death in children with autism. Teaching them to swim is absolutely essential. And yet, swim classes for people with special needs can be hard to find. Here’s a community that’s doing something about it:

https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/29/wish-book-drowning-is-the-leading-cause-of-death-for-autistic-children-the-ymca-hopes-to-expand-a-water-safety-program-thats-changing-the-dynamic/

Higher Education:

Rollins College’s Valedictorian doesn’t speak, but she definitely communicates1

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/12/1098506522/nonspeaking-valedictorian-autism-college-commencement-speech

Friendship/Community:

THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT:

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/31/nx-s1-5660684/hope-foster-daughter

https://www.today.com/parents/moms/mom-pay-friend-son-down-syndrome-rcna70823

https://www.npr.org/2022/02/18/1081713756/disability-disabled-people-offensive-better-word

Fitness:

https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/04/17/21-year-old-woman-with-down-syndrome-inspiring-georgians-by-sharing-her-passion-zumba/

Bullying or should we say Politician doing good, or something like that?:

https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/11/europe/north-macedonia-bullied-girl-president-intl-scli/index.html

Food for Thought:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/23/health/glass-children-invisible-sibling-wellness/index.html

https://www.ted.com/talks/catherine_comeaux_the_losing_hand

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/12/the-last-children-of-down-syndrome/616928/

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/15/1247795768/children-disabilities-special-education-teacher-shortage

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