Teen

SAN DIEGO - In all of his 18 years his physical disabilities have made him dependent on others 24 hours a day. But there are no limits to the teenagers' mental abilities.Lou is an exceptional math expert who was…

SAN DIEGO - When it was time to pick lemons and oranges on a Tuesday in a back garden, Paige Cook was in full swing.The Oceanside teen, who is on the autism spectrum, quickly put on her work gloves and headed…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Kedar Williams couldn't save himself from suffocating at school, but his memory can help save the lives of many other students with disabilities.A year and a half after Williams, a…

When Anna Landre (SFS '21) began her first full-time summer internship after her first year at Georgetown University, she was greeted with a fun and educational summer experience. Instead, she nearly lost the disabled services she could…

NEW ORLEANS - The parents of a teenager with severe autism who died last year after meeting MPs from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office have sued the sheriff's office, alleging it was responsible for the actions of…

A version of this story about "Crip Camp" first appeared in the documentary edition of TheWrap's Oscar magazine. One of the documentaries that opened the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, “Crip Camp,” deals with Camp Jened, a summer camp for…

CHICAGO - Ben Carnes, 17, starts the countdown to the annual Festival of Lights parade in Crystal Lake on July 5th."Parades are sure to be his thing," said Julie Carnes, Ben's mother. “There are two big ones in our…