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Janet Schlicht (71) and her sister Marjorie Kemp (69) recall what it was like growing up in the 1950s in a family that moved around every 2-3 years. The sisters share memories of some favorite times growing up, especially while...

One Small Step Conversation partners Alvin Brasier (57) and Maureen Harvey (71) talk about their time working at Tinker Air Force base, living in Oklahoma, political division - and caring for a child with special needs.

Spouses Edda Husted (62) and Steve Hustead (65) reflect on the support they have received from Uniting Parents and talk about being parents of two older children with special needs.

Cousins Makayla West (25) and Sondia Bell (37) talk about special needs awareness, the businesses they have started, and the need for government resources to be funneled back into the community.

Tiffany Matthews-Lay (46) shares a conversation with her aunt Donna Curtis (69) about Tiffany’s son and the role that Tiffany’s mother, Donna’s sister, played in helping to raise him.

One Small Step partners Martha Harris (65) and Jenny Clark (47) have a conversation about how they are taking steps toward social change within their communities.

Jadrian talks about growing up in rural Prunedale, CA, her family, meeting her husband, and the challenges of raising a child with special needs

Nina asks her partner, Jessica, about her police career and being the first woman on Boston’s SWAT/Entry team.

Friends Juwayne Brooks (61) and Tish Leon (32) talk about their shared experience of being mothers to sons with autism and generate ideas for change within schools and society for people on the spectrum.