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a talk about growing up, growing together and standing strong thru it all. Pride, love, laughter and tears.

I am a senior in high school and this is a project that I've worked on all year. For most of my life, I have been surrounded by people who have disabilities because of my little brother. I have been...

Mollie (47 y.o.) talks to her brother Michael (48 y.o.) about growing up with brother with Down Syndrome and having debilitating anxiety. Mollie also discusses becoming a Pediatrician.

Eli (13) interviews Cole (19) and Eli asks about the most impactful, proud, and important moments of Cole’s life.

"The reason and how I got into this work was really a fluke of nature when doctors told us that our second child, who had just been born, probably had Down syndrome," says Rich Robison, the executive director of the...

Becky Lesch (70) speaks with her daughter, Mel Lesch (34), about her late son, Paul, who had Down Syndrome and inspired her work in disability advocacy. They remember his humor, his love of music, and his affection for those around...

Todd Bennett (44) and his caretaker, Skylar Cohen (27), share a conversation about Todd's adoptive family, his experience living with spina bifida, his perspective on love and loss, and the life lessons that he has learned along the way.

Dad talks about Maggie and her disability

One Small Step participants Madison "Maddie" Mueller (23) and Valerie Lipow (69) have a conversation about adoption's influence in their lives, their shared Jewish heritage, and mensches.

Longtime friends Allison Tant [no age given] and Courtney Atkins [no age given] sit down for a conversation about their advocacy work, their parents, their children, and the strong women who inspired them to become the community leaders they are...

Asked Maggie about herself for my paper

Sydney Ray (27) and her mother, Karen Ray (54), talk about their family dynamics, including Sydney's experience as the oldest of three children and her thoughts on having a brother with Down Syndrome. Karen shares some of her philosophies on...

Angie Fryer became a teacher in the 1960s at Trinity University, and went on to teach in San Antonio, Mesquite, and Abilene, Texas. Later she worked with students in Arizona, Alabama, Texas, Mississippi, and Kansas.

I (13) interview my grandpa (73) about his journey with special needs kids and his advice for our generation. We talk about his childhood and what he liked to do as a kid. We also discussed what he liked about...

In this episode I sit down with Joe Stone, Director of Mission at Teton Adaptive and a C7 partial quadriplegic, Pierre Bergman a T7 paraplegic, John Zendler an amputee, about language and asking about disabilities. I also sit down with...

Phyllis and her daughter Laura discussed the birth of Berkeley, Phyllis' son born in the late 70s, and how they were informed about his diagnosis of Down syndrome. In their conversation, they mentioned that one doctor advised against pursuing surgery...

Vicki Lee Cook (69) and her daughter Lee Anne Dretzel (41) discuss the intricacies of their family. They talk about Lee Anne's brother, Jim, who was born with Down Syndrome, and the ways in which Vicki grew and learned as...

Edward "Ed" Walsh (59) shares a conversation with his colleague Glenn Wells (66) about Glenn's experiences as board member and president of Cape Fear Group Homes Inc., and what drives his advocacy work.

My mom talks about her experiences with maggie and her disability.

Beth Ziebarth (54) interviews Janice Majewski (64) about her work to make museums and other cultural institutions more accessible.

Chad Bell (33) speaks with his sister and favorite person, Sarah Bell (36), about what it means to him to have Down Syndrome, memories from their childhood, working his dream job at McDonald's for 14 years, and his close relationships...

Friends Tiffani Martin (31) and Lisa Winkley (39) have a lot in common between their family lives. They discuss Tiffani's health issues and how they affected her family in parallel with Lisa's sister, who passed away at a young age,...

people living with disabilities

Mejores amigas Yeni Vasquez (43) y Jordana Vera (42) comparten una conversación sobre sus experiencias estudiando en los Estados Unidos, la organización sin fines de lucro que fundaron para apoyar a otras personas hispanohablantes en Springfield, Missouri, y la amistad...

Cale Gruen, 18 interviews his former paraprofessional, Hillary Taylor, 44. She is now a professional artist and an art teacher at Jenks West Elementary.