Birthday parties are milestone events in a child’s life, yet sometimes, the occasion being marked is one of feeling excluded, when kids decline to show up to a party when invited, leaving the birthday ...

Being a parent is one of life’s greatest blessings, but it can also be intimidating and difficult at times. From birth, when children are entirely dependent on their parents' care, to early adulthood, ...

COVID-19 is a daunting challenge for families of children with disabilities. Being a parent is never a cakewalk, but parenting during a pandemic is an entirely new challenge for millions of American ...

Melissa Ponzio remembers the first time she took her son, Nicholas, to an Able event two years ago. Call it belonging and something more. Maybe relief. Maybe hope. Nicholas, who will turn 6 later this ...

Uncertainty and anticipation melted away to excitement and pure joy Thursday for more than 100 kids with disabilities who attend Carroll County elementary and middle schools, as they paraded into the ...

Santa skipped the ferry — and caught a cooler ride to Shaolin instead. Kris Kringle himself teamed up with NYPD’s Highway Patrol to give out lots of goodies to special needs kids on Staten Island ...