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A deaf Pitbull named Cole sits at a New Jersey school each day with a sign reading "Can I Please Have a Hug?" and helps students learn that being different makes you special. His work has expanded to four therapy dogs and earned him ASPCA's 2023 National Dog of the Year.
Paralympic gold medalist Alexa Leary is campaigning for a traumatic brain injury awareness day after her 2021 cycling accident changed everything. Despite struggling with memory loss and extreme emotional volatility daily, the 24-year-old swimmer broke world records in Paris.
Australian Paralympic swimmer Alexa Leary is fighting for a national Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Day after winning two gold medals despite daily challenges from her 2021 cycling accident. Her journey from being unable to walk or talk to breaking world records is inspiring thousands living with brain injuries.
Media entrepreneur Chude Jideonwo is breaking silence about living with Tourette syndrome after his doctor warned him not to speak publicly about it. His courage is helping change how neurological conditions are viewed across Africa.
A teenage boy with autism just rode his bicycle hundreds of miles across Nigeria to champion inclusion. His arrival in Lagos marks a powerful milestone for disability awareness ahead of World Autism Awareness Day.
A New Zealand supermarket called police on a disabled shopper, mistaking his movement disorder for intoxication. The incident sparked an immediate apology and commitment to better staff training.
When security guards roughly handled a boy with Down syndrome at ringside, WWE superstar Shawn Michaels did something unthinkable in 1997. He stopped mid-match and broke wrestling's sacred rule to make sure the child was safe.
A cricket player with a rare physical condition is speaking up for anyone judged unfairly. Pakistan's Usman Tariq proves that being different doesn't mean breaking the rules.
Perth high school teacher Sharn Davidson makes dinosaur noises because of Tourette syndrome, and she's turned her tics into a powerful teaching tool about embracing differences. Her students named her two distinct roars "Kevin" and "Terry," and now she's helping other kids with the condition feel less alone.
Mattel partnered with autistic advocates to create a Barbie doll that represents autism through carefully chosen features like noise-canceling headphones and communication tools. The doll brings much-needed representation to a community rarely seen in mainstream toys.
Jackie Lopez, who lost her arms at age three, is asking people to rethink their "kind" words. The TikTok creator explains why common comments like "I could never" aren't as uplifting as people think.