The Growing Pains of Living with a Mobility Disability One of Noa's greatest pleasures in life is spending time outdoors with her family. Today, at age 11,...
Inclusion
Meet the Kids: Layna
Layna Sometimes Variety receives really time-sensitive or emergency requests. Maybe it is a helmet for shaping the head of an infant and weeks matter. Or,...
Meet the Kids: Izabella
Izabella Five-year-old Izabella lives with her grandmother and uncle who do the best they can to help her progress in school despite a diagnosis of autism....
Meet the Kids: Justin
Justin At the age of three, Justin was diagnosed on the Autism spectrum. Since then his parents have pursued every way possible for him to learn and function....
Meet the Kids: Eric
Eric Eric is a Boy Scout, competes in the Special Olympics, and has volunteered for more than 20 non-profit and civic organizations here in KC! Each year his...
Meet the Kids: Jacob + Brandon
Jacob + Brandon You can see by the smiling faces in their photo, Jacob and Brandon are cared for by a proud and loving mom! The brothers have Duchenne's...
Meet the Kids: Harlie
Harlie Little Harlie uses an Accent 1000 communication device and she loves it! For the first time, she can communicate what she wants or needs. The device...
Meet the Kids: Zack
Zack Twelve-year-old Zack is wheelchair dependent and nearly the same size as his single parent mother, his sole caregiver. His list of conditions and...
Meet the Kids: Benjamin
Benjamin Benjamin is an explorer! Going on four, he is eager to be out and about, exploring his world and learning all he can. Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy...
Meet the Kids: Jake
Jake Jake is a resourceful young man that communicates by taking someone over to an item he wants or needs. Jake uses an iPad at school, with core words like...
Meet the Kids: Xavier
Xavier Put yourself in six-year-old Xavier's shoes. As a toddler he did not speak as much as his sister, but he was verbal. At age three that stopped. It took...
Meet the Kids: Carly
Carly Carly squeezes the most out of life. On the severe side of the autism spectrum, she needs help with daily care and is mostly non-verbal - she is also...