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A Young Man With Autism Inspires the Community Through a Coffee Shop
NORRISTOWN, Pa.—“I'm Jacob McFarland. I'm from Coffee Closet with Barista Jake; I make coffee, hot coffee, iced coffee, hot tea, iced tea, lemonade.” Barista Jake McFarland said. When an Epoch ...
August 27, 2022
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Lily Sun
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William Huang
Raising a Special Needs Child: An Expert Offers Guidance
Parents of children with special needs face a number of challenges, so here's some advice from an expert. ...
March 25, 2022
BY
Robert Preidt
Mom of Boy With Special Needs Responds to Stranger Telling Her Child to ‘Just Keep Walking’
After passing a curious child at the supermarket, Melissa Schlemmer, a mom of three, was dismayed to hear ...
May 28, 2021
BY
Louise Chambers
Teenage Girl With Special Needs Left Without Prom Date—so This Young Gentleman Steps Up
A young man from Utah has been lauded for stepping up to accompany a disabled girl confined to ...
May 14, 2021
BY
Epoch Inspired Staff
Incontinent Puppy With Spina Bifida, Stood Up by Potential Adopters, Finds Perfect Fur-Ever Family
A 9-month-old American bulldog, who happens to have spina bifida and went viral on social media when his ...
March 11, 2021
BY
Louise Chambers
Girl With Down Syndrome Asked Him to the School Dance; Now They’re Planning the Wedding
Last year, a 21-year-old man with Down syndrome attracted media attention for “defying the odds,” graduating from college ...
February 27, 2021
BY
Jenni Julander
Once Neglected, Four Kids With Special Needs Adopted by US Family Thrive Five Years On
When Keshia Melton, a registered nurse of 11 years from New Zealand, shared a heartfelt post on social media ...
January 14, 2021
BY
Louise Chambers
Woman Adopted Abandoned Baby With 3 Percent of Brain, Giving Her a Home While She Lived
After taking on a 10-day-old abandoned baby girl with a disease that left her with only 3 percent ...
January 5, 2021
BY
Louise Chambers
Children’s Rights Groups Sue Los Angeles School District to Restart In-Person Instruction
LOS ANGELES—Children's rights organizations have filed suit in the California Supreme Court to force the Los Angeles Unified ...
December 13, 2020
BY
City News Service
Mom With 2 Autistic Kids Talks Frankly About Her Anger, Grief, and Gratitude
Stephanie Hanrahan is a parent of two children, and both of them are autistic. Raising her daughter, Campbell, ...
August 9, 2020
BY
Louise Chambers
Two Special-Needs Best Friends With Low Life Expectancy Graduate High School Side by Side
Best friends Odin Frost and Jordon Granberry both have special needs and grew up together in Tyler, Texas. ...
August 4, 2020
BY
Louise Chambers
Single Dad, 36, From UK Adopts 5 Disabled Kids, Says He ‘Wouldn’t Change a Thing’
Ben Carpenter, from the United Kingdom, became a single father after choosing adoption as a gateway into parenthood. ...
June 1, 2020
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Epoch Inspired Staff
Bullied Pizzeria That Employs Special-Needs Staff Gets a Warm Welcome in New Location
A Colorado pizza parlor that employs and empowers staff with special needs recently relocated to Englewood, and the ...
April 20, 2020
BY
Louise Chambers
‘She Said Yes’: Mom Shares How a Special-Needs Teacher Had Her Bawling
“I knew his teacher was already married, so it struck me as odd,” was Stephanie Hanrahan’s first reaction ...
December 18, 2019
BY
Jocelyn Neo
3 Teenagers Face Felony Charges In Bullying of Student With Special Needs in Texas
Texas police said three teenagers face state felony charges after taking a photo of a student with special ...
October 2, 2019
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Tom Ozimek
Dr. Gina Loudon: On Fighting for Special Needs Children and Exposing Leftist Hypocrisy [Eagle Council Special]
At the 48th annual Phyllis Schlafly’s Eagle Council, we sat down with Dr. Gina Loudon, a conservative media ...
September 26, 2019
BY
Jan Jekielek
2 Charged With Murder After 13-Year-Old Girl With Special Needs Dies in Locked Car
First responders in South Carolina rushed out to a report of a special needs child locked in a ...
August 7, 2019
BY
Simon Veazey
‘Mother’ of 8 Adopted Children Arrested After Death of 9-Year-Old Daughter
A woman from Rhode Island was arrested after her 9-year-old adopted daughter, a special needs wheelchair-bound child, died ...
January 17, 2019
BY
Mimi Nguyen Ly
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Trump on Iran Conflict: Troops Staying Until ‘We Have a Completion’
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T.J. Muscaro
Iran Launches First Missiles at Israel Since Ceasefire Agreement
2hr
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Jacki Thrapp
Israel Strikes Beirut Days After US-Supported Ceasefire Announcement
3hr
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Jack Phillips
Former Utah Attorney General Fights the Evil That Lurks in Quiet Places
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Savannah Hulsey Pointer
US Forces Shoot Down 2 Iranian Drones as Pakistani Interior Minister Visits Tehran
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Jacki Thrapp
US Won’t Unfreeze Iran’s Assets Before Peace Deal Is Reached, Trump Says
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Jacki Thrapp
Fascia: The Living, Interconnected Web Behind Movement and Healing—How to Enhance Its Function
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Mercura Wang
Eli Lilly Poised to Suspend Drug Discounts to Large Hospitals
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Lawrence Wilson
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How a Tiny Insect Decimated Florida’s Citrus, and What Orchardists Are Doing About It
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