For the last 13 years, Diageo, the global leader in beverage alcohol brands in spirits, beer, and wine has held an annual community service event to benefit an assortment of local causes. For the past two years,...

Music has the power to heal! ACM Lifting Lives® is the philanthropic arm of the Academy of Country Music dedicated to improving lives through the power of music. ACM Lifting Lives is a weeklong camp open to the musically talented with...

Inclusion Films, started by veteran filmmaker Joey Travolta (brother of actor John Travolta) in 2007, is a teaching studio for aspiring filmmakers with developmental disabilities.

Students build sets, edit footage, act in...

These 8 amazing athletes will inspire you with their stories of adversity and how they didn't let anything stand in their way of success!



1) Nate Loomis was paralyzed below the waist in a 1998 body surfing...

Therapeutic horseback riding can make all the difference! A New Canaan, CT-based therapeutic riding program called New Canaan Mounted Troop, not only helps kids and adults build leadership, responsibility, and confidence...

Do you ever get annoyed when someone treats you like you can't do something you're completely capable of doing? Someone who knows quite a bit about that is Megan Bomgaars, a business owner, motivational...

Autism on the Seas and a Royal Caribbean cruise changed a Texas family’s life forever. Kim and Jason Ansley have two children, 6-year-old Jakob and 11-year-old Kaleb, who has non-verbal autism. The Ansley’s had only vacationed a...

Autism on the Seas and a Royal Caribbean cruise changed a Texas family’s life forever. Kim and Jason Ansley have two children, 6-year-old Jakob and 11-year-old Kaleb, who has non-verbal autism. The Ansley’s had only vacationed a...

Autism on the Seas and a Royal Caribbean cruise changed a Texas family’s life forever. Kim and Jason Ansley have two children, 6-year-old Jakob and 11-year-old Kaleb, who has non-verbal autism. The Ansley’s had only vacationed a...

4.6 million people in the U.S. live with a developmental disability... and that hasn't stopped these people from achieving their dreams! There are literally thousands of people and organizations supporting those with...

In this week’s episode, we learn about a new wall-jumping robot, using sensor-integrated blocks to better identify developmental disabilities, we learn about creatures with camouflage, a new procedure to detect exposure to dangerous...

This introduction to the series about the Pennhurst mental health facility, former residents, professionals, and parents discuss the historical and ongoing challenges in treating and integrating individuals with mental differences....

This clip recounts the harrowing experiences of several individuals who were placed in the Pennhurst State School. It highlights stories of neglect, abuse, and separation from families due to societal inability to care for individuals...

This is a unique story about how people with mental and physical challenges are being given a chance to shine in the movies.



Game-changer Joey Travolta (John Travolta's brother) helps aspiring actors of the...

Joey Agostino of Norwalk, CT was born with Down Syndrome, but that didn't stop him from following his lifelong dream…of becoming a professional DJ! Ever since he can remember, Joey has loved music. "I love music, I love to make...

Aaron is a behavior analyst with the Nemours Children's Health System. Based out of Orlando, Aaron works with autistic children ages two through six on pinpointing developmental roadblocks and creating a strategy to overcome them.

While studying inequality and social mobility, Richard Reeves made a surprising discovery: in some countries, like the US and UK, boys are drastically lagging behind girls across many academic measures. He explains why these struggles in...

Dive into the unique world of Zulu P, a New York-based rap group revolutionizing hip hop with their originality and inclusive approach.