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Group of girls modeling, one child has down syndrome

Kathryn Driscoll's Brilliant Response To Advertisers Leaving Out Kids With Disabilities

Megan Griffo

NOT YET CATEGORIZED

Famous Cartoon Characters Shave Their Heads So Kids With Cancer Don’t Have to Feel Different

The Mighty Staff

CANCER

A small girl with pigtails and wearing a denim jacket as she looks at camera

A Complete Stranger's Incredible Act of Kindness May Dramatically Change This Little Girl's Life

The Mighty Staff

NOT YET CATEGORIZED

Photos Capture a Prom Devoted to Joy, Not Disability

Megan Griffo

NOT YET CATEGORIZED

teen with cancer lays in hospital bed and gives a thumbs up

Teen With Incurable Cancer Has a Truly Selfless Final Wish

The Mighty Staff

COLORECTAL CANCER

Brother's Act of Love Helps Sister With Lupus Finish Marathon's Last 12 Miles

The Mighty Staff

LUPUS

Why ‘One of the Smallest Boys in the World’ Has Thousands of Facebook Fans

The Mighty Staff

DWARFISM

Mental Illness Allowed Me to Find My Gift -- My Messy Beautiful

Jennifer Marshall

BIPOLAR DISORDER

ESPN's Fan of the Year Completely Nails End Zone Dance

The Mighty Staff

DOWN SYNDROME

Dad Gives a Moving Inside Look at Raising a Child With Autism

The Mighty Staff

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

girl wearing glasses sitting in mobility racecar

Professor Finds Wildly Fun Way to Bring Mobility to Kids With Disabilities

The Mighty Staff

NOT YET CATEGORIZED

A small boy with an amputated leg and on crutches kicks a soccer leg

Powerade Ad Tells Athlete's Incredible Life Story in Just 2 Minutes

The Mighty Staff

NOT YET CATEGORIZED

Every Hospital Needs Teddy Bears That Do This

The Mighty Staff

MORE DISEASES

Watch What Happens When a Man With Alzheimer’s Is With the Family Dog

The Mighty Staff

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

This Woman Is Fulfilling Her Husband’s Last Wish to Prove ‘Love Is Stronger Than the Grief’

Megan Griffo

CANCER

A man on an inflatable ostrich

The Inflatable Ostrich and a Reminder About Life

John Taylor

TESTICULAR CANCER

A professional baseball player looks down and touches foreheads with a small boy who is laughing

How a Little Boy With Leukemia Became Friends With a World Series Champion

The Mighty Staff

LEUKEMIA

Christina Clapp playing piano

Teen With Down Syndrome Crushes Stereotypes With Her Music

The Mighty Staff

DOWN SYNDROME

paralympian chris waddell

Why This Man Calls the Accident That Paralyzed Him 'a Gift'

The Mighty Staff

DISABILITY

Michelle Nagle and her husband, Tim, with their daughter, Lyla

My Daughter Was Alive for 23 Minutes, and Every Second Was Beautiful

Michelle Nagle

ANENCEPHALY

Film Documents Life With Down Syndrome Like Never Before

Megan Griffo

DOWN SYNDROME

College Football Team Concocts Special Play So Fans With Muscular Dystrophy Can Join In

The Mighty Staff

MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY

A young woman stands next to her brother with Down syndrome in front of body of water

The Short Bus Stops At My House

Laura Hertzog

DOWN SYNDROME

The Beautiful Way a Couple Responded to Their Daughter’s Death

Megan Griffo

AICARDI SYNDROME

Photo of Corey Gould holding a dog's face

This Boy's Extraordinary Talent Stunned Experts at the National Dog Show

Megan Griffo

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

Climbing a Mountain Without Using Your Legs Requires One Thing: a Son Who Believes in You

The Mighty Staff

ADDISON'S DISEASE

The Blind Are Asked to Describe Beauty. These Are Their Answers.

The Mighty Staff

BLINDNESS

Special Pair of Jeans Finds a New Audience

Megan Griffo

DOWN SYNDROME

It's Impossible Not to Smile When You Hear This Girl Sing

The Mighty Staff

CONRADI-HUNERMANN SYNDROME

As a Kid, Jessica Cox Was Angry About Her Limitations. Today, She Flies Planes With Her Feet.

The Mighty Staff

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