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Missouri Treasurer Eric Schmitt was in Kansas City Tuesday to promote MO ABLE, a new savings program for people with disabilities.“Look, when my son was…
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Jill Wagner’s life changed the day her then-10-month-old son, Dean, was hospitalized after a series of seizures.Tests revealed that Dean had a rare…
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Roy Alcorn shot pool with friends last week as sunlight streamed through the open door of a small building at Equi-Venture Farms.A month earlier, Alcorn…
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For the past six years, Jyoti Mukharji has opened her home kitchen to teach Kansas Citians about Indian cuisine.But to her fans, her classes are more than…
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Judy Talbot is trying to get her daughter out of a state facility for Kansans with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Zack Zbeeb is trying to…
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In a small, windowless room at the University of Kansas Child and Family Services Clinic, Julie Boydston put on a few sock puppets and explained that…
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Like most moms, Judy Talbot has photos and videos of her daughter on her smartphone.But some of the images Talbot keeps on her phone show her daughter…
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It's not just temperatures that are rising this weekend. From a controversial examination of the connections (or lack thereof) between vaccines and…
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Is autism a culture, a disability ... or maybe both? We explore the community around autism, and if that “disability” is truly disabling.Guests:Tom Irwin,…
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Autism is often talked about as a checklist of different challenges and deficits, but how can we approach autism in a more balanced way? Author Barry…
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Having a sibling with autism can be challenging, as kids with autism often struggle to connect with other children. These frustrations inspired actress…
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Gov. Jay Nixon said Tuesday that Missouri had levied its largest fine ever for insurance law violations against two Aetna companies.Nixon said Aetna Life…