A Christmas day tennis game inspired Greg Vasicek to create a community for autistic athletes

Forest Park, nestled between a...

Inclusivity and understanding are the pathways to accepting and getting to know the people around us. This fall, WFUV's...

Only 14% of people with autism have jobs that pay. Two initiatives are trying to change that.

Florencio Flores-Palomo faced his fear of water to create a swimming organization to empower special needs children

The sound...

About 20 percent of children in New York City public schools have disabilities, including autism. As part of WFUV's Strike A

20 years ago a physician claimed that vaccinating your child would put them at risk for autism. President Trump agrees.

Dr. Shawn Ladda is a professor at Manhattan College, and used to be on the board at SHAPE America, a group that advocates...

Briathny Merejo lives in the South Bronx. She’s in 6^th grade and has severe asthma. She says sometimes when she walks down...

Many parks around New York City run a program called Kids in Motion. It starts in the spring, and runs through the end of...

Augusta Falletta lost her brother to a car accident in 2014. She later stumbled upon The Dinner Party. It’s an organization...