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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Every year in the United States, over 100,000 children develop a serious illness or disability, which adds to the more than 2 million children already living with these ...

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Susana Ruiz sat in the doctor’s exam room in San Jose, Calif. unable to smile, open her right eye, or even take a sip of water. “The only way this is going to remedy is if you take care of yourself,” ...

Two-thirds of families who have a child with a disability told Stanford researchers that they struggled to meet basic needs, such as food, housing, utilities, child care and health care. Since 2020, ...

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Growing up, I was always taught to be inclusive to everyone, especially my classmates who I would see every day. My godbrother has autism, and being inclusive has always been important to me because I ...