NASHUA, N.H.—Inspired to help his grandmother and other seniors like her, high school student Aadi Kulkarni, now 17, founded a program called TechPals to help teach digital-age skills to senior citizens.
Temple Grandin had to overcome prejudices, ignorance and bullying on her way to becoming a leader in the field of animal behavior. Her autism became her strength, not a barrier to her...
A mentorship program with a 27-year history that reaches students with learning differences began as the brainchild of a college student in 1998. Now, the organization reaches 12,000 students at more than...
Jim Henson and Jane Nebel dedicated their lives to helping us all understand our emotions and learn to work together to build stronger communities. They used Muppets to give us a sometimes...
TYNGSBORO, Mass.—Juliana Fischer, 11, acted quickly to rescue her neighbor, 5-year-old Jack Buss, after she heard his mother scream for help. Jack had been playing with his cousin in their backyard when...
David Ross played for three MLB teams, winning two World Series, hitting a home run to cinch the championship for the improbable Cubs, and solidifying his place in sports history as a...
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas—In early July, Coast Guard swimmer Scott Ruskan reported for his first day at his new post in Corpus Christi when he received a call to head to the Texas...
Louis Braille invented a language you can touch. When the son of a saddlemaker created a tactile way for blind people to read, he opened up a whole new world for millions...
LYNCHBURG, Virginia—Dismayed by the number of discarded flowers she would see after the weddings she planned, Beheatherlyn Kirby hatched an idea to brighten strangers’ days.