A Texas special education teacher and two paraprofessionals were thrown behind bars for allegedly taping up the hands of a student with Down syndrome and forcing the youngster to walk in circles ...

When the filmmaker Jonatas Rubert was a child, his parents explained to him that his younger brother, Tiago, had Down syndrome. Rubert didn’t really know what that meant, nor did he care.

She describes moments like those as the “hardest thing” about raising a kid with Down syndrome, but takes comfort in knowing that her daughter will grow up surrounded by a loving and ...