What began as a disparaging online exchange about the celebrity Kris Aquino’s elder son has become an investigation into possible violations of disability-rights laws. Beyond the apologies and public outrage lies a larger question about the responsibility of those who turn other people’s lives into entertainment. It took 26 seconds for the conversation in “Machong...
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The hidden struggles of people on the spectrum
Cheryl’s story begins in quiet worry, weighed down by the demand of raising her differently abled son in a world that prides itself in progress and praises innovation and inclusivity, but is quick to judge what it hardly understands. The single mother of Rusell, who has Level 3 autism spectrum disorder (ASD), tells her story...