SAN ANTONIO Photographer Marien Armstrong, who is known for her inclusive photography, is compiling portraits of special needs families living under the pandemic for a book titled Together We Adapt, which she plans to publish this fall. "I think that a lot of people don't really realize a lot of the struggles the disability community has had," Armstrong said. She said if families are interested in being featured, they can find the information they need on the books website. My goal is always preserving the familys dignity, Armstrong said. Just because they have disabilities doesnt mean they have to sacrifice dignity and professionalism in their portraits.

SAN ANTONIO The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is hosting a Back to School: Special Needs and Social Distancing webinar set to take place on Wednesday, Aug. 19. We aim to provide resources to service providers so they may help parents and caregivers work with teachers to address issues related to back-to-school, social distancing and individuals with special health care needs, Brauner said. Brauner said the school closures and social distancing also had the effect of causing a longer at-home summer and the need to prepare for a new normal in the upcoming school year. Lakshmi Mahadevan, Ph.D., associate professor and AgriLife Extension specialist of special populations will be speaking during the event. Her areas of expertise include career assessment, post-secondary options for individuals with special needs, special education and multicultural career counseling.