article_snippet.sent: Disabled children can face a lot of challenges - but one photographer from Washington wants to make sure Disabled children recognize that they all have a super-human ability to conquer any challenge set before they all.
article_snippet.sent: For The Superhero Project, Renee Bergeron, 38, photographs children with special needs as superheroes, dressing children up with capes, goggles, and wands in order to make children feel like children can do anything. '
article_snippet.sent: I think a lot of people look at others with special needs and think of others as "less" in some ways,' Mrs. Bergeron, who also has a parenting blog, recently told The Mighty. '
article_snippet.sent: Caped crusader: Avery, pictured, was photographed for Renee Bergeron's Superhero Project; Avery was born prematurely, has had multiple brain surgeries, and has a feeding tube in Renee Bergeron's stomach .
article_snippet.sent: Renee Bergeron's first little superhero subject was Mrs. Bergeron's first little superhero subject own son, Apollo, now four.
article_snippet.sent: After speaking to other moms of children with special needs on Facebook, Renee Bergeron decided to take similarly empowering photographs of more disabled children.
article_snippet.sent: In 2013, Renee Bergeron began working on the The Superhero Project, taking pictures of children with physical disabilities, autism, and sensory disorders free of charge.
article_snippet.sent: My hope is that we can spread awareness about special needs, while giving encouragement to families through the gift of professional photography,'
article_snippet.sent: Renee Bergeron continued: 'While their special needs are what brought their to the shoot, I wanted the images to capture their individual spirits.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Renee Bergeron, 38, captures children with disabilities at children most confident for her Superhero Project .
  