OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Students from The Jemicy School in Owings Mills are making headlines on a national stage during Dyslexia Awareness Month. Their documentary "Fashion with a Purpose" will premiere this weekend at the world's largest high school film festival in Times Square, showcasing how learning differences don't limit dreams.

The documentary tells a story of inclusion through the lens of students who understand being different. It captures fashion design students from The Jemicy School creating adaptive clothing for clients of Penn-Mar Human Services — adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

"A student came to me with the idea for my fashion design classes to design and fabricate inclusive clothing for adults. At that time it was an exciting new opportunity for our

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