Artist Deborah Macy enjoys a good laugh at something David says as he works on his painting.  David Danis, who has Down syndrome, attends his weekly art class with local artist Deborah Macy at her studio in New Bedford, MA.
A student looks for a book on the shelves of the fifth floor UMass Dartmouth University library in Dartmouth, MA.
A student looks for a book on the shelves of the fifth floor UMass Dartmouth University library in Dartmouth, MA. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
(above) A student looks for a book on the shelves of the fifth floor UMass Dartmouth University library in Dartmouth, MA. (below) Three students study in on of the closed study rooms found on the third floor of the UMass Dartmouth library. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA