LissetteLissette Cruz, a five-year-old with Down syndrome, lives with her family in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where residents sometimes struggle to get special services and therapy for children who need them. Her mother, Claudia Cruz, is fighting for more help for her daughter and other children with special needs.This photo essay is part of the research "How NYC Is Failing Students With Special Needs—and Why Minority Kids Have It the Worst." 