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January 29, 2014

Sofia Aliremembers her brother Malik as a“really athletic four-year-old, enthusiastic about learning and the bestbrother I could ever h...

January 17, 2014

"Is he mentally retarded?" she asks.I am holding my 19-month-old son in my arms at a visit to a dental clinic in a children's hospital.I'...

January 16, 2014

In October,New Jersey State Supreme Court Justice Helen E. Hoens (right) stepped down,saying she developed the qualities essential in a j...

January 6, 2014

I've beenreading Hardwiring Happiness,which shows us how we can take in and savour more of the good moments in ourlives, retraining our b...

January 15, 2014

Thiscomment on the blog of a parent stopped me in my tracks (if you read down in the post you'll see the comment reprint in full). It's f...

February 18, 2014

At five days old, Lucas Puchta had an MRI. He was born with a port wine stain on his face, which can sometimes be a sign of Sturge-Weber...

February 10, 2014

The other night I woke with a vivid memory.I was in junior high taking band class. Because I didn't step up quickly when the horn instrum...

February 7, 2014

A number of stories crossed my desk recently that made me think about how our cultureassigns value to people and how this disadvantages f...

February 21, 2014

York University researchers Nazilla Khanlou and Mahdieh Dastjerdi (above) share the findings of their study on the experiences of 30 immi...

February 27, 2014

This story on CBC's The National last night looks at the economic benefits of hiring people with disabilities. It includes an interview w...