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Twitter is a great space for parents and rehab professionals to get grounded in disability justice.
Medical ethicist says disability diminishes life's value
Last week, medical ethicist Ezekiel Emanual spoke to The MIT Technology Review about why he believes life after age 75 is not worth living.
In 2019, physical restraint of disabled people still is a thing
We look at the use of physical restraints and isolation rooms for children and adults with disabilities around the world.
Why do so many parents feel so inadequate?
In Happy Parents, Happy Kids, author Ann Douglas argues that many of the pressures facing parents today can't be relieved one family at a time. That's why broad changes are needed at a cultural and
'We Carry Kevan' aims to inspire a new model of inclusive travel
Kevan Chandler paid a visit to Holland Bloorview last week on a tour to promote his new book We Carry Kevan: Six friends. Three countries. No wheelchair.
How does having a disabled neighbour 'dash your dreams?'
Families protest the Weyburn, Sask. decision to keep a small group home out. This photo is from CBC NewsI'm embarrassed.This isn't the Ca...
Health care for disabled Ontarians fails to measure up
Ontario adults with developmental disabilities are nearly four times more likely to die early than their non-disabled peers, and fare wor...
Tailored by touch
Two Blind Brothers is a new luxury clothing brand in New York City named for its owners—brothers Bradford, (right) 31, and Bryan Mannin...
'It's not just for Joey, it's for a better world'
By Louise KinrossBritish director Stephen Unwin is set to direct his new play All Our Children—about a German clinic in 1941 that sends...
I'm not okay with disability hate being confused with science
I didn't want to write about this. But I couldn't let these comments (scroll to the bottom of this page for the full passage) about peopl...
A play, an alphabet board, a new voice
This Is The Point is a play about two couples: a man and woman who have cerebral palsy, and a man and woman who have a child with cerebra...
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