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From cocoon to cold reality
By Jennifer JohannesenWhen my son was very young, I was an enthusiastic participant in what I now think of as the “rehab machinery” o...
Return on disability
This story on CBC's The National last night looks at the economic benefits of hiring people with disabilities. It includes an interview w...
Immigrant moms hit a service wall
York University researchers Nazilla Khanlou and Mahdieh Dastjerdi (above) share the findings of their study on the experiences of 30 immi...
A therapist finds herself in parent shoes
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...
Are kids with 'behaviours' bad?
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...
How misguided values make us sick
A number of stories crossed my desk recently that made me think about how our cultureassigns value to people and how this disadvantages f...
Emilie's world tour unites children with disabilities
Emilie, 9 (centre), is travelling the world from her home of Lyon, France to meet children with disabilities, learn about their experienc...
One moment, forever changed
Sofia Aliremembers her brother Malik as a“really athletic four-year-old, enthusiastic about learning and the bestbrother I could ever h...
Dear Compassion
I just returned from a moving workshop at Mount Sinai Hospital called Postcards from the Edge: Addressing Compassion Fatigue in Note Form...
I loved it
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