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Gentleness is at the heart of a book about learning to live with loss
Christa Couture writes about unimaginable heartache, from the amputation of her leg to treat cancer as a child to the death of her two sons.
Amid medical mystery, mother sees beauty in son
'This Boy We Made' explores what it's like for a Black family to advocate for their undiagnosed son in the United States.
Mom investigates parents' role in shared medical decisions
'They're the quarterback, talking to all the clinicians who are helping their child and chatting with other families in similar situations and bringing their personal experience.'
Disability bias remains strong, Harvard scientist says
'Racial bias dropped 26 per cent over 14 years and sexuality bias dropped 65 per cent. But we got absolutely no change in disability bias.'
Studies aim to find out if drug reduces 'noisy brain' in some autistic children
Difficulty filtering out background noise and sensory information can make it hard for some kids with autism to focus on an interaction.
Reporting a story when you're blind has its advantages, journalist says
'I've been told it makes me listen better, because my first way of taking in information is not visually.'
A disabled basketball star is the love interest in a new young adult novel
'The overall message is not to pigeonhole people and not to pigeonhole yourself.'
Disability arts disrupts ableist notions of beauty and value
'Tangled's mission is about creating opportunities for Mad, Deaf and disabled artists to shift the narrative of our cultural tablet.'
Mindfulness helped mom be kinder to herself. Now she teaches others
Protibha Gupta leads an eight-week meditation program for parents of children with disabilities at Holland Bloorview.
'Spaces': a music video that makes room for disability
'I want disabled kids to say "Hey, I see myself in one of these people in this video."'
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