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'We're the custom tailor for people who use wheelchairs'
Koolway co-founders Jennifer Gallienne and John Cook with head cutter, sewer and pattern designer Vienna Liu.Jennifer Gallienne is co-fou...
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Young carers and other pieces of disability news
Photo by CBC NewsYouth who help care for a disabled or ill brother or sister were in the spotlight this week at the Young Carers Forum in...
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A letter to myself
We just finished our first six-week narrative medicine group for parents. The group brought together nine parents for 90 minutes each wee...
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A mask doesn't belong in a film about courage to be who you are
I read R. J. Palacio's book Wonder—about a boy called Auggie with a craniofacial condition that elicits stares and fear—back in 2012....
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A practical guide for parents of disabled children and their doctors
Many of you followed Julie Keon on her blog. Julie just released a revised edition, with new content, of her book What I Would Tell You: ...
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Accepting emotions reduces depression, stress in parents
Mothers of children with autism reported significant drops in depression and stress and improvements in physical health after participati...
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Amy Wright, founder of Bitty and Beau's, is CNN's hero of 2017
Two of Amy Wright's children have Down syndrome— Beau, 12, and Bitty, 7. In 2016, Amy opened Bitty and Beau's Coffee Shop in Wilmington...
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Reporting on Illinois group home abuse wins award
Barbara Chyette holds a photo of her brother Lauren Braun, who choked to death on a hamburger on a supervised group home outing in 2014. ...
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I feel joy
The following is a found poem created this week in the narrative medicine group for parents at Holland Bloorview. A found poem is like a ...
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Talking to kids about weight: What works and what doesn't?
Last month the American Academy of Pediatrics released a policy statement on how children with obesity are stigmatized, and how health pr...
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