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Instead of a mirror, blind dancers rely on their ears, feet and a strong sense of their body in space
Every Monday, adults with vision loss from around the world join Krishna Washburn's online ballet class.
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'P-what?' A dad teaches doctors about child's rare condition
Yesterday a dad came to visit me.His name is Syed Haider and his daughter Zahra, 5, has pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration ...
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Sisters: 'Look at me, I'm disabled too!'
By Jessica GeboersWhen I was a child doing physical therapy at Grandview, my younger sister Avery climbed into a nearby hand-bike and beg...
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Diagnoses at a later age may mean missed opportunities for treatment
A child who is diagnosed at an older age may miss windows for intervention. Parents discuss the impact and a developmental pediatrician looks at contributing factors.
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For this mom, disability pride starts in the toybox
'My toy is equal parts a teaching tool, a fun wheeled toy, and a piece of inclusive decor.'
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Children's rehab can be boring. This scientist aims to make it fun
'When you see a child experience something they haven't experienced before, or finding amusement or joy or curiosity, that makes it all worth it.'
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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...
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Disabled parenting is 'messier,' and that's a good thing
'Needing care does not make you incapable of providing care. It doesn’t somehow make you a worse parent if you need help.'
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At London's Chickenshed theatre, 'there are no labels'
Chickenshed isa vibrant British theatre company that does professional plays and musicals, high school and university education, children...
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U of T docs say ridicule, yelling, rude emails a part of their world
A new study in Academic Medicine looks at uncivil behaviour among doctors—from eye rolling and open ridicule to yelling, throwing objects, sending unkind e-mails and posting disparaging social media comments. University of Toronto researchers interviewed 49 doctors who are faculty in U of T’s…
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