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For disabled students, school may not be a safe, supportive place
Frequent support staff absences, long waits for a diagnosis, and being told to stay home are just some obstacles students face in Ontario.
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Read our new stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shoutouts to people making the world more inclusive.
How the notion of a 'normal' body harms us all
'It’s extremely reductive to have a single idea of what constitutes the ideal, normal, desirable life, function or body.'
Disability is a throughline in this student's work and family life
Maritza Basaran understands autism as a sister, a parent, a researcher, and a social worker in training.
When kids with complex needs become adults, care falls apart
Young adults with conditions like cerebral palsy have longer, more costly hospital stays and are more likely to be readmitted within a month, a new Ontario study finds.
Plan for U.S. disability health research doesn't include 'ableism'
We take a high-level look at the new NIH Strategic Plan for Disability Health Research from 2026 to 2030.
'I study how bodies move and how power moves in healthcare'
Stephanie Lurch is one of the few Black physiotherapists in Canada working as a clinician, educator and scholar. Her focus is health equity.
How families thrive when caring for a medically complex child
A new framework for tracking well-being in families was based on a survey of over 300 American parents and family caregivers.
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Check out our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shoutouts to people making the world more inclusive.
Check out the new BLOOM
Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
Disability left out of most U.S. pediatric medical training
Twenty four of 36 children's specialties had no mention of disability in the competencies residents and fellows must show.
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