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In Canada, disability researcher says 'racism is very polite'
Sadora Asafaw has worked as a special-needs coordinator in Holland Bloorview's Spiral Garden and as a recreation assistant running progra...
Southern Health fined $1.8 million in death of Sara Ryan's son
Yesterday Southern Health in Britain was fined just over $1.8 million dollars for the preventable death of Connor Sparrowhawk, an 18-year...
My jar of awesome
Lots of amazing things happen in my son's life, things that fill my heart with gratitude. But too often those memories get lost amid the ...
Why is using electric shocks on disabled students a non-story?
Members of disability rights group ADAPT protest the use of electric shocks on disabled students in front of FDA Commissioner Scott Gottl...
A son shows his family the way home in Love, Hope and Autism
Robert Fresco is a professional filmmaker, so when his twins Fraser and Hallee were born, it was natural that he'd turn the camera on the...
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...
'Being a black male is...a safety issue over and above autism'
Many of you know Amy Ma, who is chair of the family advisory council at Montreal Children's Hospital. Recently, Amy told me she'd heard a...
It's time for the Paralympics. Where's the buzz?
This morning this story popped up in my Google alerts: Why do Americans ignore the Paralympics?My first thought was 'What Paralympics?'I ...
How 'I became more than the kid in the wheelchair'
Max Setka, 21, is in his second year studying journalism and history at Trent University in Peterborough, Ont. Max has a long history wit...
Doctors' disbelief is a common response to rare disease
Laura Howson-Strong is an occupational therapist at Holland Bloorview who has worked with children with disabilities at two ends of the s...
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