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'We talk to each other every day about progress and things we’re having difficulty with,' says occupational therapist Kim Hurda. 'Being near to each other in our pods is extremely helpful.'
Anchel Krishna gazed at photos of people exploring a stunning set of caves. She knew there was no way her daughter could get her wheelchair in there.
'Sometimes people think of accessibility as a nice to have, right? Whereas if it's anti-ableism... it speaks to the fact that a lot of this is structural violence.'
'Don't hide your disability... I'm not just talking about physical disability, I'm talking about mental disability. Show who you are and what you are to the world.'
'We're still measuring a significant inequality here and finding other clues that ableist biases and provider attitudes are contributing,' says Ohio transplant surgeon Austin Schenk.
Nearly 20 per cent of our families struggle to afford and get healthy food. A new food support program will change that.
'Her value is not tied to what she can do or reach or check off. Her value is who she is.'
Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shoutouts to people making the world more inclusive.
A father balances sharing 'the difficulty of parenting a medically complex, disabled child... with enough of the joy that nobody mistakes Bree for a burden on us.'
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