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'He's taught me to think differently:' Siblings video
My friend Kristen Huys has produced a candid, tender, illuminating video in which children talk about their brother or sister with a disa...
How to build a family
Nine years ago Robyn Sheppard welcomed a son into her family through adoption. It was Deion, 7, a student she'd worked with as an educati...
A scientist works with toy maker to get disabled kids moving
Five years ago, Cole Galloway had an existential crisis.The scientist at the University of Delaware was publishing papers about developme...
A play, an alphabet board, a new voice
This Is The Point is a play about two couples: a man and woman who have cerebral palsy, and a man and woman who have a child with cerebra...
Why I can't be 'for' the 'SickKids vs' ad
Disability is personal. It's part of identity. When your child has significant disabilities, it becomes part of your identity too. Perhaps...
A Family Like Mine: Who should we feature next?
A Family Like Mine is a series of videos on diverse families raising children with disabilities. The photos above feature three of our fa...
Drug cuts weight gain in autistic kids who take antipsychotics
Weight gain is a dangerous side effect of antipsychotics used to treat severe irritability and aggression in some children with autism.No...
Disabled? Own it, says keyboardist Casey Harris
Renegades isn't your typical music video: It's about disabled people doing the thingsthey love.This summer American indie rock band X Amb...
On World CP Day, recognizing a 'mama bear'
When Roma Bennett's son Joshua was only two weeks old, she had to return to work. That meant working till 3, then going downtown to care ...
How one family's dream of a service dog came true
By Kara Melissa SharpI knew Sebastian needed a dog when he was two. He was recovering from pneumonia in hospital, and we hadn't seen him ...
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