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The sisterhood in our house is built on differences
Anchel Krishna had a romanticized view of how alike her daughters would be. In fact, they have unique personalities, interests and abilities.
Letting go
By Madeleine Greey“Okay ladies, here's your homework. Figure out what you're willing to let go of. Make a list. Then prioritize it over...
Parenting my one-of-a-kind kid
By Beth DangerfieldThree days before this picture was taken we rushed my daughter Abby into the emergency room. She had a stomach bug and...
Jean Vanier wins $2.1 million prize for 'advocacy of belonging'
Canadian humanist Jean Vanier is the 2015 winner of the Templeton Prize, a $2.1 million award for his work bringing adults with and witho...
A son's injury prompts a dad to give back
In 2011 Amir Karmali's son Kaylum was accidently kicked in the head during a soccer game. The next morning he couldn't walk and was hospi...
Red, green, blue? Every store wants one
When Luke Anderson graduated as a civil engineer in 2002 he moved from Ontario to British Columbia to pursue his passion: mountain biking...
The tales we spin about disability
Beyond the Pale is a new memoir about raising a child with albinism. It's written by Emily Urquhart, a Canadian folklorist and writer who...
BLOOM media roundup
Disabled by design Slate"We inhabit a culture that perpetuates the idea that disability lies in bodies rather than in design." Fascina...
What's in a name?
It seemed a simple exercise. I was at Columbia University doing a a course for clinicians and writers on narrative medicine. In our small...
My epic parenting fail
I'm often sent story pitches for what strike me as ridiculous products that in no way relate to parenting, let alone parenting children w...
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