Dr. Ann Wilkinson created WeBUILT, a community designed for adults with disabilities to live independently, after facing barriers with traditional group homes and government regulations.
Having a disability does not prevent anyone from being a capable and loving parent. Yet, it does present a set of unique challenges – challenges that Nicole Schultz-Kass, a 37-year-old blind mother ...
Parents describe a 'there's nothing we can do to help' mindset when their children with disabilities get special services at school. Will that change?
Parenting is full of challenges. Parents, also, have their own obstacles apart from having and raising children. One in 15 parents have a disability. These parents face societal discrimination and ...
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In the world of disability parenting, I am considered one of the lucky ones. My teenage son has a school place, and I work flexibly, from home, as a writer.
“I don’t understand what’s so hard about being a parent of a child with a disability,” a family member informed me the other day. “It’s not like YOU have to deal with ADD. Or anxiety. Or depression.
Author Jessica Slice became disabled in her late twenties. Later, she and her husband chose to foster and adopt a child. Through her own experiences and those of others, Slice learned that despite ...
The cover of "Unfit Parent" and author Jessica Slice. (Courtesy of Beacon Press and Vanessa Heins) Author Jessica Slice became disabled in her late twenties. Later, she and her husband chose to foster ...
Disabled author Jessica Slice learned that despite often negative societal views, those who were disabled could often parent very well. New book 'Unfit Parent' shares what parents with disabilities ...