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Inside Edition at it again

This time with a story about little people on Monday Febraury 27, 2006. Again it could have been worse. [Read more...]

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Blind mom raises star athlete

ECU junior blind since childhood a star athlete, student, human being

When her son was just 7 years old, Verdina Gillette-Simms one evening contemplated the condition that would redefine his life. [Read more...]

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Newly disabled amputee mom

A Step at a Time: With a new leg and a baby coming, determination overrides the anguish

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Blind father rescuses children in house fire

Blind Father Injured in Ecorse House Fire [Read more...]

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One of the many joys of crip parenting

I primarily reserve this space for discussions of media and law about parents with disabilities, but I also want this space to be a place to talk about disability culture as it interacts with crip parenting.

Today when I read my seven-year-old’s communication book to see what she did in school, I saw that she learned about Rosa Parks today. My daughter, who has a disability herself, CP, was excited to tell me about her day. Her speech is difficult to understand, especially when lipreading, so we use a combination of speech, sign language and gestures to communicate.

I asked her, “Did you learn about Rosa Parks today.” [Read more...]