The Elgin respite centre for disabled children and families

Families caring for disabled children share how respite care at Aberlour Options in Elgin provides support, confidence and hope for the future.

The RDSP was meant to help disabled Canadians save for the future. Yet many don't know it exists

The Registered Disability Savings Plan was intended to be a financial safety net for people with disabilities and the families who care for them. But it's only reaching about a third of those it was ...

Disabilities in movies, TV shows: Do you feel seen on screen? (Enable: The Disability Podcast)

Is there enough disability representation in film and TV? And why is it important? In this episode of “Enable: The Disability Podcast,” co-hosts Geoff “DeafGeoff” Herbert and Kurt Hower discuss the ...
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Where Are the Disabled Characters in Children’s TV? New Research Shows Representation Has Stalled

Geena Davis Institute research shows disabled characters remain significantly underrepresented in new and popular children’s ...

Leeds girl, 9, asks 'why am I different?' as family face 20-month council wait

“Kind and cheeky” nine-year-old Persephone ‘Percy’ Hassall, from Micklefield, has been struggling in school for years without ...

Tokuji Hayakawa did not make people with disabilities into 'people to be helped.'

Tokuji Hayakawa did not make people with disabilities into 'people to be helped.'—The reason why the man who created Sharp ...

[Reporter's Diary] I want people to know about the barriers to elections: A person with multiple disabilities takes on the challenge of running for office in Nishinomiya …

Kazumi KawasumiThere is a woman with disabilities in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, who is thinking about taking on the ...