DISABILITY PLANNING FOR MY CHILD: HOW TO BEGIN NOW
I talk to lots of different people who have a role in supporting families of children with disabilities. This week, I had an interesting chat with Bruce Maier, a financial…
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Our 2020 Intl Day of People With Disabilities Agenda: No More Poverty!
The disability community in Canada has a long history of being fractured. Disability groups have traditionally competed for scarce resources – that’s just the way things were. Jockeying for limited…
ADVOCATE WITH EMPATHY: A Chat About How It Works
Yesterday, my caregiving colleagues Al Etmanski and Vickie Cammack hosted me in a fascinating chat about advocating with empathy. Have a listen to our discussion and let me know what…
ADVOCATE WITH EMPATHY: A Chat About How It Works
Yesterday, my caregiving colleagues Al Etmanski and Vickie Cammack hosted me in a fascinating chat about advocating with empathy. Have a listen to our discussion and let me know what…
After Caregiving: A Tribute to A Dear Friend
Today I hugged one of my oldest and dearest friends. I hugged her for a long time, because this was the day of her husband’s funeral. Kathleen Campbell Jordan married…
Envisioning a Better Future for Caregivers
Arthur Kleinman understands families like mine. I know he does, because he wrote this: The chronically ill often are like those trapped at a frontier, wandering confused in a poorly…