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Past the Pages
As someone with cerebral palsy, I often feel dehumanized. For as long as I can remember, I’ve had to justify my existence and the support I need to navigate the world. During my childhood, every specialized service came with another evaluation, another test, and another reminder that I was measured against standards that had never…
When “Inclusive Education” Leaves Disabled Children Behind
Across North America, families of disabled children are watching the same pattern unfold: schools promise inclusion, but the supports that make inclusion a reality are disappearing. The result is a growing crisis in which disabled students are being pushed out of classrooms not because they cannot learn, but because the systems around them are collapsing. …
When Care Isn’t There
An essay by Heidi Knudsen in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette puts a human face on a problem too often discussed only in policy terms: the severe shortage of home healthcare workers for disabled people. Her story is not one about abstract funding debates or workforce statistics. It is about her son, Bode, who survived open-heart surgery…
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