VIDEO

Individual Disabilities & Sexuality

2014

FindCenter Summary

Lynn Pedotto interviews Katie Frank about sexuality education for children with disabilities.

16:37 min

We’ve Got This: Stories by Disabled Parents

How do two parents who are blind take their children to the park? How is a mother with dwarfism treated when she walks her child down the street? How do Deaf parents know when their baby cries in the night? When writer and musician Eliza Hull was pregnant with her first child, like most...

Eliza Hull (editor)

Creating the World We Want to Live In: How Positive Psychology Can Build a Brighter Future

This book is about hope and a call to action to make the world the kind of place we want to live in.

Bridget Grenville-Cleave, Dóra Guðmundsdóttir, Felicia Huppert, Vanessa King, David Roffey, Sue Roffey, Marten de Vries

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Parenting with a Disability Makes Me Feel Like an ‘Impostor’ as a Mother

Fortunately, love isn’t a collection of capacities, of practical contributions. My love isn’t diminished by my ability to carry my son up the stairs, just as it isn’t diminished by the fact that I didn’t carry him inside my uterus.

How to Emotionally Cope with Having Disabilities

Having a disability can be really hard, but there are many ways to accept your circumstance. In this article, you’ll learn how to cope with having disabilities.

Wikihow Contributors

Please Don’t Be My Knight in Shining Armor

There’s something empowering and dignifying about the act of asking for help when it is genuinely needed.

My Disability May Be Invisible, But Here’s Why I’m Done Hiding It

In the beginning, it was difficult to let myself rest, even with the ultimate doctor’s note. I felt like I still had to push past my (extremely limited) capabilities. I had to practice slowing down and allowing my frailties to become visible even when I had the choice to hide them.

Elizabeth K. Hinnant

On Disability and Accepting Help

I couldn’t keep “proving everyone wrong” and still do all the things I wanted to do with my life.

For People with Disabilities, Asking for Help Carries Hidden Costs

We should remember that while disabled people can become good at asking for help, few of us are entirely comfortable with it.

Luke’s Best Chance: One Man’s Fight for His Autistic Son

More than a million children in America are the autism spectrum. What happens when they come of age?

Paul Solotaroff

Living Well with a Disability

Adapting to life with a disability is never easy, but there are ways to help yourself cope with limitations, overcome challenges, and build a rewarding life.

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