Two-thirds of families who have a child with a disability told Stanford researchers that they struggled to meet basic needs, such as food, housing, utilities, child care and health care. Since 2020, ...

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Susana Ruiz sat in the doctor’s exam room in San Jose, Calif. unable to smile, open her right eye, or even take a sip of water. “The only way this is going to remedy is if you take care of yourself,” ...

Parents of children with life-impacting learning disabilities, neurological or developmental disorders and/or physical conditions – face myriad challenges associated with raising them. Aside from the ...

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University of Victoria provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. University of Victoria provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. In 2022, we spent several months listening to ...