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Sustaining Spirit: Self-Care for Social Justice

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By Naomi Ortiz — 2018

Caring - Volunteering - Always too much work to do - Burnout Does this sound familiar? Burnout is a vicious cycle. Naomi Ortiz went through this cycle many times before she realized: This Is Not Working. Sustaining Spirit shows how she broke the cycle of burnout and brought balance into her life.

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Catering to My Environment as a Parent with a Disability

Because I’m at ease with my disability and have grown to understand my limitations, it’s been easier for me to figure out solutions to what might be everyday obstacles to other people.

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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.

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Disabled Parenting in an Ableist World | Kara Ayers | TEDxCincinnatiWomen

People with disabilities are increasingly achieving their dreams to become parents. The strengths and challenges faced by these unique families aren't what you might expect.

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Parents with Disabilities Are Often Overlooked in Society

But despite the challenges, kids raised by one or more disabled parents often benefit immensely from the experience.

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The Best Wheelchair Accessible Crib Designs for Parents with Disabilities

Finding wheelchair accessible parenting equipment is almost impossible. You certainly won't find it at any Babies R Us or other major retailers.

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Being Disabled Doesn’t Stop Us Being Great Parents | Born Different

A family from Watford, England, want the world to know that life can be the same when living with disabilities. Faye Pearson, 29, and her husband Stevie, 26, are parents to 18-month-old Rowan. Both of their conditions are progressive, however, neither was passed onto their son, Rowan.

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The Invisibles: Parenting With a Disability

Guthrie resident Kim Watson overcomes the physical and emotional challenges of parenting with a disability.

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Transcending Disabilities: Positive Body Imaging | Kim Lan Grout | TEDxUNC

One day in the grocery store, someone questioned Kim Lan Grout's ability to be a mother because of her leg amputation. In this talk, Grout explores the way we judge differences, and how simple it is to change the way we think about them.

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Individual Disabilities & Sexuality

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

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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

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