Jessica Slice sits for a photo in her Toronto home in April 2025. Mothers Day often becomes a day of reflection for many: how did my parents' impact me? How will I impact my child, if I have one or ...
When she was younger, before she became disabled, Jessica Slice would occasionally wonder what parenthood might look like someday — how a child (or two, or three) would fit within her familiar ...
Parents with any kind of disability are much more likely to have some type of interaction with the child welfare system than other parents. This means they are more likely than other parents to be ...
When my daughter was a few months old, I joined a group for new moms. We brought our babies and talked for a couple of hours each Wednesday in a community center in Oakland, California. I was an ...
In 2011, Jessica Slice took a strenuous summer hike on the Greek Island of Santorini. She didn't drink enough water and when she returned to her cruise ship, she felt dizzy and nauseated. She thought ...
In this Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, file photo, Kim M. Smith, leader of the Utah Deaf Hospital Rights movement and president of the Utah Association of the Deaf, brushes her hair away from her hearing aid ...
MIAMI - Parent to Parent of Miami has served as a resource center for parents who have children with disabilities in Miami-Dade County for 38 years. "It is an organization close to my heart and so ...