disabilities

I'm reading this book about christian science. She explains that they don't believe in contagion or illness, and they pray if someone believes they are ill or injured. She talks about breaking her ankle and having chicken pox. What happens if a christian scientist has a baby with a disability...

Hi all, I've attended TAM in the past with a cane, but for any future meetings I will have to use a wheelchair. I've heard rumors but no first-hand comments on how comfortable/accessible TAM and the hotel are for wheeled skeptics. I'm aware of the "on paper" info, but am seeking personal...

http://www.newsleader.com/article/20100222/NEWS01/2220318 As the parent of a disabled child I find this incredibly offensive.

Paterson’s Office Is Not Amused by ‘Saturday Night Live’ Skit I didn't actually see this myself, but from the way it's described it seems like the SNL skit mocking David Paterson, Governor of New York, who happens to be blind, was in rather poor taste. Personally, I don't find find it funny...

Is there a poetry for the deaf? I can understand that someone who loses their hearing at an age when they have heard and read poetry would still be able to read 'ordinary' poetry and 'hear' it in their head. But, in the case of someone born profoundly deaf? I'd guess that they can 'see' a...

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Just wondering: what constitutes a mental disability? Obviously, Schizophrenia and the like are included in mental. But what about: -ADD (attention deficit disorder) -clinical depression (mild to moderate) -OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) - Dyslexia -post traumatic stress disorder...