Persons with disabilities need accommodations and supports, not medically assisted death

 By Robin Acton As the mother of a young woman with an intellectual disability and the wife of someone with a significant physical disability, I know full well the value and meaning of their lives. Their lives, like my own, are defined by who they are, who they love, their

It is a new year — be kind and unwind

 Happy 2021! I hope you all had a good NYE, and you’re enjoying the new year so far, at least as much as you can. As I’m typing this, we’re still on lockdown, and the number of people with Covid-19 continues to rise. In that regard, we’re not off to

Perceptions & misconceptions: We may be different, but we’re just like you

 What’s your first thought when you come across a person using a wheelchair or another mobility device? Do you think of us as just another person, or do you view us as less or more of a person only because we appear and do things differently? In part one of