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Diversity ideal excludes disabled

There's an ironic disconnect developing around the terms "diversity" and "inclusion."

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Lacking speech, they gain a voice

The world's fastest talker can recite "The Three Little Pigs" five times in 15 seconds.

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Disabled urged to get out and vote

Julianne Hay was 19 when she first voted. Eleven years later, she is as passionate as ever about exercising her democratic rights.

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'Culture of perfection' destroying us

An Italian woman who sought to abort one of the twins she was expecting is at the centre of an international furor over society's attitude to children with disabilities.

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Put politicians on the hot seat

Will disability support payments go the distance as an election issue this fall?

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Chance to stop crippling kids' potential

Imaginative. Brilliant. Fabulous. It's not often you hear that type of language from people with disabilities in reaction to government appointments.

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Fantastic stories an extreme sport

You cannot say there's anything boring about the explanations of professional athletes ruminating on how they came to be the focus of alleged doping infractions.

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Blood is thicker than brand power

A new Ontario website designed to spread the word about making communities accessible to people with disabilities is getting high marks for good intentions.

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Canada makes its mark in wheelchair tennis

Wheelchair tennis wants you. It's one of the fastest growing sports in the country, says 23-year-old Joel Dembe, a passionate competitor and promoter of the game.

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Wheels have fallen off public transit for disabled

Of all the complaints I receive about the way things work or don't work in this world, some of the most impassioned relate to transportation.

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