How many people do you know who live with a hidden disability? And even if you’ve been told, how well do you understand the challenges that person deals with? Let me share some insights that I have garnered from living with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) for over a decade. My disability has affected every…
I have an empty maple syrup can on my desk to keep spare pencils in, but in the local grocery store maple syrup comes in small glass bottles with weird little round handles near the top. My friend wanted to know what the handles were for, so of course I told her that in Ontario…
What do you want for Christmas? I remember this question from my childhood, part of recess-time chatter. In January, the question would shift: What did you get for Christmas? In my family, we’d make a big deal of writing our names on a piece of paper and then each choosing a name randomly, meaning we…
When prompted to think of someone with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactive disorder), most people imagine an overly active child, usually a boy, bouncing off the walls in class, unable to retain any bits of information. When prompted to think of someone with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), most imagine a quiet, perhaps non-verbal child (also usually…
Brazilian State Legislator Andréa Werner runs a one-of-a-kind office. “Our working hours are flexible, most of the team works from home, we changed the lighting in our offices to be less bright than other offices, and we also create processes to make sure people have the resources they need,” says Werner. “My team is very…
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