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Nicky Hunter is an Occupational Therapist with the Spinal Outreach Team at Queensland Spinal Cord Injury Service, Princess Alexandra Hospital and Health Services District in Australia. She describes the innovative and collaborative approach of the Sp...
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Louise Jensen, a mother of three from Northamptonshire, UK, who has experienced chronic pelvic girdle pain (PGP) for five years, talks about adjusting to life with a disability and how a change of attitude has helped her to live life to the full.
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Della Sharpe of Swindon, Wiltshire, UK, describes how she developed her own ways of adapting to motherhood.
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Personal experience
Ellen Bird, a mother with amyoplasia, a form of arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC), from Staffordshire, UK, talks about her experience of pregnancy and early parenthood.
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Personal experience
The DPPi information service receives many enquiries on getting out and about with children. Here we feature some tips from disabled parents on giving children maximum latitude while, at the same time, keeping them safe.
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Personal experience
Nicholas Fincham, a parish priest from west London, UK, talks about the events in 2006 that led to his disability. He describes his family's experiences and how he has adapted to disability. Nicholas is married to Rosemary and they have two child...
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Personal experience
Tracey Johnston of Poole, Dorset, UK, talks about her experience of stroke and motherhood, and how she adjusted successfully to one-handed parenting.
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Personal experience
Nicholas Fincham, a parish priest from west London, UK, talks about the events in 2006 that led to his disability. He describes his family's experiences and how he has adapted to disability. Nicholas is married to Rosemary and they have two child...
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Personal experience
Heléna Karnström, a disabled parent, is founding member and former Chair of the Stockholm Co-operative for Independent Living, Sweden. This article is based on a presentation given by Heléna at a seminar, Positive Parenting: Lesson...
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Equipment and techniques
Chris Gibson, project engineer and Betty Bateson, honorary secretary of the REMAP panel in Doncaster, outline the work of the UK charity. They also describe how the panel enabled a disabled mother to buckle her child's car sea...
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Research
Dr Julie Barlow, Director, and Lesley Cullen, Researcher from the Centre for Psychosocial Research in Rheumatic Diseases, discuss research on parenting and ankylosing spondylitis.
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Personal experience
Emma Bowler, from London, UK, was born with a rare disability which her son Archie inherited. She has recently had a second son Ben, who does not have the condition. Writing before Ben’s birth, Emma explored the prospect of a family with two no...
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