When she was younger, before she became disabled, Jessica Slice would occasionally wonder what parenthood might look like someday — how a child (or two, or three) would fit within her familiar ...

Jessica Slice sits for a photo in her Toronto home in April 2025. Mothers Day often becomes a day of reflection for many: how did my parents' impact me? How will I impact my child, if I have one or ...

When my daughter was a few months old, I joined a group for new moms. We brought our babies and talked for a couple of hours each Wednesday in a community center in Oakland, California. I was an ...

Parenting is full of challenges. Parents, also, have their own obstacles apart from having and raising children. One in 15 parents have a disability. These parents face societal discrimination and ...

In 2011, Jessica Slice took a strenuous summer hike on the Greek Island of Santorini. She didn't drink enough water and when she returned to her cruise ship, she felt dizzy and nauseated. She thought ...

Father alleges disabled mother cannot care for their child. Dec. 23, 2009— -- A quadriplegic mother is fighting her ex-boyfriend in court to retain custody of their son. The ex-boyfriend claims ...

In this Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, file photo, Kim M. Smith, leader of the Utah Deaf Hospital Rights movement and president of the Utah Association of the Deaf, brushes her hair away from her hearing aid ...