Young adults with autism have few places to turn when the services they received as children end. This leads many autistic adults to live at home for years with parents who worry for their children as they age.
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My sister, daughter and the new Barbie all have Down syndrome—here’s how the new doll helps us emulate how Jesus lived
My sister, who has Down syndrome, never had dolls that looked like her growing up. Today, my kids can play with a Barbie who has Down syndrome, which allows all children to welcome people with disabilities.
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What a ministry for people with disabilities taught me about the problem of evil—and God’s response to it
Mustard Seed Communities began as a response to the needs of abandoned and disabled children in Jamaica, and God is present even in the midst of the suffering faced by people there.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
For Palestinians with disabilities, there is room at the inn this year in Bethlehem
The latest boutique hotel to open its doors in Bethlehem’s Old City, just minutes away from Manger Square, is the Morcos Nassar Palace, which doubles as a humanitarian project unique in Palestine and possibly in the Arab world.
Posted inArts & Culture, Theater
A new ballet stars differently abled performers. What could it teach the church about inclusion?
“The Church could welcome more artists by creating more events to showcase the talents within their parishes and to foster artist/patron relationships.”
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Parishes: Please keep livestreaming Mass after the pandemic
As pandemic restrictions have eased, most parishioners have returned to in-person Masses. But some would prefer the option for virtual services to remain.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Prenatal tests for autism are coming—and so are more abortions
A new study suggests that M.R.I. brain scans on fetuses are able to predict diagnoses of autism. Both disability rights and pro-life activists should be concerned about the implications.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
As a Deaf filmmaker, I wish ‘CODA’ had done more to represent Deaf stories on our terms
“As a Deaf person, I am exhausted at yet another mainstream story that pretends to be about my identity filtered through the eyes of the hearing other,” writes Garrett Zuercher.
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As a deaf Catholic, the Latin Mass gives me equal access to the liturgy
If the Latin Mass that I attend currently were to cease, I would be back to square one for determining which aspects of myself I am willing to sacrifice on Sunday.
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Dating as a young disabled woman is hard—but I know my whole self is worthy of love
I could not imagine someone loving all of me: my mind, soul, corny jokes, leg weakness, kidney issues.