Last year, the surgeon general warned that parents in the United States are overwhelmed and burnt out. One group of parents is often overlooked: the 1 in 15 with disabilities. Author Jessica Slice, ...

In the world of disability parenting, I am considered one of the lucky ones. My teenage son has a school place, and I work flexibly, from home, as a writer.

They were helpful, to a point, but Lomerson, a researcher at the National Center for Disability and Pregnancy Research at Brandeis, said that as a pregnant woman with a disability, she had unique ...

After I gave birth to my first child almost ten years ago, I was a mess. I had a very specific image of the kind of mother I would be — somehow both obsessively devoted to my child and effortlessly ...

I’m Anita Rao. Jessica Slice and David Yourdon are an interabled couple with two kids. With Jessica’s physical disability, their parenting journey has been one of adaptation and creativity — often in ...

Slice is the author of Unfit Parent: A Disabled Mother Challenges an Inaccessible World Slice with her daughter. Slice is the author of Unfit Parent: A Disabled Mother Challenges an Inaccessible World ...

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 ...

Imagine having a disability where you really, really need to be able to park in the disabled parking spots at your child’s school, but other inconsiderate parents without disabilities park there ...

In parent-tot music class, the parents coo over each other’s babies while maintaining an audible/internal dialogue that runs something like this: Your baby is adorable! But not as adorable as mine.

There are 4.4 million parents in the U.S. who have a disability and are navigating parenthood in a culture that prizes able-bodiedness. An interabled couple share the creativity and adaptability ...