Two key educators associated with Head Start of Miami-Dade County in Southern Florida and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami worry about an uptick in youngsters with specific developmental delays and special needs.
While the exact causes remain a matter of speculation,
Dr. Joseph Dutkowsky is the first to admit that he has the greatest job in the world. The orthopedic surgeon cares for persons with childhood onset disabilities, from Down syndrome to cerebral palsy, every day. And now, once a year, he plays
God is "strongly connected with the disability community," whose members can "move hearts" as missionary disciples -- and access to the Eucharist for people with disabilities is essential, said a pastoral expert.
Charleen Katra, executive director of the National Catholic Partnership on Disability,
For Álvaro's father, the popularity of his son's pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, which has now become an annual tradition, is tiny compared to the joy of the journey and the time they spend together as father and son.
A decision by a judge in Calgary, Alberta, in favor of a young woman seeking medically assisted suicide over her father's objections amounts to "the blatant devaluing of persons with disabilities," a Canadian activist told OSV News.
On March 25, Justice Colin Feasby
If there can be said to be a vanishing population in the United States, one demographic immediately stands out: people living with Down syndrome. But how can they be truly disappearing when there are an estimated 400,000 such Americans, whose lifespans are
The urgent need for Catholic parishes to welcome young and old with disabilities -- and their families -- was prominent among presentation threads at a Feb. 17 conference held virtually by the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, "From Inclusion to Belonging: Creating Communities
Liz Fiordalisi still remembers when her son, who cannot speak with words, revealed what makes him most anxious. “Christopher spelled ‘missing Mass,’” she said, sharing her amazement from last year. “For him to say that, now that he said that, it’s like,
Sharing the pilgrimage experience with people with disabilities is a testament to the Catholic Church's ability to accompany all of its members and to proclaim the Gospel by caring for others, Pope Francis said.
Meeting at the Vatican Dec. 14 with a delegation
Making places more accessible for people with disabilities requires removing physical barriers and adjusting attitudes to be more open and inclusive, Pope Francis said.
The pope's prayer intention for the month of December is dedicated to "people with disabilities," and in his video