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The Opportunity of Adversity Aimee Mullins, paralympian, model, advocate, describes the use of the word "disabled" and how changing our understanding of that word would help shape the experience of our patients in a positive way.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoOctober 19, 2017Topics: Illness & Disability / Mindfulness / Perspective / ResilienceKeywords: adversity / disability / injury / resilience

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Wounded troops battle obstacles to sex and intimacy A Military Times piece looking at how the DoD is addressing sex/intimacy after injury and how they are faring.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoAugust 11, 2017Topics: Perspective / Provider-Patient Relationship / Resilience / SexualityKeywords: disability / intimacy / Sex / sexuality

Repairing wounded soldiers' sex lives A look at how the DoD is trying to help veterans with sexual dysfunction after illness and disability.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoAugust 11, 2017Topics: Sexuality / StrategiesKeywords: disability / Sex / sexuality

Doctors with disabilities - why they are important.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoJuly 20, 2017Topics: Compassion Fatigue / Death&Dying / Illness & Disability / Perspective / Provider-Patient RelationshipKeywords: disability / illness / provider-patient relationship

Doctors with Disabilities: Why They’re Important Doctors with disabilities are changing the landscape of the medical profession. They offer a comforting experience for patients, especially patients with similar disabilities. More disabled individuals interested in the medical field should be encouraged and supported to pursue a medical career.

Contributor: Araina FordJuly 17, 2017Topics: Bias / Empathy&Sympathy / Illness & Disability / MindfulnessKeywords: disabilities / disability / disabled doctor / disabled doctors / doctor / doctors with disabilities

What Disability Means Personal stories shared about disability, identity, pride and perspective.

Contributor: Karlen BaderSeptember 1, 2016Topics: Illness & DisabilityKeywords: disability / identity / perspective / pride / wheelchair

Becoming Disabled People living with disabilities encompass the largest minority in the US - it's about time we started to understand that disability comes with culture, community, knowledge and pride.

Contributor: Karlen BaderAugust 24, 2016Topics: Illness & DisabilityKeywords: accessibility / disability / disable

What the Doctor Said Poem describing a patient's experience when being delivered bad news from their doctor.

Contributor: Karlen BaderMay 13, 2016Topics: Death&Dying / Illness & DisabilityKeywords: communication / diagnosis / disability / dying / illness / news / sickness

Phil Hansen: Embrace the Shake Artist Phil Hansen discusses how he found a way to use his disability, rather then battle to over come it, when his hand tremors were devastatingly preventing him from creating the art he loved.

Contributor: Karlen BaderDecember 17, 2015Topics: Illness & Disability / Perspective / Vulnerability / Wounded WarriorKeywords: disability / perspective / vulnerability / wounded

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