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For disabled parents, the built environment can be inaccessible – but we are showing that there are countless ways to have bodies and minds

For disabled parents, the built environment can be inaccessible – but we are showing that there are countless ways to have bodies and minds

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Disabled author Jessica Slice learned that despite often negative societal views, those who were disabled could often parent very well.

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I had the privilege of chatting with author Jessica Slice (she/her). J essica’s book, Unfit Parent , explores p arenting with a disability.

A faded sign outside boasted great rates and free local calls. The motel windows did nothing to block the West Oakland road noise. Sitting on the stained quilt, Natalie and her fifteen-year-old dau…

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In many ways it made me a better caregiver.

“If I imagine the nondisabled version of myself parenting, she would have had a very hard time,” says Jessica Slice, author of the new book ‘Unfit Parent.’ “My years of disability had forced me to let go of my inflated sense of control.”

“The nondisabled version of myself parenting would have had a very hard time,” says author Jessica Slice. “My disability forced me to let go.”

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And the lessons I’ve learned could help any caregiver.

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We reunite with author and parent Jessica's Slice ahead of the release of her tremendous book, Unfit Parent: A Disabled Mother Challenges an Inaccessible World, to learn how her life with a second chi...

Jessica Slice’s memoir, “Unfit Parent: A Disabled Mother Challenges an Inaccessible World,” has lessons for all parents.

We reunite with author and parent Jessica's Slice ahead of the release of her tremendous book, Unfit Parent: A Disabled Mother Challenges an Inaccessible World, to learn how her life with a second…

Jessica Slice’s memoir, “Unfit Parent: A Disabled Mother Challenges an Inaccessible World,” has lessons for all parents.

Jessica Slice’s memoir, “Unfit Parent: A Disabled Mother Challenges an Inaccessible World,” has lessons for all parents.

Each month, we here at Lit Hub pore over literally hundreds of nonfiction titles—here are ten coming out in April that are worth your time. (Sign up to our weekly nonfiction newsletter for evidence…

I sleep in bed, work in bed, and because I have two young kids, I parent in bed.

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