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Henderson: Disabled community comes together around new journal

The online Canadian Journal of Disability Studies, debuting this fall, will offer a Canadian perspective of issues facing the disability community.

Henderson: Grassroots group takes back patients’ stories

Kim Lageer's work will be among the art from Ontario's L’Arche community hanging in Lieutenant Governor David Onley's offices for the next six months. Recovering Our Stories is trying to reclaim the narrative process, reshaping it into something that is more equitable.

Henderson: No justice for the intellectually disabled

If a victim is judged unable to explain concepts like oath, truth and promises and unable to give...

Henderson: TV offers glimpses of different realities

A young man embraces his “freakishness” on American Idol and we all learn a lesson.

Henderson: How a cardboard chair can change a life

Ryerson University’s new adaptive design studio is developing innovative aids that are already...

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In this Jan. 16, a huge dragon-shaped lantern is set up for the coming Chinese New Year, or the Year of the Dragon, in Nanjing, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. The 2012 Chinese New Year, known as the Spring Festival in China, begins on Jan. 23.

Chinese New Year

Celebrating the Year of the Dragon.

Using a tanning bed before the age of 35 can increase a person's risk of developing skin cancer by as much as 75 per cent, research has found.

Cancer Resource

Latest research, prevention and more

When Hank Bonte-Gelok was diagnosed with Alzheimer's three years ago, his wife Sharon and their three adult children created powers of attorney to establish who would look after his financial and health-care decisions in the future.

Alzheimer's

Planning now for an uncertain future.

WestJet employee Tammy Reddick at Pearson Airport. WestJet placed third among the large employers in the Best GTA Employers list.

Best GTA Employers

Who made the list and why do they stand out?