Lays out a clear and thorough map of the current services and supports available to disabled children and their parents in Canada, followed by a discussion of the various impediments these families face in the effort to achieve true inclusion in society. Miriam Edelson explores the challenging lives of families with disabled children in various Canadian locations.

Provides a portrait of the experience of raising a severely disabled child, while at the same time offering signposts for a course of action that seeks to improve the lives of these children and their families. This book lays out a map of the services and supports available to disabled children and their families in Canada.