As the number of people with disabilities in North America goes up, families that include someone with a disability also increase. These families come in all shapes and sizes, and may include parents, grandparents, sons, daughters or siblings with disabilities. What most of them have in common is that they love and cherish their family members, with and without a disability.

• Sometimes, people with disabilities find themselves caught between their own needs and those of their aging parents. But many cherish the opportunity to give something back to their mom or dad, and to use their finely honed advocacy skills on their behalf. Read the stories of three adults caring for their parents in "I'll Second That Devotion", an article in ABILITIES magazine's Spring 2001 issue.
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• The Canadian Abilities Foundation is excited about its new partnership with the Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN), a national organization that supports families of people with disabilities. "Good Lifetimes" is a special new section in ABILITIES of news, ideas and inspiration for families and their relatives.
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• The Centre for Independent Living in Toronto (CILT) is seeking contributors for its Nurturing Assistance Project. The goal of the project is to define nurturing assistance more clearly and to explore ways to make the process more rewarding for parents and children, and more workable and cost-effective for service providers. For more information contact Mary Ocampo at CILT, (416) 599-2458, Ext. 26; or e-mail:[email protected].

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