Written by Jo Lambert.
It is not generally understood or addressed by our society that people with disabilities experience more grief and loss on an almost daily basis than the general public.
Much of the grief and loss for the person with a disability is the same as that for the person without a disability. However, the person with a disability has the added dynamic of a daily reminder—the disability itself. . . .
Originally from Life After Loss by Kathy Sherer, Ph.D. (From the University of Texas, Counseling and Mental Health Center). Updated in 2005
