"My first major experience with the healthcare system and with disability was in
2008, when my daughter Evie was born. She had a very rare chromosome
condition,and what I noticed after she was born was that the language I was
using about her and the language that the doctors were using was very different.
And I liked my language better [laughs].Because it highlighted ability and it
highlighted humanitywhereas theirs was very negative, deficit language. And it
took all of her ability and potential away. The healthcare professionals would
use these cold, horrible phrases--like she was 'incompatible with life.'"
Rachel Callander is a mother, photographer and the force behind, "The Super
Power Baby Project." Learn more about her journey and work here.
