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'Unfit Parent:' An author interview with Jessica Slice

Beacon Press

Last year, parents in the U.S. reported being overwhelmed, even burned out.

Of these parents, though, there is often one group that is overlooked — the one in 15 parents with disabilities.

Jessica Slice talks about this in her new book, "Unfit Parent: A Disabled Mother Challenges an Inaccessible World," and she joined Idaho Matters to talk more about her perspective.

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