Learning from my daughter : the value and care of disabled minds Disability offers a significant challenge to long held philosophical views of the nature of the good life what offers meaning in our lives the importance of care & the centrality of reason as well as questions of justice dignity & personhood. In this work the author claims that living with a daughter who has multiple & significant disabilities including cognitive disabilities has been transformative for thinking about her training career & research as a philosopher. Interweaving the personal voice with the philosophical the text argues that cognitive disability should reorient us to what truly matters; raises the question of whether normalcy is necessary for a good life; & considers the ethical questions regarding prenatal testing & what it implies for understanding disability the family & ethically informed bioethics.