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October is International AAC Awareness Month!
Holland Bloorview is spotlighting Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for International AAC Awareness Month.
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Inaccessible diagnostic equipment puts Ryerson student's health at risk
'I deserve equal care. What if something is missed, or isn't caught in time?'
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Children's rehab can make parents feel powerless
In a new study, parents said seeking services for their disabled child made them feel uncertain, hopeless, isolated and excluded.
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In Ethiopia, early diagnosis improves care of kids with cerebral palsy
Prior to the research project at Holland Bloorview, Ethiopian clinicians didn’t have a tool to identify the condition in babies.
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Composer finds the music in every life
Northern Irish composer Deirdre Gribbin has produced over 50 works—from orchestral music to her opera Hey Persephone!—that have been ...
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Nick knew how to take the pain away
When I first got to know Nick Joachimides (above centre), it was in his role as a nurse educator at Holland Bloorview.Nick was part of a ...
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BLOOM media roundup
Disabled by design Slate"We inhabit a culture that perpetuates the idea that disability‬ lies in bodies rather than in design." Fascina...
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Restraint, isolation of disabled students goes untracked in Ontario
Crisis in the Classroom was based on 541 parent responses to a survey about their child’s experience with restraints, isolation and exclusion in the 2022-23 school year.
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'He takes the time to hear me'
John Kooy (left) is an orthotist at Holland Bloorview known affectionately as “Dr. John” to some of his patients. Here's how a couple...
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How prosthetics, games, and music are changing lives
At Holland Bloorview focus on giving kids healthy meaningful futures: futures that include sports, arts, medical care, and more.
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