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Doctors' disbelief is a common response to rare disease
Laura Howson-Strong is an occupational therapist at Holland Bloorview who has worked with children with disabilities at two ends of the s...
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Enabling people with severe physical disabilities to communicate and control computers
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Cannabis reduces seizures in some children. But families have to pay out of pocket for it
'We’re able to afford it, but for families in different financial situations, to not be able to try the oil for their child would be heartbreaking.'
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'I come from a family of nurses'
Caroline Ivorra (left) is a registered nurse on Holland Bloorview's brain injury rehab team. She works with children who are hospitalized...
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Henry starts school
Columbia University professor Rachel Adams is the author of the just released Raising Henry: A Memoir of Motherhood, Disability, and Disc...
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From the arts to philanthropy
Bringing creativity and joy to her work, Lizzie Song reflects on her transition from the arts to philanthropy
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A disabled sister is at the heart of a memoir about how we train doctors
'When I look at myself in the hospital as a clinician, all the things I think I do exceptionally well, my rarest gifts, they're all things I learned from her.'
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Disability arts disrupts ableist notions of beauty and value
'Tangled's mission is about creating opportunities for Mad, Deaf and disabled artists to shift the narrative of our cultural tablet.'
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Drawn to children's rehab nursing by a playful culture
'I've found working with families helps a great deal to identify how best to work with a child. They know the child's preferences and how to best communicate with them.'
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Caring for a child with a rare disease starts with caring for yourself
'I realized how much easier it was to accept my son's diagnosis when I accepted myself.'
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