Dr. Chau and his PRISM lab have focused on access innovations in recent years. Access innovations include the discovery, design, and evaluation of novel pathways by which children and youth can communicate or interact with their environment in the absence of functional speech and gestures.
Jean Lam has strong Board governance experience as a volunteer, deep understanding of public policy and government relations, and extensive senior management experience as a change agent and in managing complexity.
Her work in the Ontario Public Service over 35 years spanned several Ministries including: Energy, Consumer and Commercial Relations; Economic Development, Trade and Tourism. She was Assistant Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport.
Shevonne Thatham is a registered practical nurse at Holland Bloorview working with children who have complex disabilities and use ventilators to breathe.
According to the dictionary ableism is discrimination against disabled people. (From dictionary.com). But what does that mean? Let’s look at that definition again:
“Discrimination against disabled people“
BRI Quarterly, the forefront of childhood disability research, is the online publication of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital's research institute (the Bloorview Research Institute (BRI)).
