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August 11, 2015

Are you a special-needs parent? Dream, fail, do it again!

When my son was about two-and-a-half, I called a family support line at Holland Bloorview and the kind voice at the end of the line was J...

October 1, 2018

Why silence is golden after doctors express empathy

Every day, doctors in children’s hospitals meet with parents to talk about life and death medical decisions. It may be whether to surgically create a hole in a child’s windpipe to place a breathing tube, whether to remove a life-sustaining ventilator, or whether to proceed with a high-risk medical…

May 4, 2014

'Disability was home:' From big sister to anthropologist

By Liz LewisThere's an old adage among anthropologists that you have to spend time in another culture to truly understand your own.As an ...

October 4, 2018

U of T course makes room for kids who grow 'sideways'

A couple of years ago I connected with Anne McGuire, an assistant professor in the Equity Studies Program at the University of Toronto, after she co-wrote a critique of the Hospital for Sick Children's SickKids VS ad from a disability perspective.

February 28, 2022

Kids with disabled siblings show better understanding of other people's emotions

'The need to understand someone different enough to challenge one's understanding may contribute to a better general ability to understand others.'

June 22, 2015

Courage Project: Focusing on the positive

This is a picture my son took at Cherry Beach as we sat on a log.Dogs are drawn to him. Because he's so small, he's afraid they may jump ...

February 6, 2023

A values-based therapy helps youth with chronic pain embrace life

'What matters to the patient is what inspires the change.'

EPIC Lab | Our Team

Meet EPIC Lab's team of scientists, research staff, trainees, and alumni.

February 28, 2018