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Health care for disabled Ontarians fails to measure up
Ontario adults with developmental disabilities are nearly four times more likely to die early than their non-disabled peers, and fare wor...
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'It was the greatest gig ever:' Bloorview teacher Shelley Neal
After 32 years as a teacher-librarian, Shelley Neal's life has come first circle. “When I was a little girl in public school I remember...
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When resilience is part of the problem
Putting the onus on an individual to adapt to structural trauma is misguided, the authors of a new paper argue.
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Taking a rest is fun in a picture book that embraces disability
'I was a kid who thought taking breaks and resting made me somehow less than my peers, and I was afraid of being different.'
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COVID-19 focus should be building intensive-care capacity, not 'who comes first' lists, ethicist says
Pandemic plans exclude people with certain disabilities from being triaged for a ventilator. COVID-19 efforts need to focus on creative ways to build our supply of ventilators and other intensive-care resources, not devising 'who comes first' lists, a Canadian ethicist says.
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As one of three developmental pediatricians in East Africa, Susan is a rare resource
Holland Bloorview 'helped prepare me and that's the reason I'm able to implement what I learned and cope with all of the uphill challenges.'
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Shattered dreams
A few things collided in my mind this morning.First I read this exquisite essay by Michael Bérubé about his son Jamie's search for work...
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'Faith and love can do more than any medicine'
'The kind of care that worked best for me was open-minded, patient and creative,' says Yasna Besedina, a longtime client.
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'I study how bodies move and how power moves in healthcare'
Stephanie Lurch is one of the few Black physiotherapists in Canada working as a clinician, educator and scholar. Her focus is health equity.
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Strength in diversity
Holland Bloorview named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for the fifth straight year
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