Tools: | Who do they serve? | How can they help? | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
Holland Bloorview Connect2Care | Any Holland Bloorview client (who has booked an appointment) | Access your health-care record, view your appointments, connect with members of your health-care team online | |
The K.I.T. (Keeping It Together) Resource | Families looking to organize their child’s information | Organize information for your child that can assist you when interacting with different service systems, e.g. health, education, and recreation | |
Medication logging | Anyone looking to manage medication information and records | Free and confidential MyMedRec app, print-ready booklet for managing medication information and records |
Community services and information: | Who do they serve? | How can they help? | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
211 | Anyone looking for a helpline and/or online database of Ontario’s community and social services | Navigate the complex network of human services quickly and easily, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in over 100 languages | |
Connectability | People of all ages who have an intellectual disability, their families, and support networks | Website and virtual community dedicated to learning, support and self-directed access to valuable information and tools | |
Holland Bloorview Resource Centre | Children with disabilities and their families | Browse a number of links that can be diagnosis-specific or topic-specific for online resources and information | http://hollandbloorview.ca/ClientFamilyResources/FamilyResourceCentre |
Jooay | Children with disabilities and their families | App and website that helps to locate leisure opportunities in your area | |
Ontario Camps Association | Families who are looking for camps for their children | The OCA Annual Camps Guide provides information about funding and camps for campers with additional needs | http://www.ontariocampsassociation.ca/find-your-perfect-camp/ |
Partners for Planning | Individuals with disabilities of all ages and their families | Helps families find resources, information, and workshops on planning for the future | |
Special Needs Roadmaps | Families who have children with disabilities in school or starting school | New interactive school roadmap to help parents navigate the school system | |
Zach’s List | Children with disabilities and their families | A website where families could go to trade or buy used pediatric equipment, and share advice and experience regarding equipment |
Therapies: | Who do they serve? | How can they help? | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists | Anyone looking for occupational therapy services | Search for an Occupational Therapist to hire | |
Canadian Physiotherapy Association | Anyone looking for physiotherapy services | Search for a Physiotherapist to hire | |
Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) | Seniors, adults, children and their families to help determine and provide the right care and health supports | Provide nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists or speech therapists who can support clients at home and in hospitals, doctor's offices, communities, and schools | |
Speech-Language and Audiology Canada (SAC) | Anyone looking for a speech language pathologist, audiologist, or communication health assistant | Search for a Speech Language Pathologist or Audiologist to hire |
Family Groups: | Who do they serve? | How can they help? | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
Ability Online | Youth and young adults of all abilities, parents and professionals | Online community for kids, teens & young adults of all abilities, connections to peers & mentors for info & support | |
Holland Bloorview Parent Talks & Workshops | Parents and caregivers of children with disabilities | Meet and connect with other parents and learn about specific topics related to childhood disability | |
Holland Bloorview Parent Voices (on Facebook) | Parents and caregivers of children with disabilities | A place to ask questions, get advice, share news, and find out about resources and information from parents | |
Young Carers | Children under 18 years of age who are in a caregiving role (e.g. siblings) | Therapeutic programing to help kids with adult responsibilities cope and interact with other kids in similar situations |
Advocacy: | Who do they serve? | How can they help? | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
Access Now | Individuals with disabilities of all ages and their families | A website that uses crowdsourcing to show accessible locations on an interactive map | |
Easter Seals Kids at School | A place where parents of children with disabilities can find information on school related issues | Information, blog, and resources on how to navigate and advocate in the school system | |
The Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth | Children and youth | Provides an independent voice for children and youth by responding to concerns from children, youth, and families |
Blogs: | Who do they serve? | How can they help? | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
Holland Bloorview BLOOM Blog | Anyone who is looking for stories about families who have children with disabilities | Find stories, topics and resources that interest parents of children with a wide variety of physical and developmental disabilities | |
Holland Bloorview CEO Blog | Anyone who would like to read about our hospital through the lens of our CEO, Julia Hanigsberg | Find out about what is important to the leader of our hospital | |
The Mighty | Anyone who is looking for a blog on disabilities, medical conditions, or mental health | Find stories about disability and mental health from a variety of perspectives from across the world |
Caregivers: | Who do they serve? | How can they help? | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
7 Minute Workout App | Anyone | Exercise app where exercises are simple to perform, do not require any equipment, and can be done anywhere! | |
Headspace | Anyone | An app, with hundreds of themed sessions on everything from stress to sleep. ‘Bite-sized meditations’ for busy schedules | |
Meal Train | Anyone | A tool to organize meals for a someone after a birth, surgery or illness |
Last updated by a Family Support Specialist in May 2018
