As of December 10, the Toronto Public Heath (TPH) has declared a Norovirus outbreak on the Complex Continuing Care (CCC) unit. Other inpatient units, outpatient clinics, community programs and activities are operating as usual. For more information, click here.
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'This film reminded me that healing and growth happen when we stop hiding parts of ourselves and let others in.'
The Colin Farrell Foundation will focus on housing, day programs, workforce support and advocacy for people with intellectual disability.
'While some children and families may thrive with intensive intervention, other children may not.'
The brain-computer interface means 'Seth can do something all by himself, without help, just by thinking.'
In a new picture book, young children celebrate their mother's wheelchair as a place to cuddle and go on adventures.
Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
A toddler who came for his first prosthetic leg to Holland Bloorview now makes devices at the hospital.
Laughing Boy is the story of a family's fight to get justice for the preventable death of their autistic son Connor in a National Health Service unit.
Kidunified puzzles include characters who represent different cultures, ethnicities, disabilities and gender expressions.
Virginia Wright volunteered at our rehab hospital as a teen, sparking a 40-year career in physiotherapy and research at Holland Bloorview.
'I knew I had a need to create art, but I couldn't find a medium to work with because I have some issues with fine-motor control.'
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150 Kilgour Road
Toronto, Ontario
M4G 1R8
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