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'I open up a world for kids to be able to participate in'
Meet Laurel Robinson, a speech-language pathologist at Holland Bloorview who helps kids who don't speak find other ways to communicate.
'Kindness matters...that is what good care is'
Karen Ward has worked with children with disabilities for over 30 years. She now manages several of our clinical programs, and says we need to better “infiltrate the community. We need so much more of
When a child has 24-7 needs, mothers bear the costs
As the mom of a son who had severe asthma and a life-threatening immune condition, Sheila Jennings learned firsthand that it was impossible to work outside the home and tend to her child with complex
After trauma, parents need space to 'fall apart emotionally'
Say the word ‘trauma’ among parents of kids with complex medical problems and disabilities, and the floodgates open.
'Our nursery programs are a model for social change'
This early childhood educator at Holland Bloorview went to China to share our vision of nursery school inclusion with educators from 80 countries.
In 2019, physical restraint of disabled people still is a thing
We look at the use of physical restraints and isolation rooms for children and adults with disabilities around the world.
Why do so many parents feel so inadequate?
In Happy Parents, Happy Kids, author Ann Douglas argues that many of the pressures facing parents today can't be relieved one family at a time. That's why broad changes are needed at a cultural and
Engineer finds happiness in children's hospital
From Monday to Friday, Emile Benyamin travels across Canada maintaining robots in hospital labs. Saturdays are reserved to spend time with inpatients at Holland Bloorview.
'We Carry Kevan' aims to inspire a new model of inclusive travel
Kevan Chandler paid a visit to Holland Bloorview last week on a tour to promote his new book We Carry Kevan: Six friends. Three countries. No wheelchair.
'I'm trans because that's who I am'
Logan is a transgender man who has cerebral palsy and grew up receiving services here. He's also the co-chair of Holland Bloorview’s youth advisory, and works as a host to inpatients in our teen
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