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Why my sister was the best maid of honour
By Kayla Smith When my sister Christy wa sborn, I had a lot of plans and dreams that grew to fill the empty spaces in my life. I think this ...
Why does this New York Times piece lead with slurs?
This “news analysis” story in The New York Times yesterday got under my skin.The headline Giving A Name, And Dignity, To A Disability...
This family drops the disability 'to do' list and loves life
Checkout the latest in our A Family Like Mine series! Don't forget you can click CC in the lower right for closed captioning. Meet Holland...
Aren't humans more than what we 'do?'
“What do you do?”It's a question I used to ask when I was young and meeting someone new at a party. It was a way of learning about a ...
How ideas about 'normal' speech silence children
I read a fascinating story in Holland Bloorview scientist Barbara Gibson's new book that looks at how cultural notions of what's "normal"...
'I love everything about him:' Filmmaker on his brother
Owen McIntyre, 9 (right), is the winner of this year's Filmpossible award for his film My Life With My Brother Rhys (who is pictured on t...
'What we do goes above and beyond the medical'
Three years ago Elyse Poulin (left) began her career as a newly minted nurse on Holland Bloorview's complex continuing care unit.She work...
Flight ban is discriminatory says Toronto mom
Yesterday, Kara Melissa Sharp and her family arrived at Toronto's Pearson airport at lunch time for a flight to Hong Kong at 3:30 p.m.Alm...
The interview I didn't do
Yesterday I had a call from someone at CBC's The Current radio show asking if I'd participate on a panel this morning.They were interview...
Mailbag: What you said about stunting a disabled child's growth
You voiced strong opinions on a BLOOM post about a New York Times Magazine story on parents who choose to medically halt the growth of th...
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