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Medical ethicist says disability diminishes life's value
Last week, medical ethicist Ezekiel Emanual spoke to The MIT Technology Review about why he believes life after age 75 is not worth living.
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Listening to a band or hosting a tea party makes therapy more fun
Carling Robertson (right) is an occupational therapist assistant at Holland Bloorview. She works with children with brain injury and youth preparing for employment. After doing an undergraduate degree in kinesiology, Carling changed course and began working for a trucking company. “I remember the…
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Poetry 'is a type of magic' for me
Nikoletta Erdelyi is a project coordinator at York University who works with academic advisors in all faculties to improve the way they support students.
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This nurse earns high praise from kids
Lisa Drumonde is a registered practical nurse working with children who are hospitalized at Holland Bloorview for rehab after painful bone surgeries or life-changing trauma.
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Holland Bloorview urges Canadians to imagine a world where disability is included
Toronto, ON.
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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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How to keep kids moving while you're stuck at home
We talk to a CAMH researcher on ways to keep youth with autism active at home, including a free Fit Friday webinar. Good ideas for all children.
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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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Born deaf, this nurse makes it her mission to help patients feel heard
'I understand how much of a struggle communication can be. I understand how frustrating it can be when someone can't understand what you're trying to say.'
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Connection with son eases one mom's focus on 'recovery'
By D. Christine BrownToday is a bittersweet anniversary for us. Two years ago our healthy son Lucas ended up in the intensive-care unit. ...
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