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January 28, 2016

In Lucy Jones' hands, disability and style are a perfect fit

Lucy Jones, 24, is described as one of the world's brightest entrepreneurs by Forbes Magazine. Forbes named her to its 2016 30 Under 30 l...

June 25, 2018

U of T docs say ridicule, yelling, rude emails a part of their world

A new study in Academic Medicine looks at uncivil behaviour among doctors—from eye rolling and open ridicule to yelling, throwing objects, sending unkind e-mails and posting disparaging social media comments. University of Toronto researchers interviewed 49 doctors who are faculty in U of T’s…

June 18, 2020

Restraints, isolation routine for some disabled students in Manitoba

A survey of Manitoba parents that revealed frequent school use of physical restraints and isolation rooms for students with disabilities is 'hugely problematic' and 'shocking,' a researcher says.

January 22, 2021

Clinicians who report low disability bias score high for ableism at an unconscious level

'There's a strong medical model in the United States that says disability is bad and sad.'

November 13, 2024

Music helped this artist find her voice

'Children with disabilities, or who are hospitalized, don't have the same access to nature. Art is a way back in to being a human being in the world...'

October 1, 2018

Why silence is golden after doctors express empathy

Every day, doctors in children’s hospitals meet with parents to talk about life and death medical decisions. It may be whether to surgically create a hole in a child’s windpipe to place a breathing tube, whether to remove a life-sustaining ventilator, or whether to proceed with a high-risk medical…

September 5, 2019

In a world ruled by 'normal,' no one is free to be who they are

In a new book, author Jonathan Mooney argues that we must stop striving for sameness and accept that differences are an essential part of being human.

Gillian King, PhD