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David Chan is an Information Technology Business Intelligent consultant. He and his wife Aline, who works in a non-profit organization, both volunteer as Family Leaders with the Holland Bloorview Family Leadership program. They are proud parents of their son, who has Autism and is a client of Holland Bloorview services, and their daughter who is striving to work in the special education field.
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While Jacob admits he can’t be too active and it takes him longer to finish homework, he remains optimistic for what the future has in store.
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Two stories about horrific, entirely preventable deaths of people with disabilities crossed my desk.
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L-R the students are: Liane Daiter, Mallory Kent, Season Kam and Alin Khodaverdian.October 17 - This year, a research team from Holland B...
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n 2013, Swiss disability group Pro Infirmis created a powerful ad called Because who is perfect?
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If you didn't see this CBC White Coat, Black Art town hall on the crisis facing youth with complex disabilities aging out of the services and funding they and their families depend on, it's well worth the listen. It's packed with firsthand stories from parents, a young adult with a…
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Two experiences helped Dr. Brian Goldman understand how it felt to be on the receiving end of care, and led to his “journey to find kindness around the world, and to see if I could rediscover it within myself.”
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Jessica Chan, 20 (above), made a mask to convey what it’s like to live with a brain injury. At age 17, she had surgery to remove a brain tumour. Today, the University of Toronto student is one of several young adults showing masks they created at an Unmasking Brain Injury workshop at Holland…
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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…
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