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'Advocacy is draining:' A reader responds
A couple of weeks ago we launched the latest in our A Family Like Mine video series: 'The children that we have... they're just as human'...
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I can't catch up
A month ago I decided I couldn't keep adding things to my to-do list. I wanted to spend more time with my son learning and modelling how...
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In Brazil, a 'disabled chick' draws about stigma, love
On her blog, Vanessa Krubniki tags this comic under "love," writing: "...I have worried myself sick about how I am supposed to convince s...
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In Paul's class, 'a friend is a friend, regardless of... abilities'
Paul Alcamo is a veteran at Holland Bloorview. He joined the hospital in 1987 as a recreation therapist and later became a teacher in our...
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Disabled teen plays lead role without speaking? Hello 'Speechless'
On Sunday, New York Times TV critic Neil Genzlinger wrote about "Speechless," a new ABC family comedy set to air tomorrow.The series crea...
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Make work? Families still face too much of it
A couple of weeks ago a story with this headline appeared in The Toronto Star: Easier path to cash for adults, kids with disabilities.It ...
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'Merrywood' sparked my passion to work in rehab
By Meaghan WalkerPeople who say Disney World is the most magical place on earth have clearly never been to Merrywood Easter Seals camp.Me...
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Disability in verse
We shared a poem by 16-year-old inpatient Maddy Workman (left) a few weeks ago. She'd spent five months at Holland Bloorview doing rehab ...
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'The children that we have ... they're just as human'
I am so excited to introduce you to Samadhi Mora-Severino, an extraordinary mother, student and advocate for people with disabilities. Sa...
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When medicine doesn't go according to plan
'In the first couple of months of being at Bloorview I really had hope…that I would get my life back…As I was there longer I started ...
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