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How a disability ramp made one little girl's day
Yesterday on the Danforth I saw a toddler with mini ponytails sprouting out of her head. She looked like she'd just learned to walk. She ...
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How to keep climbing with a medically complex child
By Jade BiesingerMy name is Jade and I live in England at the other side of the “pond” with my husband and four lovely children. Heni...
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How to rock Miami Beach in a power wheelchair
In February, Maria Tassou did something she'd never done before. She flew to Miami Beach with a friend to hang out at the ocean. Maria, w...
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Sisters: 'Look at me, I'm disabled too!'
By Jessica GeboersWhen I was a child doing physical therapy at Grandview, my younger sister Avery climbed into a nearby hand-bike and beg...
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The blame game
This morning I woke up with a sense of dread. My chest felt like an aching black bruise.I'd read this piece in The New York Times Magazin...
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What does a 'blind' photographer see?
When Mark Nicol was a kid he picked up his dad's camera a couple of times but was frustrated because he couldn't see through the viewfind...
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To our nurses: You are the heart of rehab
When your child is an inpatient at Holland Bloorview, the staff you will come to rely on most are the nurses on your unit.When your child...
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Wesley goes for a spin
Wesley has been an inpatient at Holland Bloorview twice, following treatment for a rare form of cancer. Read about why seeing Wesley ride...
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What Barbara Turnbull said about rehab and grief
In 1983 Barbara Turnbull was shot during a robbery at a convenience store where she was working a night-shift as a Grade 13 student. Last...
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Why are disabled students singled out for 'chores?'
A few year's back it was suggested to me that a great co-op placement for my son was to work in a school separating the garbage and recyc...
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