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Sensor headset allows teen to control devices with his thoughts
The brain-computer interface means 'Seth can do something all by himself, without help, just by thinking.'
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Will makes custom limbs that help kids do what they want to do
A toddler who came for his first prosthetic leg to Holland Bloorview now makes devices at the hospital.
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Artist gives hospitalized kids a sense of agency
You may have noticed Shannon with her mobile art cart filled with paint, clay, fabric, beads, wood and all of the tools that allow kids to create projects at the bedside.
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2022 Ward Research Day
Each summer, the Ward Family Summer Student Research Program attracts students from universities from all over Canada to collaborate alongside some of the brightest minds in childhood disability research in the world. A highlight of the program is the opportunity for these talented students to…
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At London's Chickenshed theatre, 'there are no labels'
Chickenshed isa vibrant British theatre company that does professional plays and musicals, high school and university education, children...
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Think other special-needs parents have it 'together?' Think again
When Autism Comes To Roost: A Family's Journey From Denial to Acceptance is a new parent memoir out next week. Canadian psychologist Alic...
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From elite athlete to disabled business owner, Taylor Lindsay-Noel has 'lived both lives'
In 2008 this Ontario gymnast was on track to compete at the 2012 Olympics. A fall during a dismount left her paralyzed. She tells us what's happened since.
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'We're the custom tailor for people who use wheelchairs'
Koolway co-founders Jennifer Gallienne and John Cook with head cutter, sewer and pattern designer Vienna Liu.Jennifer Gallienne is co-fou...
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All children have voices, if only we listen
Bioethicist Franco Carnevale recalled the assumptions he held about families caring for children using ventilators at home, prior to laun...
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Investigative reporting on disability puts Star Tribune ahead of the pack
Minnesota's Star Tribune won national awards for a 2015 investigative series into how the state consigns adults with disabilities to sheltered workshops and remote group homes. We interview one of the reporters, who's wrapping up a new series on disability funding disparities.
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