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February 28, 2025

Leading the way in pediatric rare conditions in neurodevelopmental conditions and pediatric disability

Putting a spotlight on BRI research this Rare Disease Day

BRI Quarterly: April 2023

Creating a world of possibilities for children with disabilities through research and innovation

April 2023 (covers news, announcements and happenings from January to March 2023)

March 30, 2017

'A good clown is a mask that reveals'

Helen Donnelly is Holland Bloorview's Dr. Flap—a therapeutic clown in a trademark aviator hat with goggles, a white medical coat and a ...

September 19, 2022

A mother learns to make room for grief and joy

In 1999, Deborah Covell Fletcher gave birth to twin girls, one with disabilities. In a new book she shares how she adapted to the unexpected.

September 15, 2021

To adapt to disability, the community needs to change, not the child

'Instead of thinking about how individual capacity... resides in an individual, what about how everything outside an individual facilitates that person's interactions?'

June 17, 2021

Shut your eyes. This art is about sound, touch and mutual support

'People ask me when did I lose my vision? I never thought of it as a loss.'

October 1, 2020

Son's mysterious disorder leaves dad feeling 'adrift'

'We don't really fit anywhere, and we haven't found our community.'

May 13, 2022

'This is the best place to be and the hardest place to leave'

Diane Savage is a beloved senior leader at Holland Bloorview who is retiring in June.

October 4, 2023

Disabled parents can teach other moms and dads a thing or two

'A lot of non-disabled parents are always moving and busy and distracted. I appreciate my stillness as a parent.'