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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…

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.

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.

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.'

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.'

April 30, 2024

Supporting autistic children and teens to live their best lives

Celebrating the rainbow of neurodiversity at Holland Bloorview as we wrap up World Autism Month