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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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'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 ...
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Son's mysterious disorder leaves dad feeling 'adrift'
'We don't really fit anywhere, and we haven't found our community.'
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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.'
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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?'
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'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.
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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.
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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.'
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Canadian study identifies genetic link to cause of cerebral palsy
Toronto (August 3, 2017) - A Canadian study published in Genetics in Medicine today has identified a genetic link that may explain how ce...
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Rhea’s reveling in her recovery
When Rhea was four, she came down with a flu…a flu that almost killed her.
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