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Music helped this artist find her voice
'Children with disabilities, or who are hospitalized, don't have the same access to nature. Art is a way back in to being a human being in the world...'
Nick turns to teens to help raise reporting of concussions
Nick Reed is an occupational therapist who joined Holland Bloorview as a research associate. In almost six short years, he's become a sen...
When parent hopes and rehab truths clash
Sarah Davidson is an occupational therapist at Holland Bloorview. For 14 years she's worked with children with complex medical needs who ...
New parent sleeper chairs make hospital stays more restful
Holland Bloorview family leader Lies Ferriman was one of a group of parents who tested out the chairs, which pull into beds, at the facto...
A pharmacist who burnt out has a new mission: mental health
Amy Hu is a pharmacist at Holland Bloorview who became interested in children's rehab after doing a student placement here. She's been wi...
'I wanted to make sure this didn't happen to another kid'
Laura Oxenham-Murphy is the interim director of Quality, Safety and Performance at Holland Bloorview. Laura first thought about improving...
Health care for disabled Ontarians fails to measure up
Ontario adults with developmental disabilities are nearly four times more likely to die early than their non-disabled peers, and fare wor...
Racism and ableism stack up against black moms, study finds
Last month York University researcher Nazilla Khanlou presented results on a study of black mothers with children with developmental disa...
'I'm calling attention to the whiteness' of health care
Sarah Jama is a co-founder of the Disability Justice Network of Ontario. She has a long history of disability rights and anti-racism acti...
While in hospital, Fiaz creates bright, bold, energetic art
Fiaz Rahman has had a rough six months. The 18-year-old developed a pressure injury in August that prevented him from going to school for...
With Aicam on the case, hospitalized kids have fun
Aicam Chuong has been a nurse at Holland Bloorview for over 30 years—first as a student, then working with children hospitalized here w...
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