As of December 10, the Toronto Public Heath (TPH) has declared a Norovirus outbreak on the Complex Continuing Care (CCC) unit. Other inpatient units, outpatient clinics, community programs and activities are operating as usual. For more information, click here.
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'This film reminded me that healing and growth happen when we stop hiding parts of ourselves and let others in.'
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Five years ago, Cole Galloway had an existential crisis.The scientist at the University of Delaware was publishing papers about developme...
This Is The Point is a play about two couples: a man and woman who have cerebral palsy, and a man and woman who have a child with cerebra...
Disability is personal. It's part of identity. When your child has significant disabilities, it becomes part of your identity too. Perhaps...
A Family Like Mine is a series of videos on diverse families raising children with disabilities. The photos above feature three of our fa...
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Renegades isn't your typical music video: It's about disabled people doing the thingsthey love.This summer American indie rock band X Amb...
When Roma Bennett's son Joshua was only two weeks old, she had to return to work. That meant working till 3, then going downtown to care ...
By Kara Melissa SharpI knew Sebastian needed a dog when he was two. He was recovering from pneumonia in hospital, and we hadn't seen him ...
A month ago I decided I couldn't keep adding things to my to-do list. I wanted to spend more time with my son learning and modelling how...
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