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'Making friends' an unexpected rehab gift, parents say
Jimena Ortiz and Ricardo Menendez say one of the greatest gifts of their son Sebastian's inpatient stay at Holland Bloorview was the frie...
The blame game
This morning I woke up with a sense of dread. My chest felt like an aching black bruise.I'd read this piece in The New York Times Magazin...
First steps for a boy attached to an oxygen tank
A couple of weeks ago I got to meet the most adorable child you see above. His name is Branko, and he's almost four, and his mom Jennifer...
Why I don't believe 'disabled' dolls invoke pity
I was so psyched when I heard that British toy company Makies was creating dolls with disabilities and differences, like a birthmark on t...
Could special-needs parenting 'stress' be good?
There's been so much research recently about how chronic stress puts parents of kids with disabilities at greater risk of physical and me...
Sisters: 'Look at me, I'm disabled too!'
By Jessica GeboersWhen I was a child doing physical therapy at Grandview, my younger sister Avery climbed into a nearby hand-bike and beg...
How to rock Miami Beach in a power wheelchair
In February, Maria Tassou did something she'd never done before. She flew to Miami Beach with a friend to hang out at the ocean. Maria, w...
How a disability ramp made one little girl's day
Yesterday on the Danforth I saw a toddler with mini ponytails sprouting out of her head. She looked like she'd just learned to walk. She ...
What does a 'blind' photographer see?
When Mark Nicol was a kid he picked up his dad's camera a couple of times but was frustrated because he couldn't see through the viewfind...
Could surgeons benefit from a coach like athletes do?
I just read a fascinating review of the new book Do No Harm, a memoir by one of Britain's top neurosurgeons Dr. Henry Marsh. New York Tim...
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