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When a child is in crisis, parents need a 'safe space'
'Sometimes the best thing I can do is really be there with them and hold a difficult feeling with them. It might not be psychotherapy the way you learn about it in school, but it's very therapeutic.'
Sensor headset allows teen to control devices with his thoughts
The brain-computer interface means 'Seth can do something all by himself, without help, just by thinking.'
'Mama Car' smashes disability stereotypes in a delightful way
In a new picture book, young children celebrate their mother's wheelchair as a place to cuddle and go on adventures.
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Will makes custom limbs that help kids do what they want to do
A toddler who came for his first prosthetic leg to Holland Bloorview now makes devices at the hospital.
London play explores how disability bias in hospital can be deadly
Laughing Boy is the story of a family's fight to get justice for the preventable death of their autistic son Connor in a National Health Service unit.
Belonging, one puzzle piece at a time
Kidunified puzzles include characters who represent different cultures, ethnicities, disabilities and gender expressions.
'There's a big appetite for creative ideas here,' scientist says
Virginia Wright volunteered at our rehab hospital as a teen, sparking a 40-year career in physiotherapy and research at Holland Bloorview.
A camera gave Steve a way in to making art
'I knew I had a need to create art, but I couldn't find a medium to work with because I have some issues with fine-motor control.'
Children's rehab can make parents feel powerless
In a new study, parents said seeking services for their disabled child made them feel uncertain, hopeless, isolated and excluded.
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