Disability is in part 'produced by the relative flexibility or rigidity of the built world'

BLOOM ~ November ~ 2020

trailblazer

'Wholeness comes in lots of packages.' So why do we design the world for the average body?

Sara Hendren's new book 'What Can a Body Do?' explores how design of the world around us advantages certain bodies and shuts others out.

aroundtheworld

Is your teen being bullied? This book is for you and your child

Emily Lovegrove is an autistic psychologist in Wales who is known as The Bullying Doctor.

researchhits

Young parents with a girl and red-haired little boy

A study on siblings grows out of a parent's desire to help her young daughter

'We know this group of kids have higher levels of perfectionism and trying to always be in control, and to not be a burden.'

rolemodel

Student in hospital kitchen talks to an adult

Training in a hospital kitchen helps Congxiao land a new job

A 10-month job training program at Holland Bloorview is preparing high school students for the world of work.

inthenews

PPE costs push an Ontario day program to sell chocolates

Steer Friends' monthly bill for masks, shields, gowns and hand sanitizer is $1,430. And that doesn't include cleaning supplies.

inthenews

Dying for the right to live Macleans

Developmental disorders heighten the risk of dying from COVID-19 STAT

Calgary father creates supportive living estate for son, other adults with Down syndrome CTV News

How families are fighting racism and disability discrimination Disability Scoop

David Toole, disabled dancer with grace in his hands, dies at 56 The New York Times

Moderna says it's COVID-19 vaccine is 94.5 per cent effective The Globe and Mail

Assisted dying legislation puts equality for people with disabilities at risk The Globe and Mail

'As bad as being in jail:' Man with autism confined nine months in Ottawa hospital awaiting group home

The Ottawa Citizen

At Toronto's SickKids hospital, two-thirds on wait list have missed their surgery 'window' The Globe and Mail

The last children of Down syndrome The Atlantic

The Witches: Backlash over film's portrayal of limb impairments BBC

A new rule means some people with wheelchairs can't fly on American Airlines NPR

Masks work. Really. We'll show you how The New York Times

whatyousaid

You give a voice to everyone and I love how your articles always make others see a different perspective.

Carolyn But, online

upcomingevents

See Holland Bloorview's Events listing and click on the month for more details.

DECEMBER 2

WHAT CAN I BE WHEN I GROW UP?

Early strategies to promote employment for families with children aged 5-15.

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. or 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. To register for this virtual event e-mail lhowsonstrong@hollandbloorview.ca

PARENT SUPPORT NETWORK: Virtual Learning and Advocacy

A supportive place for discussion.

4-5 p.m. To register for the virtual event, e-mail smoynagh@hollandbloorview.ca or call 416-425-6220, ext. 6146

DECEMBER 9

LEGAL QUESTIONS ABOUT TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD

With PBO Lawyer Hannah Lee

12 p.m.-1 p.m.

To register for this virtual event, e-mail smoynagh@hollandbloorview.ca or call 416-425-6220, ext 6146

shoutouts

Engineering professor awarded Canada's top science prize

University of Toronto researcher Molly Schoichet, an expert in designing hydrogels that mimic human tissues to treat disease, has won the $1 million Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal, Canada's top science prize.

Coyotes cut ties with draft pick over bullying conviction

The Arizona Coyotes have renounced the rights to top 2020 draft pick Mitchell Miller after learning more about his 2016 assault conviction for bullying a Black classmate with disabilities.

Calling all disabled filmmakers producing disability culture content

ReelAbilities Film Festival seeks Canadian and international shorts, features and documentaries about Deaf and disability cultures by filmmakers with disabilities and/or who are Deaf. E-mail liviyam@mnjcc.org by Jan. 1, 2021.

bookshelf

'Kapit's debut is an exceedingly rare #OwnVoices account of an autistic girl - centred on that character - that gives a clear, authentic, and universally relatable representation of autism while telling a positive, upbeat, feel-good story about a girl's fight to play the games she loves.'

Booklist

'Diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at the age of eight, Dr. Camilla Pang struggled to understand the world around her...Now armed with a PhD in biochemistry, Camilla dismantles our obscure social customs and identifies what it really means to be human using her unique expertise and a language she knows best: science.'

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