Advocacy
Allied health care community for patients and family
‘A person with vision loss wouldn’t even attempt to go on a hike by themselves.’ Ali Khalil, who is visually impaired, is the technology program lead with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. He has been
… READ MORE‘We’re in a bad place, to be honest,’ says orthopedic surgeon at Red Deer hospital. Alberta cancelled all elective surgeries during the fourth wave as the province’s intensive care units filled up with very
… READ MOREAutism program, wheelchair fittings have months-long waits. Ivona Novak’s five-year-old son, Noah, who uses a wheelchair, is among hundreds of Ontario kids on a growing wait list for key health services at a Toronto
… READ MORETD Pilot is an eye-controlled communication device for iPad. Designed to empower people with conditions such as ALS/MND, spinal cord injury or cerebral palsy to communicate and use their favourite apps, this iPadOS-based speech
… READ MOREAt every clinic and hospital, scientists work with health leaders to test health-care innovations. Umayangga Yogalingam, Illustrator Wendy Glauser, Healthy Debate June 10, 2021 As you read this, researchers are trying to improve
… READ MORE‘The pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing inequalities,’ says UTM professor David Pettinicchio, who launched a national online survey of 1,027 Canadians with disabilities and chronic health conditions to find out how
… READ MOREAccording to Alzheimer’s Research UK, one million people in the UK will have dementia by 2025 and this will increase to two million by 2050. This increase is a real concern, especially as the care system is already under strain.
… READ MOREA disabled person may qualify for the Disability Tax Credit. If you have never applied for this benefit before and you happen to qualify for it, you can request that Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) adjust your previous years’ tax
… READ MORECerebral Palsy Alberta Health and Wellness Programs — Participate virtually anywhere! November registration is now open and we hope to see even more of you on our screens! For more information on our programs, please contact our
… READ MOREIris vanDalen, 23, with her service dog, Stella. VanDalen is a student at the University of San Francisco. She has Crohn’s disease, which made adapting to college life difficult. Photo courtesy of Iris vanDalen. by Nadra Nittle,
… READ MORENational AccessArts Centre to be constructed on Brownsea Drive NW An artist’s rendering shows what the new National accessArts Centre in northwest Calgary will look like. In-Definite Arts Society. CBC CBC News Calgary August 10,
… READ MOREThe number of people diagnosed with autism has jumped by 787 per cent in the past two decades, a new study shows, likely an effect of increasing recognition. The research suggests increases could be due to increased reporting and
… READ MORECerebral Palsy Alberta Health and Wellness Programs — Participate virtually anywhere! October registration is now open and we hope to see even more of you on our screens! For more information on our programs, please contact our
… READ MORENancy Schneider, Braceworks Custom Orthotics, Calgary. This submission provides an important historical context for understanding the current challenge facing the Orthotic and Prosthetic community in Alberta including Alberta Aids to
… READ MORERecalled Boppy Original Newborn Lounger (left), Boppy Preferred Newborn Lounger (middle), and Pottery Barn Kids Boppy Newborn Lounger (right). The loungers were sold in a variety of colours and fashions. Joint recall with Health
… READ MOREWill the large numbers of people with disabilities from COVID make our society more accessible and inclusive? Polio causes paralysis is about one in 200 patients. Survivors like Gifford, shown here age 2 at the Sudbury General
… READ MORE13 advocates, known as Radical Inclusion, compiled report for U.N. committee. Roxanne Ulanicki is the lead facilitator of the Radical Inclusion report that was submitted to the United Nations on Tuesday. Submitted by Roxanne Ulanicki
… READ MOREMany barriers make securing support difficult — and the pandemic has made it worse. Right to left: Rabia Khedr, her husband Hossam Khedr, son Yusef, daughter Ruqaya, sister Uzma Khan (with her young son Zakariya Gilhooley), and
… READ MORE“Breathe,” I tell myself as I approach the start line. I’m on the world stage, at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, about to race the final of the Va’a outrigger canoe in the VL2 classification. Achieving the second-fastest heat
… READ MOREOn June 20, 2018, the Government introduced Bill C-81, an Act to ensure a barrier-free Canada (the Accessible Canada Act) in Parliament. The Accessible Canada Act received Royal Assent on June 21, 2019, and came into force on July 11,
… READ MOREAccessible technology is better for everyone, and accessible technology benefits when the people who rely on it most help build it. Parapan Athlete Tiana Knight demonstrates Blindsquare, an iPhone app that helps blind people by
… READ MOREAlbertans can give the adapted sport a shot during six-week sessions. Volt hockey is a type of floor hockey geared towards young players with mobility difficulties, such as muscular dystrophy and cerebral palsy. The coaches at the
… READ MORERyan Straschnitzki had epidural stimulator implanted in his spine in Thailand two years ago. Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki, centre, is helped to stand in a walker by Eric Daigle, left, and Jill Mack, centre
… READ MORECerebral Palsy Alberta Health and Wellness Programs — Participate virtually anywhere! September registration is now open and we hope to see even more of you on our screens! For more information on our programs, please contact our
… READ MOREBut parents say their kids need the support. By Olivia Bowden Staff Reporter, Toronto Star January 18, 2021 While the rest of the province is hunkering down under new, stricter stay-at-home orders, Jim Rossiter is his usual place —
… READ MOREIf it wasn’t for my stubbornness, my son and I would be left behind. Marjorie and her son, Thomas, are seen swimming together when he was five years old. When he was a toddler learning how to swim, Marjorie needed some extra
… READ MORETokyo 2020: how the Paralympics have evolved from rehabilitation to spectacle. Shaped by evolving societal attitudes towards physical and mental impairment, the Paralympics have gone from championing rehabilitation to being the second
… READ MOREPeople with learning disability, Down’s syndrome and cerebral palsy have a higher risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19 than individuals without these conditions, a recent study suggests. How to help children with
… READ MOREOnce viewed as a pediatric condition, patients with cerebral palsy are aging, but the health care system is not prepared to offer them the care they need. University of Michigan Kylie Urban, Univeristy of Michigan Health Lab January
… READ MOREIt’s Jennifer Brown’s second games and Sarah Mickey’s first time competing. Jennifer Brown competes in the women’s F38 discus final at the Olympic Stadium during the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. She heads to
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