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Abilities Magazine Archive

Work-related Learning & Labour Market Inclusion: By Alex Stephens

This article is the third in a series commissioned by the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) on issues related to disabilities and to the themes of its five Knowledge Centres: Aboriginal Learning; ...
73 Winter, 2007
Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre: This article is the second in a series commissioned by the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) on issues related to disabilities and the themes of its five Knowledge Centres: Aboriginal Learning; ...
73 Winter, 2007
Learning: Making a Difference Canada’s Powerful New Tool to Measure Lifelong Learning: By Paul Cappon

How can a country know if its citizens are, in fact, lifelong learners? The Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) addressed that question by creating the world’s first Composite Learning ...
68 Fall, 2006
Helping Students Succeed Learning Disabilities Assessment Centres of Ontario: By Allyson Harrison, Susan Alcorn MacKay

Learning Disabilities Assessment Centres of Ontario are helping students ...
68 Fall, 2006
Charting a New Course Emancipatory Research Maps the Links Between Literacy and Disability: By Tamara Daly, Miha Dinca-Panaitescu, Gail Kunkel, Marcia Rioux, Christy Spielman, Ezra Zubrow

Why are illiteracy rates higher among people with disabilities? What makes illiteracy more likely in some places than others? What other factors affect rates of illiteracy among people with ...
67 Summer, 2006
Book Smarts Breaking Stereotypes with Children’s Fiction: By Beverley A. Brenna

The author, a teacher, discusses positive books for and about children with ...
66 Spring, 2006
Make the Info Work for You Reliable Online Health Info for Canadians Living with Disabilities: By Devon Wheeler

Canadian Health Network is a website that directs Canadians to the most reliable online health ...
65 Winter, 2005
Class Act Find Fun and Enrichment in Continuing Education: By Avril Rinn

How to choose a course in continuing or distance ...
65 Winter, 2005
Building Strong Community Networks Key to Knowledge Mobilization: By Bonnie Heath

John Kumpf, Executive Director of the Ontario Brain Injury Association (OBIA), looks back to October 23, 2004, as “a very significant day” – and not just because he was rubbing shoulders with former ...
62 Spring, 2005
Students with Disabilities Accommodation Guidelines Released: On November 30, 2004, the Ontario Human Rights Commission released “Guidelines on Accessible Education” to help educational institutions, teachers, parents and students better understand the duty to ...
62 Spring, 2005
Public Speaking Real-Time Captioning is Taken up a Notch: By Sandra L. Howe

People with hearing disabilities may one day soon be able to “listen” to other people speaking using, palm-sized computerized devices. Voice recognition has made huge strides in the past few years, ...
62 Spring, 2005
Knowledge Mobilitation What Line of Work Did You Say You Were in?: By Bonnie Heath

In May, 2004, I joined the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation (ONF) as its first Knowledge Mobilization Coordinator. So far, the hardest part of the job has been to explain what it ...
60 Fall, 2004
Vision. Passion. Action. Launching an Activist Poster: By Melanie Panitch

It took us a year, but we found it. “It” is an activist poster that brilliantly captures what our new edgy program in radical disability studies is becoming. After many twists and turns, ideas ...
60 Fall, 2004
Blind Student Barred from University Program: Another human rights complaint is in the works after a blind student was barred from an English-immersion program by the University of New Brunswick. Students of the intensive summer course are ...
60 Fall, 2004
Crucial Terms in Education A Project Update: Catch phrases are often thrown around when it comes to discussing children with disabilities in schools. We’re all familiar with the terms “inclusion,” “special education” and “integration.” But just ...
60 Fall, 2004
Disability, Genetics and Caregiving Women’s Health Researchers Address Public Policy: By Miriam Hawkins

Public health and social policy can have dramatic implications for people with disabilities, their families and communities. Identifying key issues and optimizing the health system’s response to them ...
59 Summer, 2004
Knowledge Mobilization and the Consumer “Whatever Happened to the Research You Funded?”: By Daryl Rock

As Chairperson of the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation (ONF), a spinal cord injury consumer and someone invested in strategically positioning research funding within a national granting council, I have ...
59 Summer, 2004
Opportunity to Succeed A Report on Disability and Education: By Afroze Edwards

The Ontario Human Rights Code guarantees the right to equal treatment in education, without discrimination on the ground of disability, as part of the protection for equal treatment in services. This ...
58 Spring, 2004
Consumer Participation in Research New Committee Sets out a Plan of Action: By Shauna Petrie

Consumer participation in research is not a new concept. A quick check through any Internet browser will give you lists of examples throughout a variety of fields, from international development, ...
58 Spring, 2004
Post-Secondary Education First Phase of School-to-Work Transition Study Completed: Many studies have confirmed that people with disabilities experience considerable barriers to obtaining post-secondary education and employment. Researchers have also found that people with ...
56 Fall, 2003
Literacy for Independent Living CAILC Launches Literacy and Disability Resources Online: By Susan Forster

In May, 2003, CAILC launched Literacy for Independent Living (LIL), a new section on the CAILC website. LIL offers accessible online literacy resources for facilitators working with adult learners ...
56 Fall, 2003
Honours for an Activist Bonnie Sherr Klein Receives Honorary Doctorate: By Melanie Panitch

In the majestic Ryerson Theatre, before 2,000 graduates, faculty, family and friends, Bonnie Sherr Klein received Ryerson University’s highest award, an Honorary Doctor of Laws. Sitting astride her ...
56 Fall, 2003
RCMP Constable Funds New Scholarship: Moved by a lifelong interest in helping people with disabilities, Royal Canadian Mounted Police constable Allen Rodgers decided to start a scholarship at the University of Toronto that would enable ...
55 Summer, 2003
Challenge and Collaboration The Pan Canadian MEd Program: By Sylvie Zebroff

We came together in Calgary for the first time in January, 2002, from all across Canada, eager to begin an innovative program. We were heading into a particularly transforming educational experience. ...
55 Summer, 2003
Improving SCI Rehabilitation The Contribution of Persons with Longstanding SCI: By Meri Miojevic

For many individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI), rehabilitation can be a complicated, protracted and daunting process. In addition to the physical and psychosocial demands of adjusting to daily ...
55 Summer, 2003
Mad Peopleâ€™s History Disability Studies Course Breaks Down Walls of Silence: By Geoffery Reaume

“If the publication of my case is dangerous, so is likewise silence.” – William Belcher, 1796 When these words were written over two hundred years ago, William Belcher had spent 17 years confined ...
55 Summer, 2003
A Measure of Change Putting Literacy and Disability in Perspective: By Marcia Rioux, Ezra Zubrow, Adele Furrie, Wendy Miller, Mary Bunch

A new study on the geography of literacy and disability has involved making sense of multiple interpretations of literacy and disability. Read about how these authors have brought together several ...
54 Spring, 2003
Reading Revolution Understanding Dyslexia with Science: By Robyn Suriano

Advances in brain scanning technology are making it easier for researchers to study the way our brains work. And that includes the brains of children with reading disabilities. What’s more, these ...
54 Spring, 2003
David Chalk Wired for Success: By Roger B. Jones

As a child, David Chalk was regularly singled out as the class’s worst speller and reader. But he credits his dyslexia as the reason behind his success today. That success has involved building a ...
54 Spring, 2003
Supporting the Next Generation of Researchers Building Research Capacity in Neurotrauma: By Meri Miojevic

Injury to the brain and/or spinal cord (neurotrauma) is one of the most catastrophic and costly occurrences in our health system. A recent report funded by ONF to examine the cost of neurotrauma in ...
54 Spring, 2003
Barriers and Accommodations Applying the Human Rights Model of Disability to HALS: By Marcia Rioux, Ezra Zubrow, Adele Furrie, Wendy Miller, Mary Bunch

The authors of a study on the geography of literacy and disability have developed a new variable index that promises to provide a powerful tool for disability activists and policy makers in Canada. ...
53 Winter, 2002
Closing the Knowledge Gaps Supporting Two New Research Initiatives: By Meri Miojevic

Injury is the leading cause of death and disability of Canadians under 44 years of age. Of all types of injury neurotrauma, injury to the spinal cord (SCI) and/or brain (TBI) is the most serious, ...
53 Winter, 2002
Student Attitudes -- Making Friends, or Making Fun? Special Ed versus an Inclusive Approach in School: By Gary Bunch

A team of researchers finds that children with disabilities in inclusive school settings have more friendships and are subjected to less teasing compared to their peers in special education settings. ...
52 Fall, 2002
On the Map The Geography of Literacy and Disability: By Marcia Rioux, Ezra Zubrow, Adele Furrie, Wendy Miller, Mary Bunch

Tune into this update on a new study showing the relationship between literacy and disability and related supports and services in Canada. In this installment, data sources and methodologies are ...
52 Fall, 2002
Communities of Learners Degrees in Your Own Hometown: By Nancy Marlett

Our previous article celebrated 20 years of "introducing disability" at the university level. We now want to celebrate the accomplishments of Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation (BCR) ...
52 Fall, 2002
Culture Cauldron and Art with Attitude Ryerson Showcases Deaf and Disability-Inspired Art: By Catherine Frazee

It all started with a simple one-liner. At a focus group hosted by the Ryerson RBC Institute for Disability Studies Research and Education, we asked the question: "How can we best support you, ...
52 Fall, 2002
A Boost for Researchers 2002 Neurotrauma Research Awards: By Meri Miojevic

Researchers across Ontario are receiving a $1.2-million boost from the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation (ONF) for spinal cord and traumatic brain injury research in 2002. Funding will support 18 ...
52 Fall, 2002
Picture This Putting Literacy and Disability on the Map: By Mary Bunch

A new study will show, at a glance, the relationship between literacy and disability and related supports and services in Canada. It will demonstrate not only what the issues of literacy and ...
51 Summer, 2002
Man in Motion World Tour – 15th Anniversary Rick Hansen in Conversation: New Developments, New Milestones: By Raymond D. Cohen

Rick Hansen spoke to Raymond Cohen, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of ABILITIES, about the exciting new developments of the Rick Hansen Institute marking the 15th anniversary of the Man in Motion World ...
51 Summer, 2002
Man in Motion World Tour – 15th Anniversary A New World-Class Spinal Cord Research Centre: Rick Hansen Institute Partnership Receives Funding: It has been 15 years since Rick Hansen wheeled around the world to raise funds for spinal cord research. Take a look at Rick now: his mission, his mandate, his milestones. Includes an interview by ...
51 Summer, 2002
Projects on the Go An Update from The Roeher Institute: By Cam Crawford

Here’s a snapshot of selected activities underway at The Roeher Institute. As usual, it has been a very busy and productive period. We recently released a policy proposal for improving access to ...
51 Summer, 2002
At the Frontier of Education Program is Celebrating Twenty Years: By Nancy Marlett

After 20 years at the frontier of transformation in education, the Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies Program (CRDS) at the University of Calgary continues to engage in social and ...
50 Spring, 2002
Setting the Course A Sampling of the Disability Studies Program: Ryerson University’s Disability Studies program offers a variety of thought-provoking courses. Here is a cross-section of courses available, some delivered on campus at Ryerson, others taught through ...
50 Spring, 2002
Taking Steps Improving Rehabilitation for Persons with Incomplete SCI: By Meri Miojevic

Walking (or functional ambulation) is often the primary goal of individuals who sustain incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). Yet conventional rehabilitation, which usually concludes within four ...
50 Spring, 2002
If You Build It, They Will Come Royal Bank Supports Disability Studies: By Melanie Panitch

In July, 2001, The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Financial Group announced a major contribution of $750,000 to Ryerson University s School of Disability Studies. This generous gift will support the ...
49 Winter, 2001
Fulfilling the Vision The Rick Hansen Instituteâ€™s Mission: The Rick Hansen Institute’s (RHI) vision is a world in which people with spinal cord injury can return to full physical function. We offer hope for this vision by focusing on our mission to ...
49 Winter, 2001
The Dr. Jonas Salk Award Dr. Charles Tator and Dr. Paul Walfish are Recipients: Ontario March of Dimes is proud to announce that Dr. Charles Tator, O.C., and Dr. Paul Walfish, O.C., are the recipients of the 2001 Dr. Jonas Salk Award. The $10,000 prize, which is cosponsored by ...
49 Winter, 2001
Virtual LD Community Bringing Cutting-Edge Research into Classrooms: By Bruce Etheridge

The University of Toronto’s Adaptive Technology Resource Centre (ATRC) has created a unique online learning disabilities (LD) community dedicated to bringing cutting-edge research, innovative ...
49 Winter, 2001
Update on Dyslexia With the Right Instruction, Everyone can Read: By Fran Thompson

New technology and research are providing more opportunities than ever for people with dyslexia to succeed. Find out more about this learning disability, and what accommodations, education methods ...
48 Fall, 2001
An Attitude of Prevailing Marian Chant Disability Studies Award: By Nola Millin

(Ryerson University has established the Marian Chant Disability Studies Award for new and returning students in the Disability Studies program. This summer, six students received financial awards ...
48 Fall, 2001
Investing in Neurotrauma Research Announcing 2001 Funding Awards for Ontario Researchers: By Meri Miojevic

"Our efforts in knowledge creation, knowledge transfer and research capacity building are more than an investment in improving the quality of life for persons living with neurotrauma. They are ...
48 Fall, 2001
A World of Opportunities Let Us Be Your Gateway!: By Suzee Cameron

What’s new with the Neil Squire Foundation in the 21st century? We have a new look. We have a new employment training program. Our Research and Development Group has moved into a new lab at the ...
48 Fall, 2001
Leonard Bishop The Power of the Pen: By Gail Parsons

Leonard Bishop grew up in the slums and was labelled "stupid." His mother bribed his kindergarten teacher to pass him after four semesters. He barely graduated high school and spent years ...
47 Summer, 2001
Revisiting Rehabilitation Research Study Uncovers Ideas for Improvement: By Audrey King

Have you found the skills you learned in your early years of rehabilitation to be invaluable, or have you sometimes wished you had learned other skills and information about living successfully with ...
47 Summer, 2001
Access Supported by Students Funds have Made a Difference on Campus: By Terri Nikolaevsky

SAC WAC -- the Students’ Administrative Council Wheelchair Access Committee -- was established in 1990 to ensure that University of Toronto facilities were made accessible to members of the ...
47 Summer, 2001
Ryerson Student Journals II More Words from Participants in the Disability Studies Program: (It’s after midnight. I’m exhausted and my eyes are bleary from staring at the computer screen. The deadline for my paper looms.) I recall the excitement I felt when I first read about the ...
47 Summer, 2001
Consumer Participatory Research New Study on Long-Term Impact of Spinal Cord Injury: By Meri Miojevic

Numerous epidemiological studies have shown that today, people with spinal cord injury (SCI) are living longer than in previous decades. A growing body of literature indicates that people living with ...
47 Summer, 2001
Attendant Services on Campus University Life Made Easier for People with Disabilities: By Gregg Harper

Mark Woitzik learned the value of a helping hand after his life took a sudden unexpected turn in 1991 and forced him to adapt in order to continue moving forward. Woitzik joined other students in a ...
47 Summer, 2001
Ryerson Student Journals Words from Participants in the Disability Studies Program: When I was asked to describe what being a student in the Disability Studies Program means to me, "in 500 words or less," I agreed, thinking that this would be an easy task. Now, as I ...
46 Spring, 2001
Habits that Work Keep Attention Deficit Disorder from Creating Workplace Disorder: By Jean Marie Cousins

With a few creative tricks and some strategic planning, the worker with attention deficit disorder can equal -- even outshine -- the performance of non-disabled peers. Find out ...
45 Winter, 2000
The Disability Studies Program Seeing the World through Very Different Eyes: The New Ryerson Polytechnic University Bachelor of Applied Arts degree program in disability studies offers a departure from other disability-related academic opportunities. While ...
45 Winter, 2000
Accelerating the Pace of Research www.RickHansen.org: Ninety per cent of what we know in the area of spinal cord injury research has been acquired in the last 10 years. The mission of the Rick Hansen Institute and the Rick Hansen Man in Motion ...
45 Winter, 2000
Disability Studies A Field of Study Whose Time has Come: By Melanie Panitch

The new Ryerson Polytechnic University Bachelor of Applied Arts degree program in disability studies offers a departure from other disability-related academic opportunities. While ...
44 Fall, 2000
Collaboration Works When You Work Together, One Plus One Can Equal Three: By Meri Miojevic

One of the most difficult tasks is to bring different people and organizations together to work towards a common goal. But the simple truth is that -- beyond the various skills, interests and ...
44 Fall, 2000
The Rick Hansen Neurotrauma Initiative Man in Motion Announces $7.5 Million for Neurotrauma Projects: A lasting legacy of the original Rick Hansen Man in Motion World Tour has been the facilitation of research to find a cure for spinal cord injury and to improve the quality of life of people living ...
44 Fall, 2000
Funding for the Future New Initiatives in Neurotrauma in Ontario: It is estimated that neurotrauma (spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries) is one of the single most costly types of injury in Ontarioâ€™s health system. Since its inception in 1998, the ...
43 Summer, 2000
Ryerson Disability Studies Degree Program Programâ€™s First Year a Success!: Applications are now being accepted for September admission to a new degree program in Disability Studies. The program was launched a year ago. It is the only program in Canada that provides ...
43 Summer, 2000
Colour Brings Clarity for Dyslexia: By Albert Evans

Colour is helping to overcome reading disorders such as dyslexia, according to novel research at the University of Essex. Professor Arnold Wilkins of the university’s Psychology Department is one ...
42 Spring, 2000
New From the Roeher Institute Publications, Projects and Programs: By Cameron Crawford

Each year, The Roeher Institute produces an array of research reports, technical papers and other informational products on public policy, programs and disability. Our activities are grounded on the ...
42 Spring, 2000
Announcing the John Lord Award Recognizing Excellence in Participatory Research and Independent Living: At our Annual General Meeting in Montreal in November, our National Board of Directors unanimously agreed to recognize John Lord for his excellence in the area of participatory research. In fact, ...
42 Spring, 2000
The Disability Studies Program Students Talk about Ryersonâ€™s New Degree Program: The Disability Studies program at Ryerson Polytechnic University is the only program in Canada that provides degree education from a disability studies perspective. Community college graduates ...
42 Spring, 2000
Annual General Meeting Panel Addresses Research Issues in the Community: A panel of local and national disability leaders addressed the Fourth Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Centre on Disability Studies (CCDS), Thursday, October 28, 1999, at the Norwood Hotel, ...
42 Spring, 2000
The Federal Student Work Experience Program Finding a Workplace of Choice: By Max Brault

“Where can a student with a disability find summer employment in today’s highly competitive market? Where can such a student gain valuable skills and work experience that could lead to meaningful ...
42 Spring, 2000
Disability Studies Degree Program Launched This Fall Ryerson Now Accepting Applications: Applications are now being accepted for January admission to a new degree program in Disability Studies. The program was launched in August by Ryerson Polytechnic University. It is the only ...
41 Winter, 1999
A Canadian Research Institute on the Disability Process Supporting the Proposal: By Robb Nickel

Disability issues and the interdisciplinary field of Disability Studies have long been marginalized in health-related research-funding initiatives and other related areas such as the social sciences ...
41 Winter, 1999
A Life Of Oneâ€™s Own The Transition to Independence: By Beverly Antle, C. Frazee, G. Contaxis, L. Forma, R. Nikou, H. Self, M. Tonack, K. Yoshida

In the Winter 1998 issue, we introduced ABILITIES readers to a research study investigating transitions to independent living. This project is now complete. In this qualitative study a team of ...
40 Fall, 1999
Snow Kids: The Empowerment Zone An Online Playground for Kids with Disabilities: By Nancy Sicchia

What do kids with special needs and the Internet have in common? The answer is SNOW Kids Empowerment Zone. If you havenâ€™t already done so, why donâ€™t you visit us online ...
40 Fall, 1999
Disability Studies Degree Program Launches This Fall Ryerson Now Accepting Applications: Applications are now being accepted for January admission to a new degree program in Disability Studies. The program is being launched in August by Ryerson Polytechnic University. It is the only ...
40 Fall, 1999
The Rick Hansen Neurotrauma Initiative Man in Motion Announces $6.8 Million for Neurotrauma Projects: Rick Hansen announced in June that 166 of Canadaâ€™s top spinal cord and brain injury researchers, rehabilitation specialists and injury prevention experts will share more than $6.8 million in ...
40 Fall, 1999
Small Grants Program Announced: By Rob Nickel, Karen Blackford

The Canadian Centre on Disability Studies (CCDS) Research Committee is pleased to announce a Small Grants Program to fund community-based, disability-related research. The application deadline is ...
40 Fall, 1999
Best Buddies A National Program which Matches University Students with Adults who Have Intellectual Disabilities: By Lynne Swanson

Loree Verbeem and Tanya Milberg are Best Buddies. They chat about their new hair styles, play bingo, watch videos and paint together. Loree teaches Tanya sign language. Tanya gives Loree ...
40 Fall, 1999
Enhanced Legal Aid: Raymond Kerim recently surmounted major obstacles to accessing the legal system in his fight to gain shared custody of his daughters. Kerim has learning disabilities that interfere with ...
39 Summer, 1999
Down for the Count A Commentary on Employment Data Collection: By Joan Westland

In the past few months, there has been an epidemic sweeping the nation called "data collectitis." Organizations are counting people, people are counting organizations, governments are ...
39 Summer, 1999
Disability Studies Degree Program Launched this Fall Ryersonâ€™s New Part-Time Program: Applications are now being accepted for a new degree program in Disability Studies, being launched this fall by Ryerson Polytechnic University. It is the only program in Canada that provides ...
38 Spring, 1999
The Glenn Crombie Centre A Northern Success Story: The Glenn Crombie Centre, located on the campus of Cambrian College in Sudbury, Ontario, officially opened its doors on June 4, 1996. This state-of-the-art education and training resource complex ...
38 Spring, 1999
ShowCase â€™98 An Exchange of Ideas and Information: The Canadian Centre on Disability Studies (CCDS) was one of nearly 70 exhibitors at the inaugural research fair, Showcase 98, held at the University of Manitoba (U of M) Thursday, November 26, 1998. ...
38 Spring, 1999
Creating a Life of Oneâ€™s Own Experiences in Transition to Independence: By Beverley Antle, Catherine Frazee

What makes a difference for people with life-long disabilities as they make the transition to adulthood and independent living? This is the question a team of researchers in Toronto have been working ...
37 Winter, 1998
Aging and Disability New Research Suggests Policy Directions: By Mary Bunch

Issues of aging are different for every individual, but research currently underway at The Roeher Institute has identified common issues faced by the growing population of seniors in Canada. Older ...
37 Winter, 1998
Protecting and Saving Lives MedicAlert Provides Vital Medical Information: Crowded emergency rooms at some of Canadaâ€™s largest hospitals are causing many health experts and patients concern about our health care system. It is especially a concern for people with ...
37 Winter, 1998
The Missing Block Education is Critical for Full Citizenship: By Eric Boyd

"In Unison: A Canadian Approach to Disability Issues" is a discussion paper that has been brought forward by the federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for social ...
36 Fall, 1998
Exploiting Technology for Access and Integration The SNOW Project Aids Inclusion: By Laurie Harrison

Take a peek into a classroom today, and you will see that a lot has changed in the past 10 years. For one thing, the educational tools around the room are likely to include computer hardware, ...
34 Spring, 1998
A Life in the Day Imagine... A Teacher, Lost for Words: By Doug Brown

"Did you see Mr. Brown yet?" "No, is he really back to teach?" "Him with a beard -- grey, no less!" "I thought he had cancer, or was it open-heart ...
34 Spring, 1998
New Perspectives On Research International Seminar Challenges Orthodoxies: The Roeher Institute hosted an International Seminar on Research in Disability and Public Policy last August, 1997. In a unique three-day forum, 60 scholars, policy analysts, policy makers and ...
33 Winter, 1997
Virtual Education Earning Credits by Computer: By Louise Dearden

I recently completed an adult education course at my local university. Nothing unusual in that, except I never met my instructor or fellow students. In fact, although I went to class nearly every ...
32 Fall, 1997
Bringing Conductive Education to Canada Scholarship Will Help Program Grow in Canada: Conductive Education is a pedagogical process that involves a holistic approach to rehabilitation and education of children and adults with neuromotor disabilities. Programs in Canada and the western ...
32 Fall, 1997
What Will I Be? Envisioning Life as a Grown-Up: By Catherine Steele

Everyone dreams of what they want to be when they grow up. Even after some are "grown up," they still dream of what they would like to be! But for young people, your decision of what to be ...
31 Summer, 1997
New Doors Education Technology Offers New Opportunities: By Beverley Nagel

In the not-too-distant future, virtually all of us will be using computers and other technology to communicate from our homes. This exciting new technology is available today to those who are not ...
31 Summer, 1997
Adults with Learning Disabilities Overcoming the Odds: By Isabel Shessel

At 30 years of age, Rob still reads at a grade-three level. He left school after grade 11. Is he another one of the unemployed, disillusioned statistics that we often hear about? Not for a moment! ...
30 Spring, 1997
Reading Between the Lines There are many reasons to get involved in a local literacy program.: By Jane Field

Imagine that a picture in this magazine has caught your eye and you want to know why it is there. You are curious to know what the story is about. But you are unable to read. What would you ...
29 Winter, 1996
Graduating with the "Hidden Disability" Many supports are now available for students with learning disabilities: By Susan Alcorn MacKay

Stephanie is a bright, well-spoken young woman who reads at the grade-two level. Daryl uses a calculator even for simple multiplication. Michael dropped out of grade nine because he couldnâ€™t ...
29 Winter, 1996
The Eaton Case Shock Waves: By Mel Graham

Here are some bare facts about what has come to be called "the Eaton case": Emily Eaton’s parents are told that their daughter, who is in Grade One and has cerebral palsy, does not ...
29 Winter, 1996
Do You Like School?: By Catherine Steele

Well, it’s fall... cooler weather, coloured leaves and the beginning of another school year. There are some who really look forward to fall and school, while others wish summer would last longer ...
28 Fall, 1996
Aaron Marsaw The Rhodes to Success: By Patricia L. Smith

It was a Sunday morning, early in December, 1995. Aaron Marsaw, who would be graduating from Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, in the spring with a joint major in Philosophy and Political ...
28 Fall, 1996
Unleashing Potential Cambrian College will Open its state-of-the-art Special Needs Regional Resource Centre: By Susan Alcorn MacKay, Miriam McDonald

Imagine that you are a person with a disability as a result of a motor vehicle accident, or that you have received a workplace injury. Where, in northern Ontario, do you go for information about ...
27 Summer, 1996
Do-It-Yourself Development Deaf Adults in El Salvador Develop Their Own Literacy Project.: By Tanis Doe

ACOGIPRI is an acronym for the Associacion Cooperativa el Grupo Independiente Pro Rehabilitacion Integral. Located in Sal Salvador, the organization runs a pottery-making workshop and sells its ...
27 Summer, 1996
Distance Education The Future is Now!: By James Archbold

In the past, we used to think of Distance Education as correspondence courses offered by companies or educational institutions. While this may have been accurate in the ’70s and ’80s, the ’90s have ...
27 Summer, 1996
The Co-Op Program Hands-On Learning: By Sharon Meija

As I am used to regular school hours, going from class to class and having to ask permission to use the bathroom, co-op has definitely given me the opportunity to be responsible as well as ...
26 Spring, 1996
"Iâ€™m Bored!" Technology offers many creative ways for your child to interact and be active. One girl tells her: By Jessica Javor

My name is Jessica Javor. I’m a grade six student with cerebral palsy. I have a Mac IISI and programmable keyboard with which I can type out words and even entire sentences with a push of a button! ...
26 Spring, 1996
The Next Generation Todayâ€™s students with disabilities are in your face.: By Sujata Dey

Crips. With attitude. They are the new generation of student disability rights activists who are aiming to change the world for other people with disabilities. Younger and more educated than the ...
25 Winter, 1995
To Your Health Study explores lifestyles and health of youth with physical disabilities: A study performed by a research group in Toronto has opened a window onto the lifestyles of youth with physical disabilities, in an attempt to explore why this population has a high risk of ...
24 Fall, 1995
Out of Work... Comes an Idea Employer Advisory Council To NEADS Links Graduates To Jobs: By Lisa Bendall

It wasn’t so long ago that when Tom Proszowski applied for a job, employers wouldn’t even consider him for the position once they discovered he had a disability. Times are changing, larger ...
24 Fall, 1995
Boomerang Brings Family Members Back!: By Richard J. P. Prozon

linda-marie (small-l, small-m) Camerano remembers composing a poem while in high school about wanting to be different. The urge to set herself apart, combined with a strong sense that one person can ...
24 Fall, 1995
National Access Awareness Week Student Award Winners: On May 29, 1995, six post-secondary students with disabilities were awarded National Access Awareness Week (NAAW) Student Awards. Recipients of the awards were recognized both for their academic ...
24 Fall, 1995
Forging Ahead Together The Independent Living Movement And Literacy Organizations: By Sarika Gadia

In 1991, the Canadian Association of Independent Living Centres (CAILC) began its second literacy project. The focus was within the centres themselves, and on how they respond to consumers who have a ...
24 Fall, 1995
Meeting Your Neads A Profile on the National Educational Association of Disabled Students: By Don Barrie

The National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) was founded in 1986 at Carleton University by students who were members of Awareness Carleton. NEADS is a consumer organization, and ...
23 Summer, 1995
Eleven-Year-Old Emily Eaton Wins Landmark Charter Victory: By Janet Bedgell, Anne Molloy

On February 15, 1995, the Court of Appeal for Ontario released a landmark decision. This decision will have a major impact on the education rights of children with disabilities, not just in Ontario, ...
23 Summer, 1995
Accessible Education across the Nation: For a complete list of services for students with disabilities at universities and colleges across Canada, contact the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS). You may also ...
23 Summer, 1995
It Just Doesnâ€™t Make the Grade Quebec Fails to Support Students with Learning Disabilities: By Hélèna Katz

This article looks at post-secondary education in Quebec and the effect it has on students with learning disabilities. (Helena Katz is a freelance writer and public relations consultant with Katz ...
22 Spring, 1995
Lireracy Options Training Program Increases Job and Occupational Opportunities: By Juliette Christiansen

The Literacy Options pre-vocational training program, designed to assist adults with severe physical disabilities, has been in existence since 1991. The delivery of this service is co-sponsored by ...
22 Spring, 1995
Access Place Information Centre Brings You the Facts!: By Judith Lytle

- "We have an employee in our workplace who has M.S. He is having trouble reaching the phone. Any ideas about a product out there that will help him now and as his needs change in the ...
20 Fall, 1994
Carleton University Paving the Way: By Brian Moretton

I am a fourth-year student at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, presently completing a degree in Commerce. And I credit the Carleton Residence Attendant Services Program (CRASP) for making it ...
18 Spring, 1994
A Challenge and a Promise: By Al Czarnecki

"This project took what was a good idea and what was good intentions and made it into something that really works. I would be less than honest if I didnâ€™t say we had challenges as a part ...
18 Spring, 1994
Parents As Partners Making Integration Work: By Pat Javor

As the parent of a nine-year-old child with a physical disability who is integrated in grade four, I firmly believe that the parents and the teacher form an important partnership in the childâ€™s ...
17 Winter, 1993
Project Provides Support to Adults with Learning Disabilities: By Jeff Karp

Over the past few decades, there has been an increase in the provision and support for students with learning disabilities. There has also been an unprecedented number of individuals with learning ...
14 Spring, 1993
Education Reform and Children with Disabilities: By Heather-jane Robertson

Education reform is in the wind. Talk shows, government reports, editorial writers and politicians have found that in times like these, public opinion on the need to change schools taps into some ...
13 Fall/Winter, 1992
Research as an Empowerment Process for the IL Movement: Research? Research? Research? What does it mean? Is research on disability always a good and worthwhile activity, or can it sometimes be a means to encourage and maintain the systemic ...
13 Fall/Winter, 1992
Ron Satok A Blind Artist with a Clear Vision: By Susan Satok

Atten-SHUN! Forwahd, MARCH! Hup two three FOAH! A typical morning at Camp Borden? No! The (British) “Sergeant Major” is artist Ronald Satok instructing a drama class for children with language ...
9 Fall, 1991
Athabasca University Increases to Access to Education: By Kerry Joyes

When Elise Schneider found out seven years ago she had Multiple Sclerosis, her life became unplugged. The hope of getting a university degree began to slowly swirl relentlessly towards the drain, ...
9 Fall, 1991
Equal Access in Education: By Melanie Panitch

The struggle for equal access to education continues to be a fundamental characteristic of many social movements. The growing capacity of Humber College in Toronto to support students with a ...
7 Spring, 1991
Crossing the Literacy Barrier at Frontier: By Ed Wadley

Since 1982 Frontier College’s Independent Studies program has been helping hundreds of adults to upgrade their literacy skills with the Student Centred Individualized Learning (SCIL) ...
7 Spring, 1991