Caring for a Loved One with a Spinal Cord Injury: 4 Essential Tips for Caregivers

A spinal cord injury is a life-changing event that profoundly impacts not only the person injured but also their family. As a family member, you may have taken on the vital role of a caregiver, supporting your loved one through this challenging journey. The care you provide plays a key role in their recovery, helping […]

Public Policy February 2025

As we begin a brand-new year on an optimistic note for Ontario’s disability community, we bring you key highlights of public policy and advocacy initiatives from 2024. We are officially in election mode, with a provincial announcement made this past week.

Pelvic Health Clinic: Specialized Care for Individuals with SCI

The Pelvic Health Clinic at Lyndhurst is dedicated to providing comprehensive and accessible healthcare services tailored to the unique needs of individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI). This specialized clinic addresses gaps in community care, offering services that are often unavailable elsewhere. While many of the services are focused on individuals with female genitalia—such as […]

Guarantee the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) campaign

People with disabilities in Canada are counting on the CDB to launch in July 2025, but delays in finalizing regulations put this new national disability benefit at risk.   This is unacceptable. We call on the Government of Canada to act now and finalize the CDB regulations before it’s too late. People with disabilities have […]

Real Talk with Rachele: Why disabled sexuality might be important to us

Our focus in back in the fall was the pervasive myths about sexuality and disability, and many of those myths revolve around our ability and right to even be sexual. As I discussed in that post, unpacking myths and learning new truths are incredibly important for pushing back against the powers that would rather not see or hear from us at all.