SCIO Community Marks IDPWD 2025 with an Interactive Accessible Travel Experience at Pearson
This year, to celebrate the International Day for Persons with Disabilities, the SCIO community took part in an accessible travel tour at Toronto Pearson International Airport. The event follows a year of major efforts to make air travel more inclusive—especially for travellers with mobility disabilities who rely on wheelchairs or assistance during boarding. Pearson’s Greater […]
Spinal Cord Injury Ontario Welcomes New Chief Executive Officer, Michael Richardson
A community champion joins SCIO to lead its next chapter of growth and impact Toronto, ON — Wednesday, November 19, 2025 – Spinal Cord Injury Ontario (SCIO) and the Ontario Paraplegic Foundation (OPF) are proud to announce the appointment of Michael Richardson as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective November 24th, 2025. A lifelong believer […]
Rehearsing Confidence: Inside Pearson’s First Accessible Air Travel Orientation
International Day of Persons with Disabilities — December 3 Travel should spark excitement not anxiety. Yet for many people with spinal cord injuries or other mobility disabilities, the airport experience can feel intimidating, unpredictable, and overwhelming. That’s exactly why the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), in partnership with Air Canada and Spinal Cord Injury Ontario, […]
Why the International Day of Persons with Disabilities Matters
By Nikoletta Erdelyi SCIO Public Policy Specialist Each year on December 3, the International Day for Persons with Disabilities (IDPWD) gives people around the world the opportunity to recognize progress made toward disability inclusion — and to acknowledge the work that still lies ahead. More than 1 billion people globally live with a disability, […]
Holiday Concert with Howard Gladstone
Join us for a heart-warming evening of music and community at our upcoming Peer Connections Holiday Concert! The GTA Peer Team welcomes acclaimed singer-songwriter Howard Gladstone back to Lyndhurst Centre where he was once a patient himself. After experiencing a near full recovery, Howard is passionate about giving back, and he’s returning to share an […]
