SCIO Community

Progress

  • Fall/Winter 2024, Story Highlights

SCIO’s Accessible Housing Strategy

If you live anywhere in Canada, you are likely well aware of the housing crisis that is making it difficult for people to make ends meet....
  • Fall/Winter 2024

Informed Hope: The Role of Research Advocacy in the SCI Community

Advocacy is a vital practice for individuals living with a spinal cord injury (SCI) that empowers them to influence their own care and the care of the broader SCI community....
  • Spring/Summer 2024

Home Improvements

Navigating Accessibility Challenges After a Spinal Cord Injury...
  • Spring/Summer 2024

Athina Hall

Athina Hall is passionate about health care and wants to make a positive impact on the next generation and help them with some of the medical challenges she has faced. She is a leader in her community and is motivated by making a difference, especially for youth....
  • Spring/Summer 2024

Advancements in Cell Replacement Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury

Cell replacement therapy holds tremendous promise in the realm of regenerative medicine, offering hope for individuals grappling with conditions like spinal cord injury (SCI)....
  • Fall/Winter 23-24

Neuroplasticity: The Key to Functional Recovery

When it comes to a spinal cord injury (SCI), the concept of neuroplasticity takes on a crucial role....
  • Fall/Winter 23-24

Accessible Housing: The Search for Solutions

Housing in Ontario and across Canada is a critical issue that thousands of activists are voicing their concerns over....
  • Spring 2023

Representing

Sheri Roberts is a vibrant woman with a passion for activating change in her community....
  • Spring 2023

Knowledge is Power: SCI Research Advocacy

After having a spinal cord injury, I don’t think that anyone can argue with the fact that most people, including family and friends, feel a sense of loss....
  • Spring 2023

Essential Needs: Striving for Consistency in SCI Care

Last year, the Essential Needs report was published, touching on the key differences between how each Canadian province handles public coverage for mobility devices, urinary supplies, and attendant services....
  • Fall 2022

Neuromodulation: Epidural Stimulation & Transcutaneous Stimulation

Many of you may have heard of this hot new area of research called neuromodulation and its positive results concerning spinal cord injuries....
  • Fall 2022

Creating Change

SCIO’s Public Policy team has been busy engaging the newly elected government to make our community’s most pressing needs heard. We are continuing to work closely with our team of advocates across the province to address key issues....
  • Spring 2022

SCI Research: Cure vs Care – Why the Debate?

Barry Munro explores the need for the SCI community to be involved in all types of research whether the goal is for improved quality of life or restorative measures that bring back function....
  • Winter 2021/2022

Rising Above the Barriers

Seat-elevate and standing wheelchairs can enhance the quality of life of the people using them....
  • Winter 2021/2022

Three great free apps that promote accessibility in Ontario

Innovation + technology meets accessibility....
  • Summer 2021

Why doesn’t the Ontario Government fund home-based lift and transfer devices?

The disability community struggles to acquire the equipment and attendant services needed to live independently....
  • Spring 2021

Advocacy Saves Lives

It's a critical time for advocacy at Spinal Cord Injury Ontario. Joining the movement is more important than ever!...
  • Winter 2021

Public Policy Update

Spinal Cord Injury Ontario has dedicated a platform on our website for our community to develop campaigns on systemic barriers that impact their quality of life....
  • Winter 2021

Technology Making Accessibility a Priority

Bell Mobility aims to ensure that the needs of accessibility customers are met by providing special product and service offerings such as assistive devices, mobile devices and accessibility apps....
  • Fall 2020

Research Studies at The Ottawa Hospital Offer Promise and Hope

Dr. Eve Tsai and Dr. Adam Sachs work in very different ways to improve the lives of people with SCI....
  • Summer 2020

PeeforFree inspires action to improve access and affordability of medical supplies

This may seem an odd time to drive a campaign about peeforfree when we are more than ever staying at home, but it's more important than ever....