SCIO in Action

We had a blast on the 20th Ski and Snowboard Day at Craigleigh Ski Club in Collingwood on February 13, 2020....

Many people in Ontario every day find they need a wheelchair, hospital bed or other equipment. These items, unfortunately, are not fully funded by the government. People without additional insurance may need to pay at least 25%, and in many cases 100%, of the cost of the equipment they...

The SCIO Community Advances SCI Research...

Is your company having staffing challenges? Are you looking for new sources of talent? Do you want your workplace to reflect the diversity of the marketplace in which it operates? Yes? Yes? Yes? SCIO’s Employment Services team can help! There are a great many benefits to recruiting people with...

The partnership between SCIO and Hamilton’s Regional Rehabilitation Centre is a powerful model of care....

Proud “cat lady”, Therese Anne Sidler is a Regional Services Co-ordinator (RSC) for SCIO, delivering services in the Peel/Dufferin area. She’s also the queen of cookies, delivering hand-baked goods to colleagues in Toronto as a way of raising funds for our Enhancing Independence Program. We caught up with Therese...

Spinal Cord Injury Ontario’s story begins as the Second World War drew to an end. Close to 250 veterans returned to Canada with varying degrees of paralysis. These veterans, who were otherwise healthy, found themselves scattered across half a dozen veterans hospitals surrounded by professionals who expected very little...

Philanthropy feels good and does good. And also happens to do a good job around tax time! SCIO’s Paul Livingston looks at the benefits of planned giving....