SCIO Community

All Issues

Fall/Winter 2024

I am thrilled to share some exciting news that will help us build a stronger, more united voice for those living with spinal cord injuries across Ontario....

Spring/Summer 2024

At SCIO, we continue to drive forward, ensuring that our actions and initiatives pave the way for a more inclusive and supportive community for all....

Fall/Winter 2023-24

Wherever you look, things are in flux as changes are made to make products, processes and systems more efficient...Read more...

Spring 2023

Spring is a time of new beginnings. This is particularly true for SCIO this year. On March 31st, we closed out our fiscal year and the last year of our old Strategic Plan. Read more......

Fall 2022

Independence is a simple concept. At its core, it means having autonomy over your own life. It is the foundation of adulthood, the ability to determine our own actions and make our own decisions....

Spring 2022

"Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote." In this issue, SCIO delves into advocacy for the disability community. Find out more!...

Winter 2021/2022

"There is no greater disability in society than the inability to see a person as more." In this issue, SCIO delves into disability and employment. Find out more!...

Summer 2021

Last summer, as we were struggling through the first 6 months of the pandemic, the spotlight shone brightly on not only the many pre-existing barriers to full inclusion that our community members face every day, but on new barriers being created in government responses to the pandemic....

Spring 2021

As I write this in early spring, the opposing forces of sun and wind, of light and shade, so eloquently described by Charles Dickens, seems apropos of our current reality: lockdowns and easing restrictions; rising case counts and rising vaccination rates....

Winter 2021

When I think about the core characteristics of Spinal Cord Injury Ontario, one phrase always come to mind: Honest Optimism. This is a phrase we used a lot three or four years ago when we were refocusing our strategic objectives, our branding and our communications....

Fall 2020

I’m thinking a lot about our founders who gathered back in 1945, struggling with the newness of spinal cord injuries after the hardship of war, driven by a singular vision: independence....

Summer 2020

Amid the growing loss and pain in our communities, and around the world, it became a time to reflect and rethink how we work. shop and socialize....

Spring 2020

With the announcement of the pandemic, we set out to reinforce access to our services and support in every possible way....

Winter 2020

Opening Notes: What makes a powerful partnership? As we prepare to wrap up another fiscal year on March 31, we take stock of our strength as an organization. We look at what factors were at play in our successes and challenges: how our services and programs met the needs...

Fall 2019

Opening Notes: 2018-19 – The end of an era and a new beginning There is absolutely no doubt of the great value skilled attendants bring to our community. You only need witness the devastating impact of the current province-wide shortage of PSWs to confirm the critical role they play...

Summer 2019

This past year has been an exciting one for SCIO. We celebrated our achievements and all the ways our community came together at our Annual General Meeting, held June 19 at Lyndhurst....

Spring 2019

Under our new government, Ontario is changing, from drinking hours to funding structures. If the province is ‘a place to grow’, as our licence plates will announce next February, we want to make sure that’s true for everyone....

Winter 2019

Dr. Stuart Howe shares some thoughts on the Winter 2019 edition of Community and the need to work diligently toward full accessibility....

Fall 2018

We’ve enjoyed many important and entertaining magazine articles under the name Outspoken! over the last 14 years and, as you’ll see by this issue’s cover, we’ve taken the plunge and updated our publication’s name....