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Meet Julie

Julie Sawchuk is an accessibility strategist, educator, speaker, best-selling author and SCIO Board member....
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Wendy Murphy: On Femininity, Disability and Beauty Standards

Meet Wendy Murphy, a health coach, successful author and a former beauty pageant winner determined to break boundaries around perceptions of beauty, ambition, and hard work. Injured in 1984, she has spent 37 years using a wheelchair and although the transition to life with a disability came with many...

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SCIO Community Members Reflect on Black History Month

At the beginning of February, we reached out to the SCIO community to learn about their perspectives and relationship to Black History Month in the context of disability. As we wrap up Black History Month, we have learned that there is a lack of data on this subject, and...

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Six Things to do This Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is around the corner, prompting reflections of love and romance. Fluffy bears, red roses and chocolates will be grabbed off store shelves, and special date nights will be planned, honouring significant others. While romance is an important component of Valentine’s Day, it is equally important to remember...

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Plan Your Legacy

Planning our life’s legacy is both a responsibility and an incredible privilege – it allows us to decide how we will be remembered when we are gone....
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Dedication

Dr. Mary Ann McColl and her late husband, Kirby Rowe are familiar names to many in our community....
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Rolling Through Barriers: Inclusive Workplaces

This fall, as part of Spinal Cord Injury Ontario’s Rolling Through Barriers campaign, we hosted a virtual panel to tackle some of the challenges and opportunities that exist when it comes to finding meaningful and sustainable work forpeople with disabilities....
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5 ways you can be more inclusive in 2022:

Check out 5 ways you can support SCIO this month......
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Reflections on 2021

Leandro Rocha’s determination gets him past barriers to the right job....
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From Invisible to Unstoppable

Leandro Rocha’s determination gets him past barriers to the right job....
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Keeping Goals in Sight – Summer 2021

Our Board of Directors are a dedicated and diverse group of individuals that give their time and expertise to our organization and our community. We continue to profile this generous group of individuals. This edition we connect with Dana Francoz and Omar Ha-Redeye....
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Rolling Through Barriers Champions

Pandemics betray our ideas around equality. They shine a light on the deep deficiencies and chronic ruptures that exist in society, often impacting the most vulnerable and marginalized in our communities. They urge us – demand of us - to collectively imagine a better world....
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A Path to All

A woman sits at her window looking out at the neighbourhood. She sees her neighbour across the street coming home from shopping. It used to be that she would have joined her friend on that shopping trip and then finished the outing off with a coffee and sweet treat...
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Rolling in Style

Designer Rachel Zoe says, “Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak”....
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5 Ways YOU Can Help SCIO this September

Check out 5 ways you can support SCIO this month......
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Keeping Goals in Sight – Spring 2021

Our Board of Directors are a dedicated and diverse group of individuals that give their time and expertise to our organization and our community. Their experience, viewpoint and foresight help to guide our organization. We continue to profile this generous group of individuals. This edition we connect with Barbara...
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I Give My Time Because…

Volunteer Spotlight...
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Keeping Goals in Sight – Winter 2021

Board of Directors of any not-for-profit organization are the stewards of that organization. They provide foresight, oversight and insight....
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Circle of Strength

Nineteen years ago, when I sustained my spinal cord injury, I clearly remember the worried faces of my supportive family members. They were my equal partners in this ordeal, making critical decisions, grappling with grief, and understanding the new way of life....
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Filling the Gap: Navigating PSW Care During COVID

Access to qualified and trained Personal Support Workers has been a challenge for some time. During the pandemic this has become a critical situation. With the inherent risks associated with the close contact PSWs must have with their clients and new rules governing their work in long-term care homes,...
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Spreading Holiday Cheer

This past holiday season, SCIO partnered with HandiHelp Accessible Innovations Inc. to bring holiday cheer to patients at the Lyndhurst Center....