Access & Inclusion
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Check out Julie Sawchuck's Road Map to Recovery ebook. This guide is primarily for people with spinal cord injuries.
Sep 14, 2023READ MORE
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Bill C-22 is a bill to end poverty among people with disabilities. Although many people with spinal cord injuries receive payments from settlements and insurance, these financial situations are not available to everyone.
May 02, 2023READ MORE
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If you’ve been living with your disability for some time, you’ve probably learned how to stand up for yourself in all kinds o
Jul 15, 2024READ MORE
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If you’ve been living with your disability for some time, you’ve probably learned how to stand up for yourself in all kinds o
Feb 02, 2023READ MORE
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Il est parfois difficile pour les personnes qui ont des lésions médullaires de recevoir les mêmes soins médicaux de la part de leur médec
Jan 24, 2023READ MORE
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![Pandemic Outside World A woman using a wheelchair looks out the door to an uncertain world. Masks are on the ground. The virus still exists and Freedom Convoy protesters are there.](https://sci-can.ca/sites/default/files/styles/blog_post__500x400_/public/blog/Outside%20World2-01.jpg?itok=Ppga4pSz)
The past two years, living in this global pandemic as a person with a disability, has been more difficult than the average person realize
Mar 11, 2022READ MORE
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As someone who has a spinal cord injury (SCI), I always tell people that living with an SCI in your own home is not that difficult when it is accessible. Instead, it is existing in public settings with an SCI that seems to make life with an SCI difficult.
Feb 11, 2022READ MORE
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The Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation hosts the Grand Rounds for Physiaitry Western. This zoom presentation will be about Bill C-7. The Keynote Speaker is Dr. Ramona Coelho, Please join the discussion about Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD).
Jan 13, 2021READ MORE