International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Nothing about us without us. This seems like a straightforward and common-sense approach to public policy and social change. Nothing that impacts a particular group should be decided without the input of that group. Disability activists have been saying this for years. As an organization founded by and for people with disabilities we’ve been at […]

Reflections on 2021

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

Kent Basset-Spiers Award

The Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation (ONF), after 23 years of making a difference in the lives of those living with spinal cord and acquired brain injuries, closed its doors on March 31, 2021. Started by the neurotrauma community in 1998, helmed by the trail-blazing work of Kent Bassett-Spiers, ONF’s founding and only CEO, ONF helped grow […]

Postsecondary Education Standards Development Committee

Development of proposed postsecondary education standards – 2021 initial recommendations report The Ontario government established two Standards Development Committees in 2017, to make recommendations for new accessibility standards for education, in both the Kindergarten to Grade 12 (K-12) and postsecondary education sectors. The Postsecondary Education Standards Development Committee is responsible for making recommendations to remove […]

The Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation

For people with an SCI getting vaccinated will not be an easy task.