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Awards: Bloorview’s Annual Celebration of Excellence in Childhood Disability

The 2009 Circle of Honour awards were presented on June 17 at Bloorview’s Celebration of Excellence in childhood disability.  Emceed by CTV’s Pauline Chan, the evening included an overview of Bloorview’s achievements over the past year, the presentation of the Circle of Honour awards and a special performance by Canadian singer and songwriter, Justin Hines.

The 10th annual Circle of Honour awards were presented by Peter Fullerton, Bloorview’s Chair of the Board of Trustees.  Award recipients truly exemplify excellence in their respective areas in creating a world of possibility for kids with disability.

Denise Guerriere, chair of the Chillin’ for Kids fundraising committee accepted the philanthropy award on the committee’s behalf. Chillin’ for Kids fundraising committee consists of 10 individuals who are passionate about raising funds and awareness for the Bloorview Kids Foundation through an annual curling event held at the Granite Club in Toronto. To date, Chillin’ for Kids has raised more than $220,000 to support numerous programs and the purchase of equipment for Bloorview.

Lynnette Norris was recognized for over 30 years of service for her work with individuals with complex communication needs, and her work to further the field of alternative and augmentative communications (AAC). Her career began as a Special Educator for students who used Blissymbolics, which was the first iteration of AAC. Her passion and commitment have inspired her to find communications solutions for children and youth with the most complex needs.

Terry Montgomery was acknowledged for his work in the area of advocacy. As the principal architect for the design of Bloorview’s state-of-the-art facility, Terry harnessed the expertise gained through the accessible design of Bloorview’s facility, and has become a true advocate for universal design. 

Fraser Shein was recognized for his work in the area of education. Fraser is renowned internationally for his development of software tools that assist people with disabilities that affect their ability to communicate. Fraser has successfully commercialized several software products including WiViK, an on-screen keyboard that helps individuals of all ages who are unable to use a physical keyboard, WordQ, a special education writing tool that utilizes word prediction, speech output, as well as speech recognition software called SpeakQ. WordQ alone is used by over 200,000 students worldwide.

Past Recipients

• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005
• 2004
• 2003
• 2002
• 2001
• 2000

 

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