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2007
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Bloorview’s Leader in Training Program 2007
October 16, 2007By Mychal Reeves
This was the first year that Bloorview Kids Rehab held The L.I.T. Program. (Leader in Training) for three weeks. Capital One sponsored this program. The purpose of the program was to give people with disabilities useful work experiences. As a L.I.T. Trainee we had the opportunity to job shadow different Recreation Therapists that specialize in various programs. I worked with the S.O.D.R. Team. We had special activities to meet the client’s needs.
What OMOD means to me
August 7, 2007I have spent the last three summers attending, the Ontario March Of Dimes summer recreational program. The program has done wonders for me in terms of self-esteem and independence.
Active Living for Everyone
February 1, 2007YOU WHEEL YOURSELF into your local community recreation centre hoping to participate in today’s open swim. Your first obstacle is the high counters in which staff must awkwardly bend over to speak to you. Next, the hall leading to the change room is cramped and people have to constantly dodge your chair.
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