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Will study of healthy brain shed light on autism? Researchers hope so.
Dr. Jessica Brian from the Bloorview Research Institute responds on the topic of proposed changes to the definition of autism on Canada AM
Dec 8, 2011 - The Star : VIDEO: Buy! Sell! Inside a trading floor
Holland Bloorview researcher, Elaine Biddiss weighs in on exer-gaming in the Montreal Gazette
Holland Bloorview Foundation hosts an Evening of Possibility and raises $500,000 for kids with disabilities.
Nov 23, 2011 -It’s barely noticeable, but with slight movements of his head this way or that, Eric Wan is playing music.
Nov 23, 2011 - Quadriplegic Performs Live With New Virtual Violin
Nov 23, 2011 - Paralyzed musician wows audience with virtual violin performance
Nov 21, 2011 - Holland Bloorview’s Virtual Musical Instrument heralded on Salut Bonjour French language morning show.
Nov 21, 2011 - Holland Bloorview named one of the GTA Top Employers 2012.
October 24, 2011 - Rogers TV - Gliding through the air at 2,000 feet above the ground can be extremely therapeutic.
October 20, 2011 - More than $140,000 raised during unique art auction by young artists with disabilities.
October 6, 2011 - Filmpossible is a video and photo contest that strives to bring visibility to disability. TVO Parents Video Archive.
October 3, 2011 - Student given new opportunities with scholarship award - Though Northern Secondary School student Kenneth Yan is only in Grade 11, he is already thinking ahead to university thanks to a scholarship from CIBC, Big Brothers Big Sisters and the YMCA
October 3, 2011 - Bloorview patients get Canada's first kid-friendly social social networking website. Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital patient Jessica Greenwood speaks at an event launching the hospital's new social networking program Upopolis ...
September 29 - Canada's largest children's rehabilitation hospital prescribes social networking to its patients
September 22 - Ultrasound for mind reading? IEEE Spectrum, a New York-based engineering magazine, discusses research from BRI scientist, Tom Chau's lab.
September 2 - Filmpossible winners announced, Congratulations to Denise Wilson for top video and Annya Miller for top photo.
August 30 - CTV
Filmpossible finalist, Brooke Wayne, discusses her video, Deaf Like Me, with CTV's Pauline Chan.
August 24 - The Minden Times
Elisabeth Linton smiles at here daughter, Elisa, who has a rare disease called Sanfilippo Syndrome that affects just one in 24,000. The family has raised $3.5 million for research on the disease.
August 24 - The Peterborough Examiner
Komets finalists in video contest - An inspirational video by the Kawartha Komets special needs hockey team has been chosen as one of six finalists in the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital's Filmpossible contest.
August 23, 2011
“Love is in the Details” a filmpossibe entry is featured in The Star - A family's story of love for a severely disabled boy.
August 15, 2011
Research shows risk of Autism Recurrence in Siblings is one-in-five: Holland Bloorview’s Wendy Roberts and Jessica Brian, co-investigators in a study of the risk of autism recurrence among siblings, have their research featured in the Toronto Star on CTV.

Watch CTV inverivew with Dr. Jessica Brian

May 31, 2011
Holland Bloorview Congratulates Emma and Hisham, TVOKids’ newest reporters! Catch them beginning May 31 at TVOKids.com.
April 28th, 20011
Snoezelen features of Holland Bloorview's Elkie Adler Pool are brought to life on Global's "Making a Difference" with Susan Hay on (April 23).
April 11,2011
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, in partnership with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), launched the new Infinity Communication Access Lab at Sunny View Public School.
April 8, 2011
On Global TV - Jacob gains his voice - Launch of the new Infinity Communication Access Lab at Sunny View Public School will give kids like Jacob the chance to communicate
April 8, 2011
CTV video report on the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and Toronto District School Board launch of the new Infinity Communication Access Lab at Sunny View Public School
April 2, 2011
Without any knowledge or experience in fundraising, the Bigionis committed to raise $1 million to ensure respite care programs at Holland Bloorview would be funded in perpetuity
March 23, 2011
Global News featured applied use of the Virtual Music Instrument (VMI) in music therapy at Holland Bloorview on the evening news (March 22). Check out the link below to watch Global's "Virtual Music Instrument" story (in the video section, under family health on the left tool bar). The story features clients working with Bloorview staff to make music with the VMI.

February 7, 2011
Val Lusted, Social Worker with Holland Bloorview’s Brain Injury Rehabilitation Team, talks about the hospital and evolving attitudes toward disability on HandiLink, a radio show about disability issues on CJAM-FM(Windsor-Detroit) with hosts, Cameron Wells and DJ Dave Squeaky Wheelz.
February 2011
Disability in the digital age
About Kids Health : Nira Datta explores the growing possibilities of technology for kids with disabilities.
February 3, 2011
Toronto children's hospitals provide expertise to Qatar
North York Mirror/Inside Toronto : Respiratory therapist, Chitra Gnanasabesan, describes the first milestone in Qatar partnersh
ip.
February 1, 2011
SickKids in Qatar
Metro Morning : Matt Galloway spoke with Mary Jo Haddad. She is CEO of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
November 30, 2010
Dr. Tom Chau, Transformational Canadian, Interviewed on Canada AM
February 9, 2010
Radio Canada interviews Bloorview autism expert (MP3)
January 4, 2009
Wanted: A place to call home, The Star
Wanted: A place to call home (PDF)
October 8 2010
Quadriplegic engineer brings joy of music to disabled kids. The Star.
Eric Wan, student in Tom Chau’s lab, talks about his experience with paralysis and his work in the development of the Virtual Music Instrument.

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