Mama and Dad

As our lead up to the International Day of Persons with Disabilities Dec. 3, we continue to ask how we can pull disability issues into the mainstream. Here we speak with Shelby Nurse, a Florida college student and advocate for people with disabilities who spoke yesterday with her dad Thomas at the Bloorview Research Institute Symposium. Shelby is on her way to becoming a child life specialist to ensure that hospitalized kids "remain kids." In a strange twist, her aunt is a dear friend of one of our BLOOM readers in Switzerland. It was an honour to meet Shelby and hear her ideas.

There are a few spots left at the Bloorview Research Institute Symposium here at Holland Bloorview on Nov. 13. The keynote is Shelby Nurse, a Florida college student with cerebral palsy. See her video! Register online for the symposium at http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1136488 by Nov. 7.