Team at Mackay Centre School offers speech and motor therapy at the same time Like any exercise enthusiast, Eytan Kurlender loves working out on a treadmill. But the 9-year-old is doing more than just building up a sweat—he’s also getting one-of-a-kind therapy with...
By Melina Giubilaro, Communications Specialist Special Care Counsellor Stavroula Vamvas joins camper Jean-Daniel in a ball game during Splash Camp in August at the MAB site. Summer is a time for sunshine, laughter and making memories. Thanks to the dedicated staff at...
A year ago, the Rehabilitation team in Specialized Schools at the Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre started brainstorming ways to include parents in therapy sessions, since evidence shows that parental involvement improves therapy outcomes...
CIUSSS social worker opens Giving Shop to support children in specialized schools The day of Montreal’s first big snowfall in November, a child at the Mackay Centre and Philip E. Layton Schools sat indoors during morning recess because he had no gloves or boots. His...
Once again, Music Therapist Tiana Malone has gotten together with her colleagues in the Rehabilitation programs at the Mackay Centre and Philip E. Layton Schools to kick off the school year! Get your dancing shoes on, and watch their parody of Lizzo's "About...
A few years ago, Anna Maria Civitella came to a realization: Children with disabilities didn’t often see themselves reflected in the toys they played with. No dolls with hearing aids, no teddy bears with feeding tubes, no action figures with leg braces. So Ms....
Face masks have made it harder for everyone to communicate, whether it’s deciphering words or reading emotions. For the deaf and hard of hearing, they’ve become a major obstacle in day-to-day life. But there is one place where people with hearing loss can count on...