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Cochlear implants are surgically implanted devices that provide a sense of hearing to profoundly deaf adults and children. They’re expensive, and not equally funded in Canada.

Cochlear implants are surgically implanted devices that provide a sense of hearing to profoundly deaf adults and children. They’re expensive, and not equally funded in Canada.

Cochlear implants are surgically implanted devices that provide a sense of hearing to profoundly deaf adults and children. They’re expensive, and not equally funded in Canada.

Patients have a greater risk for contracting COVID-19 and experiencing serious related complications if they have been recently diagnosed with OSA.

The Ontario government touted a win when it announced that recipients of the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) could now earn more money from working,…

Growing up, Juan Jose Zambrano Camargo says his parents handled most of his accessibility-related needs. Now that he’s more involved than ever as an adult, he found the experience eye-opening.

A mother from Temagami, Ont., says her family does not qualify for the funding needed to care for her son, who has cerebral palsy.

Some people living on Ontario Disability Support Program payments say they're struggling even more than usual to pay for essentials as the cost of goods and services rises.

In some provinces, people with cochlear implants are on the hook for thousands of dollars to upgrade their sound processors every few years to continue hearing, leading to calls for governments to cover the cost.

Advocates echo a Sunnybrook endocrinologist saying the recent Ontario government announcement that it is making it more affordable for Ontarians living with Type 1 diabetes to monitor their blood sugar