December 3 is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a day of celebration, learning, optimism and action. To mark the day, we share three stories about the challenges and triumphs, and battles still ahead, for people living with disabilities.
Read on for insights from Associate Professor Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos about the impact of COVID-19 on the physical activity levels of children and youth with disabilities, and her recommendations for building back better.
Discover how Beau Hayward, an undergraduate student of history and anthropology at U of T, is helping to create more opportunities for students with disabilities to engage in physical activity in his work-study position with the Faculty’s Sports and Recreation Diversity and Equity team.
Learn more about Stephanie Dixon, Canada’s chef de mission at the 2020 Games in Tokyo, who swapped her Team Canada gear for a master of kinesiology hat, as she pursues her studies of athlete maltreatment at the Faculty.