Pain and disability in the Media

What we're reading. A rolling scan of pain, disability, accessibility, and health-system news that shapes the lives of Ontarians living with pain.

April 19, 2026
SickKids
Examining barriers in accessing paediatric controlled medicines worldwide

Dr. Brandon Maser (SickKids resident and PhD candidate) reflects on a two-part Lancet Child & Adolescent Health series on barriers to paediatric access to controlled medicines for pain, palliative care, seizures, and anaesthesia in low- and middle-income countries.

Paediatric pain
April 13, 2026
GlobeNewswire
National roundtable advances women’s health and chronic pain research in Canada

National roundtable convened to advance women’s health and chronic pain research priorities in Canada.

Research & education
February 19, 2026
University of Toronto Centre for the Study of Pain
Seminar: chronic pain following spinal cord injury

Expert seminar on managing chronic pain complications following spinal cord injury.

Events & seminars
February 10, 2026
University of Toronto Centre for the Study of Pain
UTCSP annual scientific meeting

UTCSP annual scientific meeting featuring member research presentations and trainee programming.

Events & seminars
January 14, 2026
Globe and Mail / AODA Alliance
Ford government still has no plan to meet AODA obligations more than a year past 2025 deadline

Long-form Globe report and joint AODA Alliance / Ontario Autism Coalition / OPES press conference call for a published action plan; no new accessibility standard approved since 2017.

Disability rights & accessibility
January 9, 2026
Globe and Mail
Ontario’s promise to people with disabilities left unfulfilled after more than 20 years

Globe analysis of the unmet 2025 AODA deadline affecting an estimated 2.9 million Ontarians with disabilities.

Disability rights & accessibility