(Chris Lund/National Film Board of Canada/Library and archives Canada)A handful of polio survivors still rely on the devices today. 8:25The childhood polio survivors of the 1940s and 1950s grew up to be the disability rights advocates of the 1970s and 1980s. In fact, they may do for invisible disabilities what polio survivors did for physical disabilities. Even before the COVID pandemic, our population was becoming more disabled as advancements in medicine allow people to live longer, healthier lives with a variety of conditions. The COVID pandemic has cost us so much.

Source: CBC News September 26, 2021 08:30 UTC