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Are you a stressed-out parent? Music therapy via Zoom can help you relax
COVID-19 places extra challenges on parents of kids with disabilities. The Harmony program pairs parents with music therapy students who run sessions designed to relieve stress.
For Dr. Sharon Smile, Zoom medicine lacks the human touch: 'There's a bit of a disconnect'
'It can cause a sense of "empathy fatigue," where you leave an appointment with a bit of distress because you feel like you haven't completed your task.'
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A gift to warm my heart
When my son's actions spoke louder than words.
Is your teen being bullied? This book is for you
'I wanted to write a book for all teens who feel different in any way.'
PPE shortages, costs push an Ontario day program to sell chocolates and a parent to take out a loan
Steer Friends' monthly bill for masks, shields, gowns and hand sanitizer is $1,430. And that doesn't include cleaning supplies.
'Wholeness comes in lots of packages.' So why do we design the world for the average body?
'Ability and disability may be in part about the physical state of the body, but they are also produced by the relative flexibility or rigidity of the built world'
A study on siblings grows out of a parent's desire to help her young daughter
'We know this group of kids have higher levels of perfectionism and trying to always be in control, and to not be a burden. This will be a space that is for them, where it’s safe to talk about their
A nurse finds her medical skills put to the test raising her daughter
'Most of the time I feel like I’m being heard because I’m able to say the medical lingo. But not being heard is rampant for parents who don’t know medical language, and I feel for them.'
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The monthly BLOOM e-letter contains our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people and groups making the world more inclusive. Check out new books too.
Training in a hospital kitchen helps Congxiao land a new job
A 10-month job training program at Holland Bloorview is preparing high school students for the world of work.
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