BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
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Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
What my daughter taught me about human value
'Her progress and her potential are not her path towards value. By simply existing and being loved, her life holds complex and very real layers of meaning.'
Children's rehab can trigger painful parent emotions
'We know about the stress, the frustration and the exhaustion of families. What we found in this study that was quite new was the trauma, upset and anger.'
How I found and built disability community
When 'it came to raising a disabled child, we didn’t know anyone in our circle who had gone through anything similar. So, I started building what we didn’t have.'
A former patient's return brings the joy of music
'I felt I could connect with kids on a deeper level because of my own experiences.'
Check out the new BLOOM
Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
Youth who face disability bias in medicine more likely to forgo care
'To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine exposure to disability-based discrimination in a large population of children with special health-care needs.'
How one parent keeps hope alive
'Nurturing hope is no small feat. Especially when we feel helpless to make things better for our loved one. Here are some of the strategies that I used frequently.'
'Mom, what can we do this summer?'
Holland Bloorview family leader Liz Zur leads a workshop on fun, accessible, low-cost things to do in Toronto this summer.
Former patient returns to train as a therapist
'I’ve lived the experience of being a client and working with clinicians. So far kids have had a very positive response to me.'
U.K. families with disabled kids are drowning in debt
Over half have skipped meals to ensure their child can eat, one in three can’t keep their home warm, and 80 per cent can’t replace items like a fridge when they break.
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