BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.

BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
Our e-letter contains the latest blog stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people and groups making the world more inclusive. Check out new books too.
'Bill C-7 sets apart people with disabilities and disabling conditions as the only Canadians to be offered assistance in dying when they are not actually nearing death.'
A new study in Health Affairs found 82.4 per cent of 714 doctors across the United States don't think it's possible to live well with a significant disability.
'My toy is equal parts a teaching tool, a fun wheeled toy, and a piece of inclusive decor.'
We love finding films and books with authentic disabled characters.
Veronika says the support she's had from other parents on the unit has been key to her ability to cope.
'I see that our nurses and clinicians treat the children as if they were their own. That brings me joy.'
'There's a strong medical model in the United States that says disability is bad and sad.'
Holland Bloorview therapeutic clown Helen Donnelly talks about living with incurable cancer.
Every Monday, adults with vision loss from around the world join Krishna Washburn's online ballet class.
The Pot family was able to purchase Wheelblades for daughters Rachel and Janneke, and have them covered by Ontario's Special Services at Home funding.
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