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BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
Under care, but they died of starvation
A British report found 40 per cent of early deaths of people with intellectual disabilities were avoidable. Adrian Poulton starved to death due to a medical error.
A child's brain injury has ripple effects on siblings. SibKit is a safe space to explore them
When a child suffers a brain injury through trauma or illness, his or her siblings can be shattered. SibKit is a new 50-page booklet designed at Holland Bloorview to give them help and hope.
'I have always sat in the in-between'
Mari Ramsawakh's identity can not be contained in simple boxes. Their film Fluid, which just won TVO's 2019 Short Doc Contest, makes that clear: 'I have always sat in the in-between.'
Bringing care as close as your phone
Holland Bloorview families who live a distance from the hospital are benefiting from convenient virtual visits with clinicians.
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The monthly BLOOM e-letter contains our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive. Check out new books and events for the whole
Scientist uses drawings to reveal children's perceptions of concussion
Little research has been done on what children know about concussion, whether they've experienced the injury or not. Holland Bloorview PhD candidate Katie Mah used drawings to reveal their perceptions
Amputees in the developing world can't afford prostheses. LegWorks is changing that
A prosthetic knee designed at Holland Bloorview is reaching amputees in the developing world at an affordable price due to an innovative social enterprise.
Around the world, brothers and sisters are no longer an afterthought in a disabled child's care
Anjet van Dijken advises the Dutch government and researchers on how to support siblings of children with disabilities. She came to visit Holland Bloorview to learn how we made brothers and sisters an
Clinicians ask moms to co-design an education workshop on parenting a child with brain injury
Rebecca DiManno's life was turned upside down when her son suffered a stroke at a track and field event. Now she's sharing her experience to educate other families whose children have acquired brain
'I love watching kids grow and develop and change with rehab'
Randy Dindial has been a registered practical nurse at Holland Bloorview for 17 years. He works with children hospitalized with brain injury following trauma or illness, often for many months.
In a world ruled by 'normal,' no one is free to be who they are
In a new book, author Jonathan Mooney argues that we must stop striving for sameness and accept that differences are an essential part of being human.
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