BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
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.'
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.
'Foolishness' is a critical part of rehab
The foolishness of clowns, their vulnerability and willingness to fail, produces 'joy without demands' in hospitalized children, write the Holland Bloorview authors of a new Journal of Medical
Spiral Garden means freedom, creativity and time together
Spiral garden is a one-of-a-kind camp. And so are these brothers.
'I open up a world for kids to be able to participate in'
Meet Laurel Robinson, a speech-language pathologist at Holland Bloorview who helps kids who don't speak find other ways to communicate.
When a child has 24-7 needs, mothers bear the costs
As the mom of a son who had severe asthma and a life-threatening immune condition, Sheila Jennings learned firsthand that it was impossible to work outside the home and tend to her child with complex
'Our nursery programs are a model for social change'
This early childhood educator at Holland Bloorview went to China to share our vision of nursery school inclusion with educators from 80 countries.
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