BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
The boy who set out on dogsled to find surgery
A new book tells the story of a disabled boy in the 1800s who was treated at SickKids Hospital after travelling 40 miles on his own in a sled pulled by his dog.
A play, an alphabet board, a new voice
This Is The Point is a play about two couples: a man and woman who have cerebral palsy, and a man and woman who have a child with cerebra...
A prosthesis, and a work of art
By Megan Jones In 2013, McCauley Wanner and Ryan Palibroda did what stereotypically passionate artists are wont to do: they quit their jo...
Why does this New York Times piece lead with slurs?
This “news analysis” story in The New York Times yesterday got under my skin.The headline Giving A Name, And Dignity, To A Disability...
Aren't humans more than what we 'do?'
“What do you do?”It's a question I used to ask when I was young and meeting someone new at a party. It was a way of learning about a ...
A son's disability gives this dad a deadline for adventure
Yesterday I heard a fabulous podcast on The New Family, a Canadian blog by Brandie Weikle that shares unique stories about all the differ...
How does disability enter into care decisions about preemies?
Last week I read this post called One Size Does Not Fit All about “shared decision-making” between parents and medical staff in a neo...
'Neglect' contributed to autistic teen's death in NHS unit
In 2013 Connor Sparrowhawk (with sister Rosie) drowned in a bath following a seizure in a National Health Services treatment unit in Oxfo...
Why is Guy Mitchell's death receiving so little coverage?
It's shameful that the death of Guy Mitchell (left), an adult with disabilities who drowned after falling into a cistern at an Ontario-fu...
The blame game
This morning I woke up with a sense of dread. My chest felt like an aching black bruise.I'd read this piece in The New York Times Magazin...
BLOOM media roundup
Here are some recent stories related to disability, parenting and health. If we missed a good one, please post in the comments. Thanks!A ...
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