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BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
In complex care, 'no two children are the same'
'Our families have been through a trauma. What their needs look like afterwards vary significantly.'
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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.
Celebrate disability inclusion at AccessFest
This Saturday enjoy Toronto's first festival to celebrate disability with a wide range of free, accessible activities and entertainment.
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Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
Workshop explores tensions between clinicians and parents
'They said they were trained to be hyper-positive, but sometimes the parent isn’t in that space. Often there is a big, gaping hole of despair that no one wants to look at.'
When a child is in crisis, parents need a 'safe space'
'Sometimes the best thing I can do is really be there with them and hold a difficult feeling with them. It might not be psychotherapy the way you learn about it in school, but it's very therapeutic.'
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