BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
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BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
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
Say goodbye to hanging your bag on the back of your wheelchair or sitting on your valuables. A new line of chic bags and other accessories that snap in to your wheelchair tubing was launched. We
A British mother is launching a line of dolls with gender, ethnic and ability diversity.
Spiral garden is a one-of-a-kind camp. And so are these brothers.
Meet Laurel Robinson, a speech-language pathologist at Holland Bloorview who helps kids who don't speak find other ways to communicate.
Karen Ward has worked with children with disabilities for over 30 years. She now manages several of our clinical programs, and says we need to better “infiltrate the community. We need so much more of
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
Say the word ‘trauma’ among parents of kids with complex medical problems and disabilities, and the floodgates open.
This early childhood educator at Holland Bloorview went to China to share our vision of nursery school inclusion with educators from 80 countries.
We look at the use of physical restraints and isolation rooms for children and adults with disabilities around the world.
Disclaimer
Content in BLOOM is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult your doctor. Views expressed in posts and resources listed do not signify endorsement by Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. The BLOOM blog welcomes comments from readers on issues that affect parents of children with disabilities. All comments require approval to ensure they’re on-topic and respectful. We don’t post comments that attack people or organizations or use profanity or hate speech.
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