BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
A deaf girl writes about the pain and beauty of being different
The 12-year-old protagonist of a new book finds herself alienated from her family, who refuse to use sign language.
A pharmacist who burnt out has a new mission: mental health
Amy Hu is a pharmacist at Holland Bloorview who became interested in children's rehab after doing a student placement here. She's been wi...
'I love it if someone needs help and I can help'
If you're a parent staying at Holland Bloorview with your child, chances are you know Berthe Nabico. Berthe has been a housekeeper here f...
'I wanted to make sure this didn't happen to another kid'
Laura Oxenham-Murphy is the interim director of Quality, Safety and Performance at Holland Bloorview. Laura first thought about improving...
Health care for disabled Ontarians fails to measure up
Ontario adults with developmental disabilities are nearly four times more likely to die early than their non-disabled peers, and fare wor...
Racism and ableism stack up against black moms, study finds
Last month York University researcher Nazilla Khanlou presented results on a study of black mothers with children with developmental disa...
'I'd like to see siblings treated more like patients'
Victoria Rombos has worked in Holland Bloorview's Ronald McDonald playroom as an early childhood studies student, then volunteer, and now...
'I'm calling attention to the whiteness' of health care
Sarah Jama is a co-founder of the Disability Justice Network of Ontario. She has a long history of disability rights and anti-racism acti...
Women with autism at higher risk for suicide, study finds
Utah women with autism were over three times more likely to die by suicide than their peers without autism between 2013 and 2017, accordi...
While in hospital, Fiaz creates bright, bold, energetic art
Fiaz Rahman has had a rough six months. The 18-year-old developed a pressure injury in August that prevented him from going to school for...
'I like a nurse who's caring, sometimes funny, always positive'
Justin Chau is an 11-year-old inpatient at Holland Bloorview. He's writing a story about his life following a surgery to remove a brain t...
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