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.
The film 'Deej' upends what you think you know about disability
David James Savarese, known as DJ or Deej, has autism and doesn't speak. As a young child, he was placed in foster care. He was abused th...
Being included is every kid's right
Get ready for the Canadian premiere of the film Deej next Friday at The ReelAbilities Film Festival at Innis Town Hall at the University ...
All children have voices, if only we listen
Bioethicist Franco Carnevale recalled the assumptions he held about families caring for children using ventilators at home, prior to laun...
When a child has a chronic illness, every family member adapts
Sweet Dreams for Chiyo is a tender film about how one family copes when their toddler is diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Families of chil...
Before you hit share, did you ask your kid?
A week ago Rebecca Cokely wrote an interesting piece for Rewire.News called On parenting and consent: When sharing isn't caring. "While n...
Parent hacks for finding joy
Photo of Anchel Krishna and her daughter SyonaIt's Mental Health Week, so BLOOM asked parent readers to send us their strategies for find...
'The people that have the voice are too tired to raise their voice'
This family! If you haven't watched the film Caring for Tor that aired on CBC The National, you must. It fits perfectly with Mental Healt...
'Take care of yourself first:' A parent's recipe for mental health
Studies show elevated rates of depression and anxiety in parents of children with disabilities. They even show our cells age faster due t...
Siblings say depression in disabled adults is their top worry
Concern about the mental health of a brother or sister with a developmental disability was the most pressing issue for over half of 360 C...
I feel joy
The following is a found poem created last night by the narrative group for parents of children with brain injury at Holland Bloorview. A...
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