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.
Changing the stories we tell about disability and families
Recently BLOOM reported on research about the role of hope and the invisibility of dads in children's rehab. This was produced by Parenti...
The adventures of Team Jake
By Marcy White“You're having strangers stay at your house?” asked my friend tentatively. “On their honeymoon?” “Well, we've nev...
Good care? It starts with R-E-S-P-E-C-T, student says
Emily Chan, 19, has come full circle.This summer she's a researcher in the Ward Family Summer Student Program at Holland Bloorview.As a U...
Confessions of a 'super sister'
By Helen RiesFor many of us, the sibling relationship is the longest and deepestrelationship we experience in a lifetime. This is certain...
Make room for dads
In the world of children's rehab, it's often moms who become experts on their child's disability or injury, take their child to therapy a...
A dad asks: 'Did I do anything wrong?'
Samuel Cheng (above left) is a decision support analyst at Holland Bloorview. He spoke at a Schwartz Rounds recently about what it's like...
A trip to Disney without parents spurs independence
Today's Parent Magazine produced a beautiful video about two children who were part of a group of over 30 kids from Holland Bloorview who...
QuickFlix: Can support workers be friends, too?
Holland Bloorview family leader Donna Cappelli discusses whether paid support workers can be considered friends of her son Julian, 15, wh...
'I'm making a play about normality'
"My name is Jacob," begins the film Natural Disorder, which played last month at the Hot Docs international film festival in Toronto. "Th...
Why do rehab clinicians need training in 'hope?'
A fascinating document on the role of hope in children's rehab caught my attention. “Offer hope training to clinicians” is one of thr...
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