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.
What New York Magazine got wrong about intellectual disability
A fascinating piece came out in New York Magazine earlier this week called How Smart Do You Have To Be To Raise A Child?It raises excelle...
In Lucy Jones' hands, disability and style are a perfect fit
Lucy Jones, 24, is described as one of the world's brightest entrepreneurs by Forbes Magazine. Forbes named her to its 2016 30 Under 30 l...
This sister is solid gold
Kaya Cosgrove, 10, wears metallic pink Doc Martins, loves the vampire romance series Twilight, and wants to be a labour and delivery nurs...
BBC Ouch: Brothers, sisters and disability
BBC Ouch is a fabulous British blog and podcast dedicated to telling the stories of people with disabilities.I'm listening to this almost...
This bereaved mom lives with no regrets
When her son Jordan was 10 days old, doctors told CherylRunstedler he was going to die. Jordan was born at 24 weeks weighing one-and-a-ha...
Parents of disabled kids can least afford hospital parking fees
Wow! In Scotland patients and families don't pay for hospital parking. According to this fascinating article in the Ottawa Citizen, offic...
'My visits are seldom welcome:' Life as a geneticist
A few years ago we ran a post called 'Everytime I see her I feel guilt.' It was about an article in the American Journal of Medical Genet...
'Have no fear' doesn't apply in advertising
"You've got to see this video," a friend of mine messaged me. "It's for that new song Renegades. I had no idea what it was about and it's...
On a conversation
I was in an unusual situation last night while chatting with a small group of people I didn't know.One said she was doing an internship i...
A son's disability gives this dad a deadline for adventure
Yesterday I heard a fabulous podcast on The New Family, a Canadian blog by Brandie Weikle that shares unique stories about all the differ...
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