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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.
Last year we reported that children with disabilities are two to four times more likely to be overweight, and two to four times less like...
By Karin Melberg Schwier We think about my eldest son Jim's happiness. A lot. What turns, straightaways, twists to take, what unexpected ...
By Tracey McGillivrayThe day I started my job at Bloorview Children's Hospital over 20 years ago, I read Welcome to Holland by Emily Perl...
There is a fascinating and harrowing account in this weekend's New York Times Magazine about a relationship between a professor and a sev...
By Susan CosgroveIf you see us on the bus, I guarantee you'll hear us too. You'll want to look up from your phone or book or newspaper an...
By Keith McArthurMy son Bryson and I were among the tens of thousands who congregated on Front Street after Game 5 of the Blue Jays-Range...
By Kari Wagner-PeckMy son Thorin lives with Down syndrome. Early on, professionals and lay people repeatedly assured us that all children...
In 2013 Connor Sparrowhawk (with sister Rosie) drowned in a bath following a seizure in a National Health Services treatment unit in Oxfo...
Andrea Davila is leading a project that's raised over $500,000 to build a barrier-free playground at Deer Park Public School in Toronto. ...
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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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