BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
'It's like the only thing I'm allowed to be is strong'
A study that found suicidal thoughts common in parents of disabled children has been the most read BLOOM story since it was published in August 2024, reaching over 6,100 people.
Focused on access: Photographer launches new app
Maayan Ziv found her life passion by accident. After landing in New York on a high school trip, her power wheelchair broke down.She could...
The Hungarian mom who started the play revolution
This is the Hungarian mom who was frustrated because her child with disability couldn't play with his siblings and peers at the playgroun...
Our very own Nydia Langill lights Parapan Am torch
Long-time Holland Bloorview client and elite swimmer Nydia Langill lit the Parapan Am Games torch last night in Mississauga. I met Nydia ...
Hungarian seesaw fits kids of all abilities
Earlier this year I received a message from a parent in Hungary: “We are a group of parents from Hungary who raise special-needs childr...
At this camp 'disability didn't matter'
By Jessica Geboers“Ooh / There is a camp I know/ and it lies on the Rideau / and they call it Merrywood / and you know, they really sho...
Starting JK? It's a breeze, unless your kid has special needs
By Stephanie Ly Our daughter Pepper will turn four this year, and though she's not your average four-year-old, she'll start kindergarten i...
Team Bryson: Quiet but mighty in NYC parade
By Laura WilliamsLast weekend, my family decided to take the ultimate road trip to New York City. The idea started about five months ago ...
Why is Guy Mitchell's death receiving so little coverage?
It's shameful that the death of Guy Mitchell (left), an adult with disabilities who drowned after falling into a cistern at an Ontario-fu...
Love speaks louder
By Emma OckermanI've had this conversation 50 times already. I stand on my front porch as my hand just brushes the brass-plated door knob...
How I became a sister to my brother with autism
By Melissa NgoI was taught that I was the expert. The “go-to” person. As the sister of someone with autism, I was the translator, the...
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