BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
How to break the ice when you're the new kid at school
'It's about a little girl with cerebral palsy starting Grade 2 and going to a new school where she's the only kid in her class with a disability.'
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...
A creative gem in the heart of Toronto
This morning my son and I visited an arts program at L'Arche Toronto. Sol Express runs two programs during the year: One is for actors w...
'I wish [disabled] dolls existed when I was a kid'
By Jessica GeboersWhen I was little I pushed my red and blue kitchen booster seat around the floor on my tall knees, pretending it was a ...
School's out
Hello peeps!Quick update. My son had his surgery to remove two benign bone tumors two weeks ago. It went much better than planned and his...
Courage Project: 'Accept things as they are'
A father, who we'll call Bruce, contacted us about sharing his story in our Courage Project series. To protect his child, we have changed...
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