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BLOOM media roundup
Happy Monday!Looking for a read that will make you think? Check out the disability and parenting stories we've collected in the last week...
Sadie at the salon
By Emily Urquhart My three-year-old daughter, Sadie, was getting her hair cut at a new salon. This would be enough to set any parent on e...
Sister story: Daniel makes me who I am
By Anna PennerAs the youngest child in our family, I grew up accepting my brother Daniel's differences as a given. I don't remember Danie...
Star-studded 'Serenade' benefits Beverley School families
By Julie M. GreenWhatdoes indie music have to do with children with special needs? Toronto singer/songwriter HaydenDesser and his wife Ch...
'There is something magical about this place'
Stephen Dustan is a 23-year-old rehab services student doing a placement at Holland Bloorview. He works with life-skills coach Sarah Keen...
Two BLOOM folks come to town
I met this amazing woman Helen Hoens (left) on Wednesday night. A year ago she stepped down as New Jersey State Supreme Court Justice, sa...
Pinpoints of light
In The Boy in the Moon, author Ian Brown uses the term 'pinpoints of light' to describe how moments of grace and love could relieve the d...
Research neglects alarming obesity rates in disabled children
Childrenwith disabilities are two to four times more likely to be overweight,and two to four times less likely to be physically active, t...
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