BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.

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.
Putting the onus on an individual to adapt to structural trauma is misguided, the authors of a new paper argue.
Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
De-Lawrence Lamptey is the first scholar in the new EMBARK program, which addresses barriers Black researchers face.
'My life has changed a lot since last summer, since I lost my ability to speak and eat.'
'What matters to the patient is what inspires the change.'
'We need to lay the foundation to talk about self-care, emotional wellbeing and mental health, so parents can continue to care for their child and don't burn out.'
'I feel an affinity with difficult beauty because with a disability your worth, your value in the world, is not so easily seen by other people.'
A study finds children's doctors can accurately diagnose autism and should be recruited instead of relying on specialist assessment teams alone.
Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
David Onley was the first person with a physical disability to be lieutenant-governor in Ontario.
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