BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
A deaf girl writes about the pain and beauty of being different
The 12-year-old protagonist of a new book finds herself alienated from her family, who refuse to use sign language.
A son shows his family the way home in Love, Hope and Autism
Robert Fresco is a professional filmmaker, so when his twins Fraser and Hallee were born, it was natural that he'd turn the camera on the...
At London's Chickenshed theatre, 'there are no labels'
Chickenshed isa vibrant British theatre company that does professional plays and musicals, high school and university education, children...
'Being a black male is...a safety issue over and above autism'
Many of you know Amy Ma, who is chair of the family advisory council at Montreal Children's Hospital. Recently, Amy told me she'd heard a...
It's time for the Paralympics. Where's the buzz?
This morning this story popped up in my Google alerts: Why do Americans ignore the Paralympics?My first thought was 'What Paralympics?'I ...
How 'I became more than the kid in the wheelchair'
Max Setka, 21, is in his second year studying journalism and history at Trent University in Peterborough, Ont. Max has a long history wit...
Doctors' disbelief is a common response to rare disease
Laura Howson-Strong is an occupational therapist at Holland Bloorview who has worked with children with disabilities at two ends of the s...
Sadie opened my eyes to reading bias: Audiobooks don't count
By Emily UrquhartLast week, I encouraged my daughter, Sadie, 7, to cheat at school. At least she saw it that way. I'd suggested that duri...
Family fund is a lifeline, but demand outstrips supply
Anyone who knows Geoffrey Feldman knows that he's an extraordinary parent.“I'm not a typical dad,” he says with a chuckle.At 76, Geof...
While cute, Gerber's baby unlikely to prompt major social change
CBC's The Current ran an interesting series of interviews this morning about Down syndrome and some of the conflicting messages we hear a...
A girl who wanted to disappear becomes 'The Pretty One'
Keah Brown is an American writer working on a book called The Pretty One, which is a collection of essays about living as a disabled woma...
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