BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
When a child is in crisis, parents need a 'safe space'
'Sometimes the best thing I can do is really be there with them and hold a difficult feeling with them. It might not be psychotherapy the way you learn about it in school, but it's very therapeutic.'
In this graphic novel, being different is cool
'If you have never seen yourself reflected in a book, I hope you will in this one.'
Respite workers are more difficult to find and afford
Agencies may charge more than double what parents paid when an Ontario service matched them with respite workers.
'The Ride Ahead' is about finding power in community
In his Hot Docs film, Samuel Habib crosses the United States to interview disability activists who offer advice on navigating an ableist world.
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Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
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.'
An au pair and a cottage are part of a family's care plan for their son
'The au pair gets plenty of breaks, but they become more part of the family. They get to know your child much more deeply than if they were just there for work.'
Black med students bump up against 'white man's club' in surgical training
'Black medical students struggled with the idea of being the only Black surgical resident or staff in their institutions...'
'Assume that I can' is a cool ad, with a caveat
A new ad pokes fun at common assumptions about people with Down syndrome. There's only one problem. It reinforces a narrow view of human value.
A robot helps children with cerebral palsy move in new ways
The Trexo attaches to a walker and powers leg movements so kids with cerebral palsy can experience pain-free walking.
Sadie loves to shoot and score
'I think parents should introduce their kids to as many different things as they can with other people with disabilities.'
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