BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
Ableism is pervasive in mental-health care, new study says
'That a hospital's policy would exclude a segment of the population was very shocking to me.'
No night nurse means no sleep for Ontario mom
Without a night nurse, Mary Rombos cares for her daughter Chrysoula and may get as little as one to two hours of sleep.
Meet Kami, 'a virtual girl with an extra chromosome'
A digital avatar with Down syndrome was created with input from 100 young women with the genetic condition in 16 different countries.
Childhood disability linked to slower earnings growth later in life
The Statistics Canada study found the largest differences in income growth between men with and without childhood-onset disability who had university degrees.
A physiotherapist studies how exercise can repair the brain
'To this day I'm still asking questions and there's no real set answers to a lot of the challenges we encounter.'
Taking a stand
'I'm sorry, but your son's surgery has been cancelled.' The words are so unbelievable that at first they hang in the air, like icicles.
Clinicians devalue and shun children with medical complexity, study finds
In a new Pediatrics study, American parents of children with disabilities said doctors discriminated against their children.
Death by loneliness: Study of assisted suicide in neurodiverse people
'What these individuals needed was a society where they felt they belonged.'
Hospital volunteer heads to medical school: 'I learned how to show I care'
'I think empathy is one of the most important qualities in a physician.'
Stratford reinvents itself to welcome disabled artists and patrons
'Historically, theatre has had an elitist mindset of who belongs, or what it looks like to be a good patron.'
A doctor struggles to navigate the health system for his son
'If you're a parent to a disabled child the doctor has no time. It's in their bodies, in the way they come in the door, the way they leave.'
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