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.
Mia meets a butterfly
Mia Pruder's sparkly-gold nails clicked excitedly on her wheelchair tray.The seven-year-old was in her hospital room at Holland Bloorview...
When is giving up a rehab goal a smart thing?
Children's rehab is often focused on improving a person's ability in a specific area or in achieving functional goals.The use of “goal...
Peer-led groups treat distress in moms of kids with autism
Parent-ledgroups in mindfulness meditation and positive psychology significantly reduce stress, depression and anxiety in mothers of kids...
Gabrielle steals the show
By Megan JonesGabrielle Marion-Rivard doesn't enter a room. She arrives. Underneathher thick mop of curly brown hair the actress's eyes a...
Never alone
By David M. PerryMinutes after my son Nico was born, as he lay on the warming table, I noticed his eye was having difficulty opening. I a...
Watercraft
Here are Ben and D'Arcy on Lake Ontario at Cherry Beach.But there was another boat Ben was more interested in....
Watching the shadows
I found something that my son and I love to do.It involves going for a leisurely walk up to our local shops. We stop at a number of bench...
When language fails
I was trying to explain to my therapist how having a child who didn't speak had let me off the hook in terms of answering tough questions...
Bon voyage
Hello dear readers:I will be on holiday until August 1. We are taking a "staycation," but hope to rent or purchase some kayaks so we can ...
Does disability make you a less worthy transplant recipient?
Two little girls with genetic conditions that include intellectual disability needed a life-saving organ transplant.One, in Philadelphia,...
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