BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
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BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
Scientists found patients with Down syndrome were six times more likely to have DNR status ordered at admission for COVID pneumonia compared to those without.
'My autism helps me relate to my son's experiences and I have been an exceptionally assertive and unforgiving champion for him.'
'The fact that over 40 per cent of parent carers are thinking about suicide is a sign of really high levels of distress.'
The Colin Farrell Foundation will focus on housing, day programs, workforce support and advocacy for people with intellectual disability.
'While some children and families may thrive with intensive intervention, other children may not.'
The brain-computer interface means 'Seth can do something all by himself, without help, just by thinking.'
In a new picture book, young children celebrate their mother's wheelchair as a place to cuddle and go on adventures.
Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
A toddler who came for his first prosthetic leg to Holland Bloorview now makes devices at the hospital.
Laughing Boy is the story of a family's fight to get justice for the preventable death of their autistic son Connor in a National Health Service unit.
Kidunified puzzles include characters who represent different cultures, ethnicities, disabilities and gender expressions.
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