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We learned more about 'inclusion' schooling at home
By Lianna KoernerWhen I think back to the early days of November 2013, I see my son and myself as strangers.He is an eight-year-old boy s...
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What do you read most on BLOOM?
Almost 200 people responded to our 2015 BLOOM survey earlier in the summer. We will report more fully on the findings, but I wanted to sh...
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When it comes to disability, who and what needs to change?
When my son was young I searched for interventions that would "minimize" his disabilities.I'm embarrassed to write that now, knowing how ...
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When you wish
Yesterday a colleague mentioned that she had seen my son in the distance at a park."He touched my heart merelythrough my quiet observatio...
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A radical idea: Be friends, make movies, respect disability
Zeno Mountain Farm in Vermont has an unusual mission: create lifelong friendships by bringing together diverse people to make films and p...
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At the Blue Jays game, my son is no longer an outsider
By Keith McArthurMy son Bryson and I were among the tens of thousands who congregated on Front Street after Game 5 of the Blue Jays-Range...
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Did disabled man consent to sex with 'prof' who helped him type?
There is a fascinating and harrowing account in this weekend's New York Times Magazine about a relationship between a professor and a sev...
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How to run parent-to-parent support
Parenting a child with a complex, life-threatening medical condition and disabilities is stressful and isolating.Some of the best support...
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For people with disabilities, the need to stay fit starts early
Last year we reported that children with disabilities are two to four times more likely to be overweight, and two to four times less like...
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How you rate BLOOM
What do people most often read on BLOOM?“Real family stories” is the most popular content on our blog and in our magazine and e-lette...
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