BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
Making space for dads in caregiving
'I needed permission to show up imperfectly and to be a different kind of father than the one shaped by cultural expectations.'
As my child grows, so does her need for care
Parenting is supposed to get easier over time. When a child has disabilities, it may get harder.
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Helping patients 'get a bit of their sparkle back'
'I try to understand their interests outside the hospital. Doing something fun takes away from the medicalization of being in the hospital.'
Our culture values speed. What is gained in going slow?
'We spend more time together... Slowing down makes space for that kind of joy to grow.'
Disability left out of most U.S. pediatric medical training
Twenty four of 36 children's specialties had no mention of disability in the competencies residents and fellows must show.
Inclusive, artist-run camp 'welcomes both my boys'
Twins Aarav and Ishaan Ghosh go to different schools. In the summer, they spend their days together at Spiral Garden at Holland Bloorview.
Recovery and new friendships after brain injury
'My friends didn't treat me the same... It was like I was a new person in their eyes.'
'Rugby made me accept my own disability and thrive'
'I love the community, and the different people I get to talk to that are in chairs. I get to travel and meet people across the world.'
Author connects disability and ecological diversity
'I want kids to know that there isn't just one right way to be. There are different ways of thinking or existing in a body...'
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Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
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