BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
What my daughter taught me about human value
'Her progress and her potential are not her path towards value. By simply existing and being loved, her life holds complex and very real layers of meaning.'
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The monthly BLOOM e-letter contains our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people and groups making the world more inclusive. Check out new books too.
'I hope I can use the power of sports to connect people to things they love'
'The biggest take away from my life is that a kid who has a shorter and weaker leg is playing soccer and scoring goals. I tell other kids with disabilities to start by getting involved and doing
A study on siblings grows out of a parent's desire to help her young daughter
'We know this group of kids have higher levels of perfectionism and trying to always be in control, and to not be a burden. This will be a space that is for them, where it’s safe to talk about their
What's new with BLOOM
The monthly BLOOM e-letter contains our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people and groups making the world more inclusive. Check out new books too.
'Disability and mental health are not things we talk about in the Black culture'
In November, the Grants will run a new support group for Black parents of children with disabilities in the Greater Toronto Area.
For parents coping with a child's chronic pain, acceptance is step one
Making room for difficult thoughts and emotions, rather than fighting them, is at the heart of a therapy used with children with persistent pain and their parents.
'Autism isn't a thing. It's how we go about things'
Matthew Dever wants to change the way you think about autism. 'Acceptance means finding ways to accommodate.'
Son's mysterious disorder leaves dad feeling 'adrift'
'We don't really fit anywhere, and we haven't found our community.'
A place of their own
Eight families worked together to create homes for their adult children with disabilities. 'I need to work on my own fear and let her grow,' one mother said.
Finding new pathways to joy
Families look for ways to have fun while spending more time at home.
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