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.
Virginia Wright volunteered at our rehab hospital as a teen, sparking a 40-year career in physiotherapy and research at Holland Bloorview.
In a new study, parents said seeking services for their disabled child made them feel uncertain, hopeless, isolated and excluded.
Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
'My research is about learning from, and understanding, families. I have some expertise, but the families are the experts.'
'I started to pretend I was sick so I wouldn't have to go to school.'
The Social ABCs for babies who show signs of autism nurtures 'an ability to connect with a partner and share positive feelings together.'
Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
Prior to the research project at Holland Bloorview, Ethiopian clinicians didn’t have a tool to identify the condition in babies.
'Black medical students struggled with the idea of being the only Black surgical resident or staff in their institutions...'
The Trexo attaches to a walker and powers leg movements so kids with cerebral palsy can experience pain-free walking.
Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
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