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.
Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
Emilie, 9 (centre), is travelling the world from her home of Lyon, France to meet children with disabilities, learn about their experienc...
Sofia Aliremembers her brother Malik as a“really athletic four-year-old, enthusiastic about learning and the bestbrother I could ever h...
I just returned from a moving workshop at Mount Sinai Hospital called Postcards from the Edge: Addressing Compassion Fatigue in Note Form...
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"Is he mentally retarded?" she asks.I am holding my 19-month-old son in my arms at a visit to a dental clinic in a children's hospital.I'...
In October,New Jersey State Supreme Court Justice Helen E. Hoens (right) stepped down,saying she developed the qualities essential in a j...
Thiscomment on the blog of a parent stopped me in my tracks (if you read down in the post you'll see the comment reprint in full). It's f...
Australianphotographer Anne Geddes is known for capturing the innocence of babies inbumble-bee and acorn costumes that replicate life in ...
I've beenreading Hardwiring Happiness,which shows us how we can take in and savour more of the good moments in ourlives, retraining our b...
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Content in BLOOM is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult your doctor. Views expressed in posts and resources listed do not signify endorsement by Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. The BLOOM blog welcomes comments from readers on issues that affect parents of children with disabilities. All comments require approval to ensure they’re on-topic and respectful. We don’t post comments that attack people or organizations or use profanity or hate speech.
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