BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
![Boy Laughing](/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow/public/boylaughing%402x.png?itok=EBeKtL22)
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.
Photo by Rachel FriesenRachel Martens is hosting a CP-Net webinar on Thurs. Feb. 8 from 12-1 p.m. called Finding Community: Social Media ...
Chika Stacy Oriuwa has written a brilliant piece in Flare about being the only black medical student in her University of Toronto class.C...
Today is Bell Let's Talk day and we want to join the dialogue by talking about mental health and parenting children with disabilities.Ove...
In 2012, Connor McHardy, 7, “got his star,” says his mother Mindy. It's one of 370 glass stars on the wall in the playroom at Roger N...
Sweet Dreams for Chiyo is a film that follows the Ehara family when their toddler Chiyo is diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Parents Rhiana...
Last year, several parents whose children had died came to Holland Bloorview staff with an idea: They wanted to hold an annual celebratio...
Many of us have less than pleasant memories of taking the bus to school or summer camp. But for children with autism, a noisy, unpredicta...
Photo by Julia Soudat for U of T NewsLast April, Dr. Arno Kumagai became vice-chair in education for the Department of Medicine at the Un...
With Bell Let's Talk day coming up Jan. 31, I'm gathering comments from parents that BLOOM can post anonymously on social media that day....
Our new A Family Like Mine video features a remarkable mother who wants to break the silence around mental illness.Leomina Valderrama has...
Disclaimer
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.
Please drop us a line with your story ideas or comments, or to subscribe to our monthly e-letter! Your feedback is valued!
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
150 Kilgour Road
Toronto, Ontario
M4G 1R8
Canada