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.
Who knew the Blue Lagoon in Iceland markets its services to wheelchair users and those with other special needs?Check out CurbFree by Cor...
By Megan JonesIt started with her brother. Maritza Basaran remembers sitting with him years ago, playing video games. Jaimie, who has aut...
Cam Jenkins is Holland Bloorview's family support fund and accommodations administrator. But in his spare time, he's a goalie with the Si...
Parenting a child with a complex, life-threatening medical condition and disabilities is stressful and isolating.Some of the best support...
Many of you are familiar with Spiral Garden, Holland Bloorview's artist-run garden that brings children with and without disabilities tog...
Zeno Mountain Farm in Vermont has an unusual mission: create lifelong friendships by bringing together diverse people to make films and p...
Yesterday this candid piece about being a special-needs dad on LinkedIn blew me away. It's such a rich account of the many emotions exper...
By Tina SzymczakIn 2010, our darkest times as a family, I began to use the analogy of a swimming pool to describe the difficult parts of ...
Growing up Nadia Hamilton drew pictures and instructions to help her brother Troy, who has autism, do things around the house. “These w...
Matt Swan has been raising his daughter Leah, 16, on his own for over seven years. Leah was born with spina bifida and hydrocephalus and ...
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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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