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Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
Disabled women face serious care gaps after giving birth
'If I was high risk in pregnancy, how does that disappear when I get home?'
Autism is at the heart of a restaurant designed to soothe the senses
'I realized as a teacher that it was hard for these families to go out for a meal.'
BLOOM editor receives advocacy award
Louise Kinross is the recipient of the 2023 Tribute Award for Advocacy presented by Empowered Kids Ontario.
Raising a disabled child erodes health in low-income mothers
'The health disparity between mothers of children with and without disabilities disappeared in families with higher incomes.'
Autistic boys in Ontario are waiting for adoptive families
AdoptOntario is looking for people who are 'open-hearted to supporting a child who is neurodivergent, and understand that adoption is a life-long journey.'
Check out BLOOM!
Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
In U.S. counties with more Black doctors, Black patients live longer
Longer survival was found in counties with only one Black primary-care doctor.
Pretending to be someone you're not takes a toll on autistic girls
A graphic novel for kids and a memoir detail the isolation of growing up as a girl with autism.
'Trauma doesn't go away, but we learn to grow around it'
'My therapist reminded me that this isn't something that's going to disappear because I'm doing all the right things.'
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