BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
Workshop explores tensions between clinicians and parents
'They said they were trained to be hyper-positive, but sometimes the parent isn’t in that space. Often there is a big, gaping hole of despair that no one wants to look at.'
Studies aim to find out if drug reduces 'noisy brain' in some autistic children
Difficulty filtering out background noise and sensory information can make it hard for some kids with autism to focus on an interaction.
Reporting a story when you're blind has its advantages, journalist says
'I've been told it makes me listen better, because my first way of taking in information is not visually.'
A disabled basketball star is the love interest in a new young adult novel
'The overall message is not to pigeonhole people and not to pigeonhole yourself.'
Disability arts disrupts ableist notions of beauty and value
'Tangled's mission is about creating opportunities for Mad, Deaf and disabled artists to shift the narrative of our cultural tablet.'
Mindfulness helped mom be kinder to herself. Now she teaches others
Protibha Gupta leads an eight-week meditation program for parents of children with disabilities at Holland Bloorview.
'Spaces': a music video that makes room for disability
'I want disabled kids to say "Hey, I see myself in one of these people in this video."'
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Read new stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
Cutting work hours to care for a child with a chronic condition is costly
Families lose an average of US$18K a year when they cut work hours or leave jobs to care for a child with extra needs.
Baby on board: A joystick and wheels help tiny tots with motor impairments get into mischief
Permobil's Explorer Mini was named one of the best inventions of 2021 by Time magazine.
Inaccessible diagnostic equipment puts Ryerson student's health at risk
'I deserve equal care. What if something is missed, or isn't caught in time?'
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