BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
The callous way the system breaks trust with families
The BLOOM Editor writes about the careless disregard parents are treated with when attempting to access funding or services for their child.
When a child's medical care becomes a parent's pain
A study explores how hospital experiences can be traumatic for parents of children with complex medical problems.
Your disability can make the hospital an especially dangerous place
'What we speculate in our paper is an underlying systemic discrimination.'
Parents face the challenges of at-home nursing for their fragile son
Paxton needs intensive care. Imagine his mother's horror when she found the night home nurse fast asleep.
Hummingbird turns teen's sounds into voice
'Now she can communicate not just her immediate needs, like I'm hungry, but she can tell us what kind of music she likes, who she wants to hang out with, or what she wants to do.'
In the U.S., COVID was deadliest for people with intellectual disability
Covid was the top cause of death for Americans with intellectual disability in 2020, but the third cause of death for the general population, a new study finds.
Disabled women more likely to report poor diet and access to food
'Eating a nutritious diet is central to preventing many chronic diseases.'
A mother learns to make room for grief and joy
In 1999, Deborah Covell Fletcher gave birth to twin girls, one with disabilities. In a new book she shares how she adapted to the unexpected.
Taking a rest is fun in a picture book that embraces disability
'I was a kid who thought taking breaks and resting made me somehow less than my peers, and I was afraid of being different.'
'Imagine Everybody' aims to spark an inclusive world
'By the time I grow up we may be living on other planets, and I want to be a doctor in space helping children there.'
Law professor charts new path on disability rights
Dr. Laverne Jacobs is the first Canadian elected to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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