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Sometimes life's a pain, for everyone
n 2013, Swiss disability group Pro Infirmis created a powerful ad called Because who is perfect?
A mom discovers what the doctors missed
Many of you know Brenda Agnew, the powerhouse behind the Parent Advocacy Link (PAL) Facebook group that connects over 1,500 parents of children with disabilities to share practical and emotional
Green acres is the place for me
n 2014, Maya Wechsler and Greg Masucci made a drastic life change. They moved from a row house off a busy street in Washington, D.C. to a fixer-upper house on 24 acres in Bluemont, Va. They were tired
A nurse's stories reveal the heart of medicine
I just finished The Language of Kindness: A Nurse's Stories of Life, Death and Hope and I can't get the images of author Christie Watson's British patients out of my head.
The film 'Deej' upends what you think you know about disability
David James Savarese, known as DJ or Deej, has autism and doesn't speak. As a young child, he was placed in foster care. He was abused th...
Being included is every kid's right
Get ready for the Canadian premiere of the film Deej next Friday at The ReelAbilities Film Festival at Innis Town Hall at the University ...
All children have voices, if only we listen
Bioethicist Franco Carnevale recalled the assumptions he held about families caring for children using ventilators at home, prior to laun...
When a child has a chronic illness, every family member adapts
Sweet Dreams for Chiyo is a tender film about how one family copes when their toddler is diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Families of chil...
Before you hit share, did you ask your kid?
A week ago Rebecca Cokely wrote an interesting piece for Rewire.News called On parenting and consent: When sharing isn't caring. "While n...
Parent hacks for finding joy
Photo of Anchel Krishna and her daughter SyonaIt's Mental Health Week, so BLOOM asked parent readers to send us their strategies for find...
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