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.
Author Jonathan Mooney has a brilliant piece in the New York Times' disability series this week: You are special! Now stop being differen...
Krista Keilty is a nurse practitioner and visiting scholar at the Bloorview Research Institute who studies parents who care for children ...
Azadeh Kushki (centre) is a scientist at Holland Bloorview who analyzes patterns in children's brain and behaviour data to guide treatmen...
Goodness, we haven't done this for a long time. Below are some recent stories related to disability, parenting and health.But first, many...
I wanted to share a quick personal story.My son was seen in dentistry for years at Holland Bloorview and SickKids. He has some problems w...
Lisa Boivin is a member of the Deninu K'ue First Nation in the Northwest Territories. She paints image-based stories that explore the gap...
I like our Dear Everybody campaign because the messages, like this one above, are real, and come from our children and families.Most peop...
At age 63, Marna-Rose Minett has raised two children. Now she's raising a third—her granddaughter Rayne, 7, who has cerebral palsy and...
By D. BrownWow! How time flies! Another “back to school” season is upon us. Six years ago, our healthy two-year-old son was hospitali...
'They tell me that it's different working with me'Gabriella Carafa is a social worker whose connection to Holland Bloorview goes back to ...
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