BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
Helping patients 'get a bit of their sparkle back'
'I try to understand their interests outside the hospital. Doing something fun takes away from the medicalization of being in the hospital.'
Filming autistic swim team changed mom
Swim Team is a feature documentary about the sense of community and joy three youth with autism experience swimming on a competitive team...
'When I'm swimming, I feel normal'
Swim Team is a gorgeous documentary about a competitive New Jersey swim team made up largely of Latino and Asian youth with autism. It fo...
How Western ideas about success fail disabled youth
Much has been written about how using normal development as a rehab benchmark sets disabled kids up to fail and devalues different ways o...
For this scientist, a healthy weight isn't a number
Amy McPherson is a scientist at Holland Bloorview who is co-lead of our Centre for Leadership in Participation and Inclusion. Amy's resea...
Kudos to Johnson's Baby for its new ad
Johnson's Baby released a new ad that features a child with Down syndrome for Mother's Day. It begins with a close-up of a baby's beautif...
Students run concussion rehab program for youth
There's little science to show how to best help youth with concussions who continue to be bothered by headaches, fatigue and dizziness.A ...
What I consider when writing about my son
By Kari Wagner-PeckMy book Not Always Happy: An Unusual Parenting Journey comes out on May 16. Yes—I'm one of those people who finds th...
Immerse yourself in disability art
The ReelAbilities Film Festival is holding its free Family Film and Art Day at Holland Bloorview on Saturday May 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m...
Tales of kindness and contempt
How do you think you'd be treated if you were out and about in the city and blind?Recently I read media stories about two blind men and t...
Tim Rose and Magnet make the job search easier
Holland Bloorview has partnered with Magnet, an online employment platform, to bring together job-seekers with disabilities and employers...
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