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Please note our ambulatory care services will be closed on Dec. 25-26, 2025, and Jan. 1, 2026. The day program will be closed Dec. 22-26, 2025.
BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
Trying to 'fix' a missing ear caused a lifetime of trauma
'The very idea that there is something so wrong with your body that we must do violent things to it to make it okay made me feel that my body was bad.'
Thoughts of suicide common in parents of disabled children
'The fact that over 40 per cent of parent carers are thinking about suicide is a sign of really high levels of distress.'
Video about Colin Farrell's son and foundation is a must watch
The Colin Farrell Foundation will focus on housing, day programs, workforce support and advocacy for people with intellectual disability.
More therapy for autistic children isn't always better
'While some children and families may thrive with intensive intervention, other children may not.'
Sensor headset allows teen to control devices with his thoughts
The brain-computer interface means 'Seth can do something all by himself, without help, just by thinking.'
'Mama Car' smashes disability stereotypes in a delightful way
In a new picture book, young children celebrate their mother's wheelchair as a place to cuddle and go on adventures.
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Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
Will makes custom limbs that help kids do what they want to do
A toddler who came for his first prosthetic leg to Holland Bloorview now makes devices at the hospital.
London play explores how disability bias in hospital can be deadly
Laughing Boy is the story of a family's fight to get justice for the preventable death of their autistic son Connor in a National Health Service unit.
Belonging, one puzzle piece at a time
Kidunified puzzles include characters who represent different cultures, ethnicities, disabilities and gender expressions.
'There's a big appetite for creative ideas here,' scientist says
Virginia Wright volunteered at our rehab hospital as a teen, sparking a 40-year career in physiotherapy and research at Holland Bloorview.
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