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.
About half of the parents and professionals who've filled out our BLOOM survey so far have asked for more stories on families raising kid...
BLOOM is always looking for parents and professionals to write for us or be interviewed. This piece by occupational therapist Veronika Lu...
"Incompatible with life? What we saw...was value, beauty, potential, our precious daughter." Listen to New Zealand photographer Rachel Ca...
Help us BLOOM brighter by taking a few minutes to fill out this survey. Respond by June 30 and we'll enter you in a draw for a framed Ste...
This is an excerpt from Lisa Bendall's latest book Magic Moments: Twelve Little Stories About Disability, Family and Fairly Normal Life.L...
Might Have Been by Rob Rummel-Hudson is a post every parent of a child with a disability can identify with. You'll read it today on Suppo...
Every day this week we'll release one in a new series of short Holland Bloorview videos that convey the work we do and the spirit we brin...
This video today on The New York Times looks at whether a teddy bear robot can help reduce anxiety, pain and loneliness in kids who are h...
When Emma Evans (right) couldn't sleep in the middle of the night after a bone and muscle-lengthening surgery, the best medicine was a Ho...
By Janice BenninkLately I started wondering how my parenting may have added to the challenges of my son's anxiety disorder, which goes ha...
Disclaimer
Content in BLOOM is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult your doctor. Views expressed in posts and resources listed do not signify endorsement by Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. The BLOOM blog welcomes comments from readers on issues that affect parents of children with disabilities. All comments require approval to ensure they’re on-topic and respectful. We don’t post comments that attack people or organizations or use profanity or hate speech.
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