BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
A deaf girl writes about the pain and beauty of being different
The 12-year-old protagonist of a new book finds herself alienated from her family, who refuse to use sign language.
Dutch student heads home with new vision of advocacy
By Megan Jones In February, 23-year-old occupational therapy student Anna-Lena Burdick arrived in Toronto from the Netherlands for a 14-w...
How to hear what the heart is saying
Last year at an American conference on patient/clinician communication, Holland Bloorview family support specialist Lorraine Thomas parti...
I want a doll (or toy) like me
Here are some example of dolls and stuffies adapted to include stomach tubes, braces, wheelchairs and more. A number of you sent photos i...
How a tattoo made my disability cool
By Tim RoseHi there! My name's Tim and I have a disability. But this article is not just about living with that disability, or about how ...
A sister asks 'Do you see me?'
By Cristina BreshearsDear Mom and Dad:Even though I was born into the chaotic aftermath of my big sister's diagnosis, I wasn't born under...
Beauty exposed
“I was nervous… about seeing my own back... something that nobody sees... out in the open. I thought my back was going to be… what'...
Note to self: Protect my mind
A new study shows that parenting kids with disabilities over a long period of time jeopardizes cognitive function—especially memory—i...
How a family that shares a genetic condition creates a vision
By Kenneth SpringerI've been pondering what to write for BLOOM given that I'm a parent with a disability and have two children who have i...
Who, and what, is perfect?
Icelandic photographer Sigga Ella created a series of portraits of children and adults with Down syndrome to question whether a future wi...
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