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.'
Israeli military opens training to disabled youth
Special in Uniform is a world-first: a four-year training program that prepares youth with disabilities to serve in the Israeli Defence F...
Would your kid like to do this?
Wheel Dance is a Canadian non-profit hoping to bring ballroom dancing classes to children with disabilities.“It's a great physical work...
A jazz legend's 'perfect kid' inspires Disability Pride NYC
When Mike LeDonne's daughter Mary (above) was born, the mood in the room went from jubilation over what doctors said was a “textbook bi...
BLOOM media roundup
Vulgar poster campaign sparks Human Rights Tribunal The Toronto StarAnonymous posters displayed in a Scarborough co-op targeted residents...
Looking up
A year-and-a-half ago Sue Robins (with son Aaron) wrote what's become our most read post: The invisible mom. It was about how moms of kid...
I am Nat's ghostwriter
This piece by Susan Senator (centre), author of Making Peace With Autism and the Autism Mom's Survival Guide (for Dad's too!) touched me. Susan always writes with great honesty and insight about
This looks mesmerizing
Trailer for Stand Clear of the Closing Doors....
Wanted: friends
By Nathalie WendlingI think having friends is the most important thing in life. No matter how bad my day is going, having a friend around...
For some parents, the 'empty nest' is a fiction
By Ijeoma RossUnexpectedly we have found ourselves in the midst of a transformation. It's not our transformation, but one that is taking ...
Pagination
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