A British report found 40 per cent of early deaths of people with intellectual disabilities were avoidable. Adrian Poulton starved to death due to a medical error.

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01.10.2025

Disabled patients stuck in Ontario's psychiatric hospitals | Holland Bloorview

More than one in five patients who have lived in a psychiatric facility for over 365 days have an intellectual disability, according to a new study.

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26.09.2025

'Hudson & Rex' aims to get autistic representation right | Holland Bloorview

The Canadian police drama series reached out to Holland Bloorview for help in developing a neurodivergent character.

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25.09.2025

How one mom came to embrace technology for her child | Holland Bloorview

When a therapist gave Anchel Krishna an equipment catalogue to choose a stander for her daughter, she didn't touch it for months.

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23.09.2025

Blurring the line between who gives and who receives care | Holland Bloorview

'Living with a disability myself and being a caregiver—it’s not a space we talk a lot about.'

BLOOM | Parenting for kids with disability

10.09.2025

Making space for dads in caregiving | Holland Bloorview

'I needed permission to show up imperfectly and to be a different kind of father than the one shaped by cultural expectations.'

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09.09.2025

As my child grows, so does her need for care | Holland Bloorview

Parenting is supposed to get easier over time. When a child has disabilities, it may get harder.

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05.09.2025

Check out the new BLOOM | Holland Bloorview

Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.

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27.08.2025

Helping patients 'get a bit of their sparkle back' | Holland Bloorview

'I try to understand their interests outside the hospital. Doing something fun takes away from the medicalization of being in the hospital.'

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26.08.2025

Our culture values speed. What is gained in going slow? | Holland Bloorview

'We spend more time together... Slowing down makes space for that kind of joy to grow.'

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25.08.2025

Inclusive, artist-run camp 'welcomes both my boys' | Holland Bloorview

Twins Aarav and Ishaan Ghosh go to different schools. In the summer, they spend their days together at Spiral Garden at Holland Bloorview.

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25.08.2025

Recovery and new friendships after brain injury | Holland Bloorview

'My friends didn't treat me the same... It was like I was a new person in their eyes.'

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25.08.2025

Disability left out of most U.S. pediatric medical training | Holland Bloorview

Twenty four of 36 children's specialties had no mention of disability in the competencies residents and fellows must show.

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09.08.2025

Author connects disability and ecological diversity | Holland Bloorview

'I want kids to know that there isn't just one right way to be. There are different ways of thinking or existing in a body...'

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08.08.2025

'Rugby made me accept my own disability and thrive' | Holland Bloorview

'I love the community, and the different people I get to talk to that are in chairs. I get to travel and meet people across the world.'

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29.07.2025

Children's book connects disability and ecological diversity | Holland Bloorview

'I want kids to know that there isn't just one right way to be. There are different ways of thinking or existing in a body...'

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16.07.2025

Check out the new BLOOM | Holland Bloorview

Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.

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10.07.2025

What my daughter taught me about human value | Holland Bloorview

'Her progress and her potential are not her path towards value. By simply existing and being loved, her life holds complex and very real layers of meaning.'

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09.07.2025

Children's rehab can trigger painful parent emotions | Holland Bloorview

'We know about the stress, the frustration and the exhaustion of families. What we found in this study that was quite new was the trauma, upset and anger.'

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01.07.2025

How I found and built disability community | Holland Bloorview

When 'it came to raising a disabled child, we didn’t know anyone in our circle who had gone through anything similar. So, I started building what we didn’t have.'

BLOOM | Parenting for kids with disability

28.06.2025

A former patient's return brings the joy of music | Holland Bloorview

'I felt I could connect with kids on a deeper level because of my own experiences.'

BLOOM | Parenting for kids with disability

27.06.2025

Check out the new BLOOM | Holland Bloorview

Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.

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13.06.2025

Youth who face disability bias in medicine more likely to forgo care | Holland Bloorview

'To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine exposure to disability-based discrimination in a large population of children with special health-care needs.'

BLOOM | Parenting for kids with disability

11.06.2025

How one parent keeps hope alive | Holland Bloorview

'Nurturing hope is no small feat. Especially when we feel helpless to make things better for our loved one. Here are some of the strategies that I used frequently.'

BLOOM | Parenting for kids with disability

07.06.2025

'Mom, what can we do this summer?' | Holland Bloorview

Holland Bloorview family leader Liz Zur leads a workshop on fun, accessible, low-cost things to do in Toronto this summer.

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05.06.2025

Former patient returns to train as a therapist | Holland Bloorview

'I’ve lived the experience of being a client and working with clinicians. So far kids have had a very positive response to me.'

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03.06.2025

U.K. families with disabled kids are drowning in debt | Holland Bloorview

Over half have skipped meals to ensure their child can eat, one in three can’t keep their home warm, and 80 per cent can’t replace items like a fridge when they break.

BLOOM | Parenting for kids with disability

29.05.2025

Celebrate disability inclusion at AccessFest | Holland Bloorview

This Saturday enjoy Toronto's first festival to celebrate disability inclusion with a wide range of free, accessible activities and entertainment.

BLOOM | Parenting for kids with disability

28.05.2025

See what's new in BLOOM | Holland Bloorview

Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.

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17.05.2025

Workshop explores tensions between clinicians and parents | Holland Bloorview

'They said they were trained to be hyper-positive, but sometimes the parent isn’t in that space. Often there is a big, gaping hole of despair that no one wants to look at.'

BLOOM | Parenting for kids with disability

13.05.2025

When a child is in crisis, parents need a 'safe space' | Holland Bloorview

'Sometimes the best thing I can do is really be there with them and hold a difficult feeling with them. It might not be psychotherapy the way you learn about it in school, but it's very therapeutic.'

BLOOM | Parenting for kids with disability

08.05.2025

Families struggle to afford medical care for a disabled child | Holland Bloorview

Families with disabled children were almost two times as likely to have difficulty paying medical bills and to delay or forgo care for their child due to cost.

BLOOM | Parenting for kids with disability

06.05.2025

A concert where disabled attendees can be themselves | Holland Bloorview

'He can vocalize, cough, be suctioned, or stretch out on the floor without having to leave the venue space.'

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06.05.2025

Disabled parenting is 'messier,' and that's a good thing | Holland Bloorview

'Needing care does not make you incapable of providing care. It doesn’t somehow make you a worse parent if you need help.'

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30.04.2025

Less social activity starts early in children with cerebral palsy | Holland Bloorview

Preschoolers with cerebral palsy only participated in the community a few times in the last four months, according to a new study.

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29.04.2025

Restraint, isolation of disabled students goes untracked in Ontario | Holland Bloorview

Crisis in the Classroom was based on 541 parent responses to a survey about their child’s experience with restraints, isolation and exclusion in the 2022-23 school year.

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23.04.2025

The boy who set out on dogsled to find surgery | Holland Bloorview

A new book tells the story of a disabled boy in the 1800s who was treated at SickKids Hospital after travelling 40 miles on his own in a sled pulled by his dog.

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My daughter never had homework. Now, at age 15, she does | Holland Bloorview

Living in the moment with Bree | Holland Bloorview

In complex care, 'no two children are the same' | Holland Bloorview

Under care, but they died of starvation | Holland Bloorview

Disabled patients stuck in Ontario's psychiatric hospitals | Holland Bloorview

'Hudson & Rex' aims to get autistic representation right | Holland Bloorview

How one mom came to embrace technology for her child | Holland Bloorview

Blurring the line between who gives and who receives care | Holland Bloorview

Making space for dads in caregiving | Holland Bloorview

As my child grows, so does her need for care | Holland Bloorview

Check out the new BLOOM | Holland Bloorview

Helping patients 'get a bit of their sparkle back' | Holland Bloorview

Our culture values speed. What is gained in going slow? | Holland Bloorview

Inclusive, artist-run camp 'welcomes both my boys' | Holland Bloorview

Recovery and new friendships after brain injury | Holland Bloorview

Disability left out of most U.S. pediatric medical training | Holland Bloorview

Author connects disability and ecological diversity | Holland Bloorview

'Rugby made me accept my own disability and thrive' | Holland Bloorview

Children's book connects disability and ecological diversity | Holland Bloorview

Check out the new BLOOM | Holland Bloorview

What my daughter taught me about human value | Holland Bloorview

Children's rehab can trigger painful parent emotions | Holland Bloorview

How I found and built disability community | Holland Bloorview

A former patient's return brings the joy of music | Holland Bloorview

Check out the new BLOOM | Holland Bloorview

Youth who face disability bias in medicine more likely to forgo care | Holland Bloorview

How one parent keeps hope alive | Holland Bloorview

'Mom, what can we do this summer?' | Holland Bloorview

Former patient returns to train as a therapist | Holland Bloorview

U.K. families with disabled kids are drowning in debt | Holland Bloorview

Celebrate disability inclusion at AccessFest | Holland Bloorview

See what's new in BLOOM | Holland Bloorview

Workshop explores tensions between clinicians and parents | Holland Bloorview

When a child is in crisis, parents need a 'safe space' | Holland Bloorview

Families struggle to afford medical care for a disabled child | Holland Bloorview

A concert where disabled attendees can be themselves | Holland Bloorview

Disabled parenting is 'messier,' and that's a good thing | Holland Bloorview

Less social activity starts early in children with cerebral palsy | Holland Bloorview

Restraint, isolation of disabled students goes untracked in Ontario | Holland Bloorview

The boy who set out on dogsled to find surgery | Holland Bloorview

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