BLOOM ~ October ~ 2021 
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This critical-care doctor's perceptions of disability changed after her child was born with a brain injury
'Anti-disability bias is bad in the culture of medicine but it's also really prevalent in society... I think people's stories are one way to change it.'
Mother with arm around teen daughter
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In humanistic approach, patients are agents of their own care
'The client is recognized and acknowledged as the expert of their own lived experience... There's no giving advice.'
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Jordan's Principle makes disability services a right of First Nations children
Children up to the age of 19 who live on- and off-reserve are eligible, and services are based on their unique needs.
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Woman wearing mask and goggles behind boy at desk making puzzle and smiling
At Holland Bloorview's inclusive nursery school,
'the child is the star'
Play and Learn is about '"You can do it" and "I'll help you" and "Let's try." It's a little slice of paradise.'
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'There's no 911 for our families,' says mother of son on autism program waitlist
'For four years we've been passed along and that's how I ended up in Doug Ford's parking lot.'
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The Globe and Mail
'Disability drives innovation' The New York Times
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Disability justice reminds us that there is no such thing as a person who does not deserve to exist. There is no such thing as a person who is useless, or a person who is pointless, or a person who does not deserve to be.
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Lydia X. Z. Brown, tweeted @anti_eugenics
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upcomingevents


See Holland Bloorview's Events listing and click on the month for more details.

NOVEMBER 11
FAMILY WORKSHOP: ADVOCATING IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM 5:30-7 p.m. on Zoom
To register call Stephanie at 416-425-6220, ext. 6146

NOVEMBER 17
COMMUNITY KITCHEN WITH FOODSHARE
4-6 p.m. on Zoom
Holland Bloorview, 150 Kilgour Rd.
To register call Melissa at 416-425-6220, ext. 6348
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Autistic teen sculpts characters and their intricate villages
South is a gorgeous film about South Walker, an autistic teen from Arkansas who sculpts whole worlds with Crayola model magic clay. Visit South's Sculptures.
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'A funny, fascinating illustrated memoir that conveys, via joyous tangential leaps, vivid doodles and informative notes, how it felt to grow up autistic and undiagnosed. Skillfully immersing the reader in Balfe's feelings and memories, exploding misconceptions and stereotypes along the way, it's both a rewarding and highly entertaining read.' For readers aged 10 and older.
The Guardian
'A riotous blend of memoir and cultural criticism that defies expectations on nearly every page. Being Seen persuasively argues that it is not only the disabled body that must adapt to the world but also the world that must adapt around the disabled body.'
M. Leona Godin, author of There Planet Eyes: A Personal and Cultural History of Blindness
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