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The Place That Will Make You Actually Want to Take Your Kids to a Waterpark This Summer

January 29, 2020 by Erin Andrews 1 Comment

The Place That Will Make You Actually Want to Take Your Kids to a Waterpark This Summer

Last June, I reviewed Morgan’s Wonderland, an “ultra-accessible” playground/theme park. I promised I’d visit the separate water park there, and we went in August 2019. I figured the middle of winter is as good a time as any to write about the experience! I’ll start by saying that I hate, absolutely hate and abhor the […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: accessibility, adult child, disability, family, San Antonio, summer, waterpark, wheelchair

Playground Anxieties as a Mom with a Disability

May 1, 2018 by Shannon McCue 1 Comment

Playground Anxieties as a Mom with a Disability

Springtime is finally here! My five-year-old is beyond excited to finally be able to get out of the house and go to the playground. While I love the warm weather and spending time outdoors, going to the playground with my five-year-old fills me with instant anxiety. Let me explain: I have a physical disability that […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: accessibility, disabled mom, play, playground, reflections, son, wheelchair

Not Ya Mama’s Cookin’!

February 26, 2018 by Lyllyan Blare Leave a Comment

Not Ya Mama’s Cookin’!

Like many others, I grew up watching sitcoms on television that depicted joyful, loving families who’d sit down together for meals that were often cooked by the mother. I had no idea that I was learning anything; I simply watched for my enjoyment. But, I was learning life-lessons about family dynamics, familial norms and expectations of […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: accessibility, adapting, cooking, disabled mom, home, household

School’s Touching Accommodations

January 18, 2018 by Lyllyan Blare 1 Comment

School’s Touching Accommodations

If you are a parent, you know the feeling of pride that comes from watching your child(ren) perform in a school play or sing at an event; you’ve experienced the joy that occurs when you visit the classroom or engage in school activities with your child(ren). But, imagine if you had to stay outside the […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: accessibility, ADA, daughter, disabled mom, school, school age child

Freedom with the Firefly: Off-Road Parenting with a Disability

October 11, 2017 by Kara Ayers Leave a Comment

Freedom with the Firefly: Off-Road Parenting with a Disability

The Firefly, made by Rio Mobility, lifts up the front wheels of a manual wheelchair to transform it to a three-wheeled chair pulled by an electric motor. I’ve had the Firefly for a little over a month. It was a significant investment for our family. I wish insurance would cover products like this.  Our decision […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting, Product Reviews Tagged With: accessibility, adapting, baby, babywearing, disabled mom, Firefly, LapBaby, outside, play, wheelchair

A Party Invitation Also Invites a Change in Perspective

August 1, 2017 by Lyllyan Blare Leave a Comment

A Party Invitation Also Invites a Change in Perspective

Typically, when my daughter receives an invitation to a party, I’m excited. I’m thrilled for her and look forward to having fun together while celebrating a special occasion, usually a birthday. Yet a birthday invitation came for a slightly older friend who was having her party at the skating rink. Now, there are several physical […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: accessibility, daughter, disabled mom, party, play

The ADA: How Far We Have Come, Yet How Far We Still Have to Go

July 27, 2017 by Carla Charter Leave a Comment

The ADA: How Far We Have Come, Yet How Far We Still Have to Go

The ADA. Here is another view. A view you rarely hear. A view from the other side of disabled parenting. For you see those children with disabilities, they grow up and you are faced with their disability and yours in a different light. Only these days I feel do you truly see the effect of the […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: accessibility, ADA, disabled mom

Walking and Rolling with My Daughter Thanks to the ADA

July 26, 2017 by Lyllyan Blare 1 Comment

Walking and Rolling with My Daughter Thanks to the ADA

Before I became disabled, I knew what the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was and the reason it was implemented. I understood on a cognitive level why it was important. But when it’s significance became personal to me, the journey from the head to the heart was complete. Now, as a parent with a disability, […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: accessibility, ADA, disabled mom

Happy 27th Birthday to the ADA from a Disabled Mom!

July 26, 2017 by Ellen Ladau 2 Comments

Happy 27th Birthday to the ADA from a Disabled Mom!

Happy 27th birthday Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)! Because of you, my daughter, who shares my orthopedic disability, is growing up in a world where having a disability is a less isolating experience.  Because of the ADA, we both can navigate our local community or a big city in our wheelchairs.  Because of the ADA, […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: accessibility, ADA, disabled child, disabled mom

The ADA’s Influence on Parents with Disabilities

July 25, 2017 by Christinne Rudd Leave a Comment

The ADA’s Influence on Parents with Disabilities

When thinking about what the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) means for parents with disabilities, multiple answers come to mind. While one of the main goals of the ADA is to assist people with disabilities with employment, it has had a farther-reaching impact on daily life, even for a parent with a disability, […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: accessibility, ADA, disabled mom

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