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The World is Yours

June 21, 2016 by Sarah Coglianese 2 Comments

The World is Yours

Summer has started, and my daughter Scarlett’s first week out of Kindergarten is being spent at ballet camp. It’s the same camp we did last year, but the location has changed to a church in the middle of San Francisco. When I first heard that, I was enthusiastic. A church has to be accessible, right? […]

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

Figuring Out Life Hacks as a Disabled Parent

May 25, 2016 by Ellen Ladau 3 Comments

Figuring Out Life Hacks as a Disabled Parent

In 1991, my husband Marc and I brought our newborn baby girl home when she was 9 days old. At the time, we lived in an apartment with several steps to enter.  This was just the first of many challenges I had to navigate as a disabled parent. I was born with Larsen’s Syndrome (LS), […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: accessibility, adapting, adult child, daughter, disabled child, disabled mom

Motherhood

May 17, 2016 by Jennifer Senda 5 Comments

Motherhood

As I am writing this, my son is watching an animated feature film about accepting others unconditionally­­ via monsters! At six, his questions are incessant. Some of those questions involve my disability: “Mommy, why can’t you walk?” “Will we need an elevator in this house forever?” “Why don’t they build steps that can turn into […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: acceptance, accessibility, adapting, disability, disabled mom, school age child

When My Toddler Daughter Wasn’t Invited To A Party Because Of Me

March 22, 2016 by Kara Ayers 8 Comments

When My Toddler Daughter Wasn’t Invited To A Party Because Of Me

It had taken some courage to sign our daughter up for a toddler gymnastics class in our community. The class required parent participation and with the bouncy floor and various obstacles, we knew it wouldn’t be easy. My husband and I had seen the room, considered where and how we could move about in our […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: accessibility, children, disabled mom, friends, party, toddler

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