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Playing Indoors: Advice from a Mother with a Disability

May 21, 2018 by Christinne Rudd Leave a Comment

Playing Indoors: Advice from a Mother with a Disability

I didn’t grow up playing outside all that often. Partially because of my disability, and partially because we weren’t raised playing outside of the house. When I was younger, it wasn’t something we did and looking back on it, the lack of outdoor activity doesn’t make me feel like I missed out on a great […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: adapting, disabled mom, indoors, play, reflections, weather

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

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

Hide & Seek

April 20, 2017 by Maria Palacios Leave a Comment

Hide & Seek

I laugh quietly as I remember the time when I hid you in a basket full of clean laundry while playing hide and seek with you and a group of other kids. It was your turn to hide and I always tried to find the most ingenuous hiding spots that kept kids searching and searching, […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: disabled mom, play, poetry, reflections

Feeling Uncertain: Playtime as a Blind Mom

March 21, 2017 by Tracy Boyd 6 Comments

Feeling Uncertain: Playtime as a Blind Mom

This morning, my husband and I took our three-year-old son Desmond, to the Community Center indoor, play park. When we first arrived at the play park, I told my husband to head into the gymnasium with our son, while Chiffon, my guide dog, and I paid at the counter. As Chiffon and I approached the […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: blind mom, play, playground, son, toddler

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