Join the Disabled Parenting Project in celebrating the 26th anniversary of the ADA and its impact on parents with disabilities! Leading up to the anniversary, on July 26th, we plan to publish blog posts about the ADA and how it affects parents with disabilities. We are looking for parents, prospective parents, and professionals to write […]
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Living Life One Step at a Time with the Help of some Clever “Handi-Hacks”
Seems like everyone is counting their steps these days as gizmos like Fitbit are all the rage. Because my daughter and I share a rare orthopedic disorder, Larsen Syndrome, we have many limitations in our upper and lower extremities that greatly impact our daily “steps.” Emily is a full time wheelchair user and I’m an […]
The Day I Dropped my Daughter on her Head
All parents have days that are harder than others, and times when we do or say things we later regret. And kids have accidents – they fall learning to walk, they don’t make it to the potty, and they never think about safety first. As a disabled mom, I think about safety perhaps even more than other […]
Spastic Mama: The Public Parent
It was a sweltering day, with blurred eyed shoppers navigating through our local farmer’s market. My son howled for strawberry lemonade — waiting in a long line with a squirmy three-year-old, keeping patience among a herd of thirsty adults was a challenge. “Why do we wait mommy?” My son pleaded, shoving to the front of […]
Blind Mom’s Potty Problems: GlowBowl Lights The Way
By the time I finish cleaning up my kid’s toys, folding laundry and loading the dishwasher; it’s close to midnight. Add in work responsibilities with some dedicated blogging time and this momma rarely hits the pillow before 2am. Because my visual impairment is significantly worse after putting in my nightly eye medications; I’m usually pretty […]
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? […]
Donuts with Dad
One of the benefits of living in our community is access to the most delicious treats-less than a quarter of a mile away. Sweet Sinsations is a bakery that my kids and I affectionately call, “the donut shop”. Since we have discovered this tasty palace of desserts, we have been hooked and keep on coming […]
She’s Like Me
Perhaps you’ve seen the video by now; a little girl receives a doll with a prosthetic leg and, upon opening, she is overcome with joy at this revelation. The video closes with the now teary-eyed girl saying, “Thank you for making a doll like me.” (I’ve included the YouTube video with captioning options below.) In […]
Brutal Honesty
Parenthood is an amazing process. That’s right, I said it. It’s a process. It is the continuation of building a relationship with a miniature copy of you. You’re going to look in your child’s eyes and see a twinkle in his or her eye that reminds you of yourself, Sometimes, you will smile when you […]
Redefining Myself
I hate the word “normal.” In this age, when people are supposed to be more aware of issues like bullying, racism, etc., we are still fighting discrimination and intolerance. The reality is, humanity is humanity; there is good and there is bad. Sometimes, it seems, there is more bad than there is good… Sometimes. I […]