7 Speech Activities for Valentine’s Day Using Conversation Hearts
Speech Activities for Valentine’s Day After almost three months in the NICU, my son came home with a tracheotomy and g-tube. I am no stranger to speech and feeding therapy....
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Free Access Pass to America the Beautiful
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Find a Park near you Did you know that individuals with disabilities may be eligible for an Access Pass to America’s National Parks at no...
Unified Sports: A Great Way to Start Inclusion in a Fun and Positive Way
There are Unified Sports Programs all across the United States that are designed to promote, among other things, inclusion, acceptance, physical activity, friendship, respect, and understanding. We at Parenting Special...
Intergenerational Connections: Using Tech to Bridge the Gap
Intergenerational Connections In a 2010 study from The Netherlands found that simply planning and anticipating a vacation gives a longer lasting boost in happiness, more so than the after effects...
Family Fun Doesn’t Have to Stop Because of Special Diets
Family Fun Doesn’t Have to Stop Because of Special Diets There are so many great family activities that one can participate in and still work around special dietary needs. Most...
Top 10 Fun and Accessible Activities to Do This Summer
Top 10 Fun and Accessible Activities Just because you, or someone you know, may have a disability, doesn’t mean that you have to sit home all summer! There are lots...
Easy and Exciting Egg Activities for Easter
Update April 2020 Parents, are you looking for some easy ways you might decorate Easter eggs with your kids? We gathered a few and also included some fun activities you...
Top 4 Children’s Museums That Are Fun for Everyone!
Top 5 Children’s Museums Spring time is here and that is a good time to start planning some activities for you and your children. This year, instead of doing the...
Make-A-Wish Is Not Just for Sick or Dying Kids
Make-A-Wish We were recently at a doctor appointment with our 3 1/2 year old son when the doctor asked “had we ever thought about applying for a wish to be...
Did You Know Camp Chatterbox Is a Unique Camp for Children Who Use Computers to Communicate?
Camp Chatterbox, sponsored by Children’s Specialized Hospital, is a weeklong overnight camp in Monmouth, New Jersey, for children and young adults, ages 5-22, who use synthesized Augmentative and Alternative Communication...
