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Parenting > General
Inclusive Easter Celebrations: Joyful Ideas for Families with a Visually Impaired Child
Easter is a time of...for families with a visually impaired...creating an Easter celebration that's...making your Easter inclusive, fun,...the family, with down-to-earth...1. Egg Hunts with a Twist Traditional...children, but with a little creativity,...can make this Easter staple exciting...plastic eggs with items that make...egg hunt area with raised outlines...
Social Engagement > Friends and Family
Inclusive Easter Activities for Children with Special Needs
Easter Egg Decorating...Decorating Easter eggs is a...children with sensory sensitivities,...materials with different...different textures like foam...creations with each other....Sensory-Friendly Easter Egg Hunt....Egg Hunt. Easter egg hunts...children with special needs....eggs filled with small toys...children with visual impairments...difficulty with spatial awareness....favorite Easter-themed outfits....
News > Lifestyle
The Carpenter's Miracle on GMC
...The Carpenter's Miracle is a made-for-TV movie with an Easter theme. That's not to say it is a religious...Carpenter's Miracle is a made-for-TV movie with an Easter theme. That's not to say it is a religious story...concerned, this is the perfect story for their Easter show. The correlations in the whole story are amazing....
Lifestyle > Independence
Assistive Technology for Eating Independence
...therapy session. Children with cerebral palsy, muscular...don't just make eating easier. They restore the ability...feedback for children with shaky hands or poor motor...handles make gripping easier for children with weak...gripping easier for children with weak hand strength or limited...or you can buy utensils with pre-molded grips. Some...
Lifestyle > Independence
When to Step Back: Balancing Support with Independence
...You didn't decide to take over. A spill became easier to prevent than clean, tying shoes took three minutes...the invisible threshold every parent of a child with special needs crosses without realizing it. The...in Developmental Psychology tracked 240 children with developmental disabilities across 18 months. Researchers...
Legal > Government Benefits
SNAP Benefits for Families Receiving Disability Benefits
...Approximately 14 million people with disabilities receive SNAP...special rules for households with members who have disabilities:...that make eligibility easier and benefits larger than...programs, you're working with incomplete information....information. Households with a member who has a disability...distinguishes between households with and without elderly or...
Career > Advancement
Speaking Up When Disability Isn't the Problem But Gets Blamed Anyway
...moving target. Your disability had nothing to do with it, but that's where the conversation lands anyway....explanation for problems that have nothing to do with it. Sometimes it's unconscious bias. Sometimes it's...Managers Default to Disability as an Explanation. It's easier to point to disability than to admit a workflow...
Career > Advancement
Professional Conferences and Travel Accommodations for Career Networking
...for your career: visibility with senior leaders, peer relationships...layer of planning that comes with it, the kind most colleagues...a skill, and one that gets easier with repetition. Here's how...skill, and one that gets easier with repetition. Here's how to do...common mistake professionals with disabilities make around conference...
Financial > Financial Planning
Assistive Technology Grants: Where the Money Is and How Families Actually Get It
...funding from three or four sources, each with different eligibility rules and timelines....device or equipment that helps a person with a disability perform tasks they couldn't...couldn't do otherwise or makes those tasks easier. It includes mobility devices like...devices including AAC systems and tablets with specialized software; positioning equipment...
Education > Tutoring
Parent-as-Tutor: Evidence-Based Strategies to Support Your Child's Learning at Home
...anything meaningful, but for children with attention differences, learning disabilities,...function challenges, a 15-minute session with a clear goal often produces more learning...child begins to associate learning with exhaustion. They're also easier for...learning with exhaustion. They're also easier for you to sustain consistently: three...
Financial > Scholarships
How Vocational Rehabilitation Can Pay for Your College or Trade School
...fund higher education for students with disabilities when that education connects...state-administered program designed to help people with disabilities prepare for, find, and...funding sources first. VR counselors work with you to develop an Individualized Plan...pursuing a nursing degree will have an easier case than someone pursuing a liberal...
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis
Living with Pediatric MS: A Complete Guide for Families
When your child is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, the road ahead can feel overwhelming....but that rarity doesn't make navigating it any easier. You're stepping into a world of neurologists, MRIs,...of the optic nerve) causes blurred vision, pain with eye...