Visual Impairment
The Gift of Understanding: How a Young Child Helps His Blind Father Navigate Life
When a parent is blind, it’s natural for people to wonder how their sighted child will adapt. Will they struggle to understand their parent’s needs? Will they feel burdened by...
Assistive Technology, Support
May We Help: Engineering Independence for People with Disabilities
May We Help is dedicated to designing and building custom solutions that help individuals of all ages achieve mobility, access, and independence, all at no cost.
Braille and Literacy
Making Braille Fun: Introducing Handi Exceller’s Innovative Learning Tools for Blind Students
Handi Exceller was born from a simple idea: learning braille should be both fun and accessible. The company creates interactive and gamified ways to teach braille.
Parenting
Sensory Wall Art: 5 Tips to Create a Room Your Blind or Low-Vision Child Will Love
Even if your child can’t see their surroundings, personalizing and decorating their room with thoughtful, sensory-friendly design can make a big difference in their confidence, independence, and joy.
Assistive Technology, Special Needs
Caregivers vs Carebots: Are Androids the Future of Disability Care?
Explore the futuristic world of android caregivers and their potential to revolutionize disability care. Are robots the caregivers of tomorrow?
Braille and Literacy, Toys, Visual Impairment
24 Braille Toys for Kids Who are Blind
Everything from alphabet blocks to raised line coloring pages and activity books to puzzles to card and board games... and so much more! And it's all in braille ready for...
Development, Special Needs
How to Track Milestones for Developmentally Delayed Babies
Parents of developmentally delayed babies can explore practical tools and strategies to track milestones, celebrate progress, and support their child’s unique developmental journey.
Special Needs, Support
Five Steps to Finding Joy: Faith and the Journey of Parenting with Special Needs
Through faith special needs parents can learn to cultivate a deep, enduring state of joy.
Holiday Crafts and Ideas, Special Needs
5 Tips for a Peaceful Thanksgiving with Your Child with Disabilities
Thanksgiving can be a joyful yet overwhelming holiday, especially for families with children who have sensory, motor, or dietary needs.
Sleep, Special Needs
Safe Place Bedding Travel Bed Review
Traveling with a special needs child can be stressful! Having a safe, durable, and easy to use travel bed can make traveling so much easier!
Special Needs
Developmental Evaluation Forms: Why Are We Doing This Again???
Developmental evaluation forms don’t define your child’s worth. Your child is awesome just the way they are, and no form in the world can change that.
Special Needs, Support
How Do You Keep Faith Alive When Your Child Remains Ill?
I understand the emotional toll of chronic illness, but I also believe in the power of faith and community to uplift and sustain us.
Autism
When Autism Advocacy Goes Wrong: Supporting Parents of Profoundly Affected Children
If you’re not personally affected by autism or don’t work with autistic individuals, you might be unaware of the growing debate within the autism community.
Cooking and Kitchen Play, Tactile Arts and Crafts
9 Best Edible Art Projects for Blind Kids
Crafts can easily be adapted to use edible materials so that tasting is both okay and encouraged.
Tactile Arts and Crafts
6 Tips to Make Art Projects Accessible For Blind Kids
Art is considered a visual activity, but by using varied textures and focusing on three-dimensional projects, touch can become the primary focus of the art.