Amber Bobnar

Originally from Hawaii, Amber and her family moved to Massachusetts to be closer to Boston Children’s Hospital where her son, Ivan, now receives medical care.

 

She has a Master’s degree in English from Tufts University and spends most of her “free time” writing about being a parent of a disabled child on WonderBaby.org. But really most of her time is spent caring for and playing with her son.

little girl with her Tray Haven

Feeding and Eating

Tray Haven Keeps Everything On Your Child’s Tray

Wouldn't it be great if you could just put up a fence around your child's tray so they couldn't lose their cups and toys? Now you can!

Screenshot of EDA PAULI app

Giveaways

Win a free download of EDA PLAY PAULI and EDA PLAY ELIS

EDA PLAY PAULI and EDAP PLAY ELIS are great iPad apps for kids who are visually impaired and you can enter to win a free download of both apps!

Make your own white cane lapel pin with beads

Advocacy, Visual Impairment

Make Your Own White Cane Lapel Pin for White Cane Day

Celebrate White Cane Day with your very own white cane lapel pin! Show your white cane pride with this hand-made bead pin.

Ivan in his candy man wheelchair costume

Holiday Crafts and Ideas

Make Your Own Candy Man Wheelchair Costume

Halloween means candy! Here is our DIY instructions for making a Willy Wonka inspired candy man wheelchair costume. How sweet!

two friends at the cafe

Support

I’m tired of being “the special needs mom”

Are you the parent of a special needs child? Do your friends also have kids with disabilities and that's all you ever talk about? Maybe it's time for a change!

a prototype of the learning blanket with six panels

Fine and Gross Motor, Sensory Activities

The Learning Blanket: Tactile Activity Blankets & Pillows for Visually Impaired Kids

The Learning Blanket creates interactive blankets and pillows for kids who are blind, each containing visual, sensory, tactile and educational activities.

In Celebration of Grandparenting

Giveaways

Grandparenting Book Giveaway!

In Celebration of Grandparenting explains the best ways to interact with children with little or no vision and gives ideas for toys and games you can play.

Grandchildren's Delight by Daria

Giveaways

Grandchildren’s Music Giveaway!

If you want to know how to sing traditional tunes, then you'll want to enter our contest to win a copy of Daria's CD, Grandchildren's Delight.

a mother who is sad

Support

They told me feeling sad made me a bad mother

By admitting that my child's disabilities make me sad, I am saying that my child's existence brings me grief. By writing this in a public space, I am telling the...

four accessible summer giveaways for kids who are blind

Giveaways

Four Accessible Summer Giveaways

Wouldn't this be a good time to find a cool new print/braille book, an accessible tactile puzzle or new kids' music to keep things light and happy in your home...

Braille and Literacy

Snizzly Snouts: A Unique Print/Braille Book

An exceptional inclusive print/braille book for sighted and blind kids to read with their ears, to look at with their fingers, to feel with their eyes.

boy in his wheelchair

Research Studies

Assessing Visual Abilities in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Is it important to take vision into account when assessing the needs of children with cerebral palsy? You can help make that happen!