Special Needs
Find support for parents of children with special needs. Learn how to advocate for your child, raise funds for needed equipment and find helpful organizations.
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Assistive Technology
Images Now Accessible on Facebook, Twitter
New accessibility features make images accessible to blind users on social networks Facebook and Twitter
Visual Impairment
Looking Good and Feeling Good When You’re Visually Impaired
Fashion blogger Emily Davison discusses teaching kids with visual impairment about appearance, self-esteem and social acceptance.
iPad Apps and Accessibility, Visual Impairment
Ballyland Magic App: Introducing iPad Accessibility to Children Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Ballyland Magic app introduces visually impaired and blind kids to iPad accessibility features like VoiceOver through a fun game. The game is entertaining so they don't even realize they are...
Sensory Activities, Toys, Visual Impairment
The Best Sensory Play Toys for Visually Impaired Kids
We've collected the best sensory toys for blind kids! Find tactile toys, sound toys, scented toys, tasty toys, light toys and vestibular toys.
Parenting, Support
Disabled Parenting Project
The Disabled Parenting Project (DPP) is an online space for sharing experiences, advice, and conversations among disabled parents as well as those considering parenthood.
Parenting, Support
“What if I die?” Creating a care plan to combat the secret fear of every special needs parent
If you are the primary caregiver of a special needs child, you probably worry about what would happen if you were gone.
Visual Impairment
25 Things Only a Mother of a Child who is Visually Impaired Would Understand
Becoming a parent to any child is magical in its own right, but here is a list of observations about things only a mother of a child who is visually...
Advocacy, Visual Impairment
Sometimes I just don’t feel like “teaching” people about blindness
As members of the blindness community, we find ourselves with the opportunity to teach others about blindness all the time. But do you ever want to just skip the teachable...
Parenting, Special Needs
What I wish people understood about raising a medically complex child
Here's something I've learned in the last 10 years: Raising a special needs child is hard, but raising a special needs child who is medically complex is much harder.
Parenting, Special Needs
Parenting a Child with a Rare Disease
Navigating life's path as a parent of a child diagnosed with a rare disease can be hard at times. It's okay to look to others for help.
Sleep, Special Needs
Getting a Special Needs Bed Funded Through Insurance
Does your child need a special bed in order to be safe at night? Special needs beds can be prohibitively expensive, so most of us require our insurance to cover...
Support
They told me to take care of myself, I told them I’ll sleep when I’m dead
Nicole writes about how difficult it is to find the time and money to get away on a vacation when you're the parent of a child with complex needs -...
Holiday Crafts and Ideas, Visual Impairment
Top 10 Valentine’s Day Activities for Kids Who Are Blind
Celebrate love and friendship all month long with these multi-sensory Valentine' sDay activities for kids with visual impairments!
Braille and Literacy, Visual Impairment
Our Favorite Tactile Books for Blind Kids
The best tactile books for blind kids. Find books that provide some nice feedback for kids reading with their fingers!
Visual Impairment
Blind Motherhood
Holly Bonner writes about being a mother to two beautiful little girls. What makes her blog different than most mommy blogs is that Holly is blind. She blogs about life...
Support, Visual Impairment
Most Popular Shared Resources for Parents of Blind Children
Each year, we see lots of really interesting and exciting resources for parents of blind children shared on WonderBaby.org. Here are the 20 most popular resources shared in 2015!
Holiday Crafts and Ideas, Visual Impairment
7 Holiday Sensory Play Ideas for Kids Who are Blind
Holiday multisensory play ideas for kids who are blind or visually impaired, from cold dough to a five-senses touch book and a tactile find and search game.
Sleep, Special Needs
The Perfect Special Needs Travel Bed
Traveling with a special needs child can be difficult for many reasons, but the biggest issue for us has been finding a safe way for our child to sleep while...
iPad Apps and Accessibility, Visual Impairment
A Blind Legend Game App
New gaming app has users relying completely on sound- not vision!
Advocacy
The Day I Realized That My Special Needs Child Deserves to Live an Enviable Life
All children with special needs deserve to live an enviable life! Do you agree? And do you know what this really means?
iPad Apps and Accessibility, Visual Impairment
Ballyland: Computer Game for Blind Kids
Ballyland is a Mac or Windows video game designed specifically for children who are blind, visually impaired or low vision.
Assistive Technology, Braille and Literacy, Product Reviews
6dot Braille Label Maker Product Review
Looking for an easy way to braille books and objects around the home? We look at the 6dot braille label maker and review its features and functions.
Braille and Literacy, Visual Impairment
25+ Children’s Books Featuring Visually Impaired Characters
We've collected 25+ picture books, chapter books and young adult novels with visually impaired characters. Each title is followed by a quick description and links to find the book in...
Parenting, Support
The Caregiver’s Notebook: An Organizational Tool and Support to Help You Care for Others
The Caregiver's Notebook gives those who care for someone with multiple needs a handy place to organize information.