Supporting Children with Disabilities and Their Families Outdoors
The Outdoor Access Working Group created this resource to ensure every child can enjoy the benefits of outdoor recreation.
Are There Requirements for Building Accessible Trails? Ask the ADA Expert.
The ADA does cover accessible trails in many cases. Our ADA expert explains.
Disability EmpowHer Network Provides Opportunities for Girls with Disabilities
Disability EmpowHer Network supports girls with disabilities through mentorship, career coaching and camping programs.
Lessons Learned From a Parent and Caregiver of an Individual Living with Spinal Cord Injury
Ivette Folgueiras was put into the driver’s seat of dogged advocate and support system after her son David's nearly-fatal accident at age 10 – causing both C-3 spinal cord and brain stem injury.
Talking To Your Children About Disabilities
On this episode of the United on Wheels podcast, Host Paul Amadeus Lane welcomes two amazing moms to the show to discuss the important topic of how to talk to your children about disabilities. Teal Sherer, an actress and advocate…
Advice For Parents Who Have Children With Disabilities
Stacy is a mother who was born with Charcot-Marie Tooth Disease Type 4C. She shares her daily life as a mother living with a disability on her YouTube channel Getting There. Stacy often gets asked questions about parenting children with…
How Son's Disability Taught A Mother To Be Proud Of Her Own Disability
Anna Zivarts was born with a visual impairment called nystagmus. Doctors told Anna’s mother that Anna would never lead a ‘normal’ life. However, Anna’s mother took the doctor’s prognosis as a challenge for her daughter. Anna spent many hours in…
Father Writes Email To His Past Self Giving Parenting Advice
Mike George is a father to a son (Ben) with complex physical and communication challenges. He admits there was a period of his life where he states, “I constantly wanted to press the rewind button to return to a simpler…
Parents Perspective On Marriage While Raising Child With Disability
Leah Leilani, born with muscular dystrophy, says the most influential people in her life are her parents. In honor of her parents’ 30th wedding anniversary, Leah interviews them to show a perspective on marriage while raising a child with a…
Supported Decision Making
W.C. Hoeke, a disability advocate, discusses the importance of supported decision making as an alternative to guardianship for people with intellectual disabilities. He shares the story of his twenty-one-year-old son Carl who benefits from supported decision making. “Carl is an…