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Parenting Kids who Use Wheelchairs
All parents struggle to make the best decisions for their children. When our children don't develop typically and we have concerns about how they will move around, we need good information and people who can listen and see the specific issues in our child's situation. You may find other helpful resources on K-12 education in WheelchairNet's section on education.
Mobility Equipment for Kids
Transporting Children who use wheelchairs
Mobility Equipment Decision-making
Resources for Parenting a Child with a Delay or a Disability
- Children with Disabilities - information about advocacy, education, employment, health, housing, recreation, technical assistance, and transportation.
- Disability is... from a speech by Alan Bergman.
- Exceptional Parent Magazine - an excellent resource!
- Check out their EP Library of print publications. Each monthly issues includes a special section and articles on a single focus such as: Early Childhood; Assistive Technology; Adolescence; Recreation, Sports and Play; and Medical Research Updates.
- They have great links to Disability Associations too!
- Exceptional Parent Ask the Experts - Customized Oral Health Program.
- Education Law Center for Pennsylvania - scroll down to a nice listing of publications ready for download in .PDF format.
- Free Wheelie - authored by a home instruction computer class in Oregon, The Class Without a Classroom
- Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC)
- Let's Play Projects - All children need opportunities to discover and actively explore the world around them. This project provides families with ways to play through the use of assistive technology.
- Parent School Caregivers Support Group - providing information, training and support to parents, professionals and communities.
- Parent Training and Information Centers - a resource for assessment, resources and parent-to-parent connections for every state.
- Publications for parents - from the US Department of Education.
- The Parents Section at WOW (Winners on Wheels)
- You Will Dream New Dreams - a book stories from parents of children with disabilities by Stanley D. Klein, PhD .
- V.O.I.C.E.S., Inc. - non-profit organization for families with children who have communication impairments and the professionals who chare for them.
Playground and Activity-related Resources
- ADA Accessilbity guidelines for Playgrounds - guidelines for newly built or altered play areas.
- Links to adapted toy sites built by a resource in Wisconsin.
- Adapted Physical Education Links - a resource on the Flaghouse website; click on adapted PE, then adapted PE websites
- Boundless Playgrounds, Inc. - a NPO dedicated to helping communities create accessible playgrounds.
- Boy Scouts with Disabilities - 1998 Philmont Training Center resources.
- Adapta Art Easel by Kaplan for creative activities.
- Fun-Attic - the unique outdoor games, toys for active play and innovative sporting goods. Lots of them work for wheelchair-riders. Good fund raising ideas, too!
- Kidability - toys, clothes, books, research material, computer software.
- Kids' Camps - Special Needs Camps - a national camp locator.
- Let's Play Projects - All children need opportunities to discover and actively explore the world around them. This project provides families with ways to play through the use of assistive technology.
- Palaestra - a magazine about sports, physical education and recreation for persons with disabilities.
- Special Clothes for Special Kids - new to on-line sales, but good quality stuff!
- Toys for Special Children - Assistive Technology for kids.
- WheelchairNet's Wheelchair Accessible Playground Equipment Manufacturers links
Parenting and Child Development Resources
- A Parents Guide to the Internet - from the US Department of Education.
- I am your child - supported by the Reiner Foundation.
- Child Development Institute - information on parenting, child development, child psychology, learning disabilities, as well as, reading and study skills improvement.
- National Association for Child Development - an international association of parents and professionals.
- National Child Care Information Center - links parents, providers, policy-makers, researchers, and the public to early care and education information.
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - conducts and supports research on the health of children and families.
- National Network for Child Care - articles and information on all aspects of parenting and child care.
- KidsHealth.org - a great section on behavior, emotions and development...Why kids do the things they do. Sponsored by the A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children.
- National Black Child Development Institute
- Parents without Partners - a site devoted to the interests of single parents and their children.
Last Updated: 3-2-2006
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