Friday, March 29, 2024

Tag: Children

Indiana woman with quadriplegia embraces joys, challenges of motherhood

As each of her children grew inside her womb, Joni Vanderwoude felt nothing — not the fluttering first kicks in the beginning, not the...

Tommy Hilfiger Launches Adaptive Collection for Children With Disabilities

Now, children of all abilities can wear Tommy Hilfiger clothing. A nonprofit organization called Runway of Dreams worked with the brand to launch an adaptive version of select...

Parenting with a Spinal Cord Injury Presents Challenges and Opportunities

Having a spinal cord injury affects everyone in the family. People who are newly injured often fear being unable to be a good parent. Though being a parent with a spinal cord injury is challenging, there are some positive things that can result for you and your child.

Nonprofit Makes Halloween Costumes for Kids in Wheelchairs

Magic Wheelchair designs and builds epic costumes that incorporate the child's wheelchair and theme of choice. Ryan Weimer has been making elaborate Halloween costumes for his own kids since 2008.

Artist Invents Tools That Enable Kids With Disabilities To Paint

When Madison was first diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, her doctor didn’t know a whole lot about the genetic condition. She flat-out told Madison’s...

Woman with Disabilities: How Accessible is the Road to Motherhood?

There are 27 million women with disabilities in the United States according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Many of these women will have...

Cerebral Palsy Guide

Cerebral Palsy Guide - Your Guide to Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy Guide provides free educational materials, financial options and emotional support for those affected by...
Dan Horton quadriplegic teacher aide

Quadriplegic teacher aide a great role model

A MAN who became a quadriplegic after a motorbike accident is working as a teacher aide at Yarwun Primary School, and is one of...

Paralyzed Bride Is Going To Be A Mom With Help Of Surrogate

"The accident made me want kids even more." -Rachelle Friedman Knightdale, NC -- Rachelle Friedman loves to shop. The problem is she doesn't know if...

Three-year-old Evander Conroy stars in a new educational book as part of Spinal Injuries...

WHEN three-year-old Evander Conroy starts preschool in the New Year he will enter armed with a children’s storybook — all about him. Evander, from Hunters...