Parenting and Family, General
Family caregiving, whether for children or adults with disabilities, involves making a multitude of decisions about health and medical issues, home design and layout issues, financial issues, and more. If for children with physical disabilities or cognitive disabilities, there are also questions about how to find, evaluate, and purchase the best assistive devices and equipment to support their education. The following articles provide the information and resources you need to make knowledgeable decisions to best support your child.
Parents of children with disabilities will love the latest edition of the Toys “R” Us Toy Guide for Differently-Abled Kids, featuring easy-to-find toys to increase the skills of special needs children.
Children with Disabilities Get Great Toys from This Toys “R” Us Guide
Summary: When your child with disabilities considers going to college, a whole new set of questions regarding housing, assistive technology, food service and more pop up. Get them answered here.
Do you have a child with a disability? Find out how one father petitioned for an FAA exemption for his child with special needs.
A spinal cord injury put Carmen Jones in a wheelchair while she was still in college. Then this business entrepreneur faced another aspect of disability when her son was born with severe disabilities that required constant care.
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Abortion Rate Affected by Down Syndrome Test?
A new prenatal blood test for Down syndrome is being developed that will enable expectant mothers to find out their baby's Down syndrome risk earlier and more safely than ever before. What are the...
The "Other Child" With Special Needs: Understanding Siblings of Disabled Children
You thought you had it covered with all you've been doing for your special-needs child. But is their sibling getting what he or she needs?
