by Kristy Miller | Feb 16, 2024 | Blind, Expanded Core Curriculum, Family, Sensory Processing, Vision, Visually Impaired
Many of us have spent an hour, a morning, or maybe even a whole day baking in the kitchen. It’s a way to provide nourishment for ourselves and our families. However, more than just food comes out of the kitchen. There are different sounds, smells, sights, and...
by Kristy Miller | Dec 16, 2023 | Awareness, Disability, Family, Inclusion
Those of us who work with kiddos in the special needs community understand that Christmas and other holiday bring a different level of concern for some families. They would happily give all the presents in the world for other intangible gifts. Earlier this week I came...
by Kristy Miller | Dec 12, 2023 | Colorado, Community, Family, Finance, Medicaid, Museum, Recreation, SNAP
Individuals and families who participate in the Colorado Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are also eligible to enjoy deeply discounted admissions to participating museums and cultural centers throughout the state just by showing their EBT card when...
by Kristy Miller | Jun 12, 2023 | Advocacy, Awareness, Development, Disability, Family, Physical Therapy
Parents-to-be spend months if not years envisioning what their new family will look like and all the things they will do together. Should the child be born with special needs the parents begin learning about a life that they didn’t know would be theirs. Doctors...
by Kristy Miller | Apr 26, 2023 | Accessibility, Camp, Community, Family, Recreation
We were recently made aware of a website that offers a searchable database of resources for kiddos with a variety of needs. These include things from therapists to camps to dentists and more. It also looks like they have an option to suggest additional resources in...
by Kristy Miller | Mar 13, 2023 | 8p, Disability, Family, Inclusion, Sibling
I’d like to begin by recognizing that everyone’s experience with raising a child with special needs is very different – at a minimum there are differing levels of needs, differing capacities in caregivers, and very different family...
