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Newsflash: Disabled child has fun and is fun!
Our pre-birthday celebrations have begun. May’s fourth birthday – and yes, I can’t believe it and other appropriate clichés – is on Tuesday. Today, we took her to one of her favorite places, Kew...
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Kids all access… Kew Gardens
Spring is the best time of year to visit Kew Gardens. And summer. Oh, and autumn – and yes, winter too. Kew Gardens is London’s only 300 acre UNESCO World Heritage Site. The park is hundreds of years...
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Kids all access… London theatre
Joining the long list of things I never thought May would appreciate because of her brain damage, but in fact does: watching a performance and the jokes of silly children’s entertainment. London is...
View ArticleMay’s an independent lady (VIDEO)
It’s easy to get caught up in everything May can’t do. I do it. I can’t help it. But, if months away in the hospital have highlighted anything for me, it is how much May progressed in 2013. Day to day,...
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Kids all access… London Zoo!
Lions and tigers and MAY, oh my! The London Zoo is one of the easiest days out in London you can have as a family. It is no wonder their Special Needs Day (when groups can attend at significantly...
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What are the most accessible tourist attractions in the UK?
Vitalise has compiled a fascinating picture of disabled access to attractions across Britain. As a parent who is always telling myself and others to just “Get Out!” I can also speak to the...
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On the BBC tomorrow… and next week…
Child care for disabled children needs urgent attention by the British government. Almost 3/4 of mothers have to give up their jobs or move to part-time work after having a disabled child, according to...
View ArticleWhat mountain would you climb for the perfect toy?
Does the perfect toy exist? What if your child is disabled cognitively and physically like mine is? Check my bank account. I’ve wasted a lot of money trying to solve this conundrum. And yet, we did...
View ArticleThe joy of parenting a special needs child caught on video
I almost didn’t use the phrase “Parenting a special needs child” in the title of this post. Don’t get me wrong. I have no objection to the term “special needs child”. I live in reality. I call it like...
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