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  • Wheelchair-Friendly Halloween Costume Ideas

    Wheelchair Halloween costume ideas

    • October 9, 2025
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    None of these wheelchair-friendly costumes require any sewing or art skills. I should know – I made them!

  • A woman is accompanying a teenager using a wheelchair into a brick building. The sign in front says "vote here: polling place". There are American flags all along the top of the sign.

    When leaders refuse to share or care

    • March 28, 2025
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    Let’s call ableist policies what they really are: a refusal to share or care.

  • , Jasmine’s final product – a powder called “StomaEase” – is helping feeding tube users and caregivers alike

    Creating for Complex: Jasmine Sturr and StomaEase

    • February 5, 2025
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    Jasmine’s invention helps feeding tube users like herself.

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    Protecting our peace amid life’s unknowns

    • January 30, 2025
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    How do we know when to push through the fear, and when to let ourselves rest?

  • collage of different toys listed in the 2024 disability inclusive toy gift guide

    2024 Holiday Gift Guide: Disability Inclusive Toys

    • November 27, 2024
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    It’s been an incredible year for disability inclusion in toys.

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    An uncomfortable ‘Welcome’

    • October 10, 2024
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    I’m glad “Welcome to Holland” comforts so many caregivers. I’m just not one of them.

  • floral print journal notebook with off-white ballpoint pen on top

    Coaching parents on progress, perspective

    • August 18, 2024
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    I devoted so much time on my child’s progress, I felt I couldn’t focus on my own growth.

  • collection of tote bags and suitcases in different shades of blue

    Packing questions when traveling with a medically complex child

    • July 22, 2024
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    It can be overwhelming to know where to begin packing when you have a child with complex medical needs.

  • child sitting in a wheelchair plays on a playground

    Different isn’t wrong

    • July 6, 2024
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    Yes, something is wrong, but it’s not with him.

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    Sharing is caring, except when it’s not

    • March 15, 2024
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    You can raise awareness without posting details of your children’s traumatic moments online.

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Hi, I'm Megan, and I'm encouraging braver, deeper conversations about parenting, disability, inclusion and more. I do this with a well-caffeinated mix of honesty, humor and pop culture references. Learn more

 
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  • Wheelchair Halloween costume ideas
  • When leaders refuse to share or care
  • Creating for Complex: Jasmine Sturr and StomaEase
  • Protecting our peace amid life’s unknowns
  • 2024 Holiday Gift Guide: Disability Inclusive Toys
  • An uncomfortable ‘Welcome’
  • Coaching parents on progress, perspective
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