Community Resources for Support
Below you will find links to blogs and resources created to support the disability community. Word to the wise- always do your research and form your own opinions, everyone’s journey is different. There is a lot of misinformation out there and a lot of personal opinions based on personal experiences floating around. I always suggest following your gut instincts and do what you feel is in your and your families best interest. If you find a great site that has valuable information and that you feel truly supported in let me know! I’m always looking for good resources.
Cripple Media
Cripple Media is a website designed by Emily Flores. She is an amazing woman who began Cripple Magazine as a teen to help her find her own voice. The website is written by people with disabilities for people with disabilities. They share their own thoughts, opinions and experiences on their life and what it means to them to be disabled. They are a group of inspiring people who want to spread education for others and Emily’s desire for people to know that being disabled doesn’t mean you have less of a life.
Special Needs Alliance (SNA)
Website that connects you to attorneys who specialize in advocating for individuals with disabilities and their families. The SNA is a national organization of attorneys who support disability and public benefits law. They were established in 2002.
WrightsLaw
Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy website has a large library of articles, blogs, and information on disability rights and special education laws. Quite honestly there is so much information on the website, I found it difficult to navigate.
Abilities.com
Abilities.com is an online resource for products, articles, news and more for the disability community. Some of their community topics they focus on are adaptive sports, assistive technology, current events, products, inclusive recreation, parents and caregivers, and community resources.
Wolf+Friends
Wolf+Friends is a social networking app designed to connect parents and providers. It is run by special needs parents and therapists. It also has a list of providers who create blogs or articles to read on the app as well as a podcast.
The Mighty
The Mighty is a community network of people who share their health stories on a variety of topics including mental health, chronic disease or disability, rare diseases, disabilities, parenting and more.
Different Dream Living
Different Dream Living is a website created by a former elementary teacher who became a writer. She has written a couple of books and her faith based blog is focused on supporting parents of critically or chronically ill children.
Hopeful Parents
Hopeful Parents is a blog website aimed to support the community of parents who kids have special needs by sharing their stories and experiences. The creator began the website after her adoptive child was identified as having special needs.
Scary Mommy
Scary Mommy is a writer’s blog website specifically for moms where they share different stories on a variety of topics like parenting. Their goal is to support “every mother’s journey — married moms, single moms, working moms, SAHMoms, LGBTQ+ moms, pregnant women, those who are trying to conceive, and more.”
Finding Cooper’s Voice
Finding Cooper’s Voice is a blog written by a mother about her and her families journey with their son, Cooper, who was diagnosed with Autism
Facebook support groups
Facebook has many private and public parenting support groups