The following is a sampling of resources focusing on the experiences of parenting with a disability. Each parent’s journey is their own and this sampling offers opportunities to learn how others have navigated parenting with a disability. It includes organizations highlighting parenting stories, disabled parents’ blogs, and social media accounts where you can follow parents in real time with their children.
Diversability
Organization working to elevate disability pride and advance disability leadership; includes a blog with interviews of parents with disabilities.
Diversability.com website (external link)
Center for Parents Community Blog
Varied blog posts by parents with disabilities.
Brandeisparentswithdisabilities.wordpress.com website (external link)
Health-Union.com
Health Union hosts more than 40 online communities for individuals with chronic health conditions, including lupus, MS, RA, and sickle cell. Individual communities have articles, forums, and other resources, including tips for parents.
Health-union.com website (external link)
Rooted in Rights: Parenting Without Pity
Storytelling project/podcast series made by and for parents with disabilities with many different families represented.
Rootedinrights.org website (external link)
Meriah Nichols: Disabled Parenting
Personal blog linked with the Disabled Parenting Project; includes blog posts and interviews of parents with disabilities.
Meriahnichols.com website (external link)
Blind Parents Connection Podcast
Podcast series with blind parents speaking about parenting activities and strategies.
Nfb.org website (external link)
American Foundation for the Blind: AFB Blog
Includes blog topics relevant for blind parents
Afb.org website (external link)
Kristin Beale
Author and parent with disability writing about her experiences; blog is linked with the Christopher Reeve Foundation.
Kristinbeale.com website (external link)
Disability Dame: Allie Schmidt
Business website for marketing to the disabled community, along with personal blog on parenting with a disability and adaptive solutions.
Disabilitydame.com website (external link)
Blind Motherhood
A mother who is blind sharing her parenting experiences.
Blindmotherhood.com website (external link)
Dwarf Parents
Parents who are little people sharing their experiences with parenting along with many day-to-day suggestions.
Dwarfparents.com website (external link)
Ryan Rae Harbuck
Author, mentor and parent with a disability.
Ryanraeharbuck.com website (external link)
Rebekah Taussig
Author, teacher and parent with a disability writing about her experiences.
Rebekahtaussig.com website (external link)
The Wheelchair Dad
Dad who is a wheelchair user sharing his parenting journey.
Thewheelchairdad.com website (external link)
Tameka Citchen Spruce
Website for disability justice activist, speaker, independent film producer and screenwriter who is a parent with a disability.
Tamekacitchenspruce.com website (external link)
Ruth Rathblott
Disability activist working on diversity and inclusion.
Ruthrathblott.com website (external link)
Kendra DePinto
Woman with a disability sharing cooking and prep ideas.
Kendradepinto.com website (external link)
NoodleNutskidsbooks
Instagram by a person with chronic illness. Includes many books with representation of people with disability.
Noodlenutskidsbooks Instagram account (external link)
Dr. Kara Ayers
A researcher, advocate and parent with osteogenesis imperfecta.
Kara Ayers Instagram account (external link)
Dani Izzie
Parent with a disability raising twins and advocating for disability rights.
Dani Izzie Instagram account (external link)
Rachel Barkley
Parent with a disability sharing how she parents and her recovery journey.
Rachel Barkley Instagram account (external link)
Rich D
Dad who is a wheelchair user sharing his parenting journey.
Walkingrich Instagram account (external link)
Wheel Mommies
Private Facebook support group for women with SCI, including “moms, moms to be, or future moms with spinal cord injuries.”