May your 2018 holiday season be merry and bright with these sensory-friendly Santa experiences in North Texas.
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5 Things to Do in November and December for All Abilities
Lone Star Camp for Limb-Different Athletes Register ASAP for your child’s spot at these sports workshops designed specifically for limb-different youth ages…
Normie Film Explores the Definition of Normalcy and Life
What makes us valuable? Is it our normalness, our abilities or simply that we are loved? Those are the questions…
How to Prepare Your Child with Special Needs for Halloween
Strobe lights, masks, excessive doorbell ringing: It’s all part of the annual Halloween festivities. But elements like these can be…
Making an All-Ability Playgrounds a Reality
Plano unveiled an impressive all-abilities playground last year, but the Dallas-Fort Worth area still has work to do before every…
Accesible Accommodations
Big news for travel junkies: Airbnb just acquired Accomable, an online listing service with hundreds of accessible properties in more…
Five Things to Do in July & August
Special Needs Sleepover Roll out your sleeping bags inside the glittery Gems and Minerals Hall or beside the towering dinosaur…
Five Things to Do in July and August
Special Needs Sleepover Roll out your sleeping bags inside the glittery Gems and Minerals Hall or beside the towering dinosaur…
14 Water Attractions for Special Needs in Dallas-Fort Worth
Dip your toes into our roundup of the best splash pads, pools and water parks in North Texas for kids with disabilities and sensory sensitivities
Cruise Control
If your family vacations aren’t always smooth sailing, book an open-sea adventure with Autism on the Seas (AotS). The company collaborates with major cruise lines like Carnival, Disney and Royal Caribbean to offer worry-free vacations to kids and adults with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and other cognitive and developmental disabilities.
What Is an Indoor Sensory Playground?
Shoes off. (You too, Mom.) That’s the first thing you hear when you step inside EQ Kids Club, an indoor…
Supporting the Emotional Health of Your Child With Disabilities
How to raise a happy, confident kid, even if your child with special needs has trouble communicating their feelings.
Wet Your Wheels
Wet Your Wheels
Laugh Out Loud
Stomping Ground Comedy Theater is unrolling Improv for Life, a series of therapeutic comedy classes for teens and adults with anxiety, autism, dementia and brain injuries, run by psychotherapist Andrea K. Baum.
Sports & Fitness Classes for Special Needs in Dallas-Fort Worth
Adaptive sports and fitness programs for kids with disabilities, ranging from swimming and dancing to baseball and tumbling.
Five Things to Do in May & June
Five Things to Do in May & June
5 Things to do in March & April
Touch-a-Truck Sensory Hour Encourage your child’s obsession with all things that go when Explorium Denton Children's Museum hosts its fourth annual Touch-a-Truck…
Art For All
Nine-year-old Pablo Mosquera Garcia didn’t get much out of going to art museums. Cultural venues like art museums and theaters…
All Ears
In a bit of music to our ears, Dallas Children’s Theater is working to become more inclusive by rolling out professional-grade assistive listening devices (ALDs) for…
Making All-Ability Playgrounds a Reality
Plano unveiled an impressive all-abilities playground last year, but the Dallas-Fort Worth area still has work to do before every…