Housing comes up constantly in conversations across the HIE community; how to organize the space you already have, when to renovate, when to move, and how to plan for a future you can’t fully predict. So Hope for HIE brought three HIE parents together to talk through how they’ve actually navigated it. MSW intern Kimberly Taylor hosted the session, with […]
A kid in a candy store. That’s the best way to describe the feeling I got walking into the vendor hall at the Assistive Technology Industry Association’s (ATIA) annual conference this January. Stepping into this huge convention center filled with every possible piece of assistive tech hardware and/or software programs. Being surrounded by leaders in fields of AT and special education, such […]
Summer is here, and as the temperatures rise, so do many parents’ concerns that their child will overheat. So many of our kiddos struggle to regulate their temperature, so keeping cool is a key concern. We asked our HIE parents what they use to keep their little ones cool during the heat of summer. In addition to cool foods for […]
Firefly makes multiple excellent products for children who struggle with mobility or seating. For some children, the GoTo seat has been a great fit. For our little one, it doesn’t work in all situations because of her low trunk control and head support. We have the size 2. If the seat our daughter is in can recline, it works well. […]
This compact high chair was a lifesaver for us when our daughter was smaller. We used it for positioning, feeding and therapy. The size of the chair is great, because it is very portable and easily straps onto a typical chair. We used this often when we went out to eat or to visit friends. The seat itself works great […]
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