FIVE THINGS THAT PROVE MY HUMAN-NESS
I recently met one of our Facebook friends and she said something that made me worry that I come across ...
Have Wheelchair Will Travel – How we travelled through 2014
We have had a pretty amazing year and like most people we have been reflecting on how we travelled through ...
How Could You Not Want My Child?
I recently had the opportunity to return to BJ’s preschool and it was certainly a trip down memory lane. So ...
Is Inclusion in the Playground Your Goal?
I was asked by one of our facebook friends if I had any ideas on how to include a child ...
About this website
“Surely we can’t be the first people to do this?” I kept asking our travel agent, the airline and our therapists. We certainly are not the first family with a disabled child to travel to America but at times it felt that way.
That was when the idea for this website came to me. Why not share all my research and great discoveries with others who are either, planning a trip, or are feeling nervous about giving it a go.
About Our Family
We are a Sydney based family of four trying to find our way around tricky situations so we can do as much as possible, despite a wheelchair being part of our package. Our son is now 18, has Cerebral Palsy and is non verbal.
When we travel we use his manual wheelchair that does not fold (I’m specific about this because it becomes an issue when doing tours etc which I will mention later).
About the author
As a child I travelled extensively. In ‘those’ days my Dad and Mum were thought to be quite radical, foolish and one person even labeled my Dad ‘irresponsible’ for leaving his job and taking me out of school for 6 months to travel to Europe, Egypt and Scandinavia. These days overseas travel for kids is a lot more ‘the norm’, maybe not for as long but certainly from my experience kids travel more.
Regaining a Little Piece of Me
I love being a Mum but the role definitely comes with highs and lows. Spending time with the kids and ...
2013 in Review
BJ’s absolute shining moment of 2013 was walking unaided surprising everyone with his steadiness and determination. I used to feel ...
Carer’s week
Given that it is carers week in Australia, I thought I would write something about taking time out for yourself. I ...
What I never leave home without and why
Hubby and I once won a holiday to Hawaii. It was really exciting as neither of us had been to ...
