Some ideas for disability resources

**Pedagog** · 16-09-2008, 07:17 AM

We have a Teddy Bear with a hearing aid, I made it for my son when was little and got his first hearing aid. I'll find it and post some pictures.

**cuddlybunny38** · 16-09-2008, 08:48 AM

Also kids like me have great stuff, I have white cane with red tip, glassess, splints, Also amazon you can often pick bits up.

**Chell** · 08-01-2010, 06:45 PM

I really am so dim sometimes. I'm doing my homework and have to fill in a sheet with what resources I have and what gaps I need to fill. I've already raided my website stock for the Child's Play books but totally forgot about the Something Special DVDs!

**MrsT333** · 08-01-2010, 08:17 PM

thank you, this is great

**Trouble** · 08-01-2010, 08:30 PM

Thank you sweetie xxxxx

**colliz691** · 16-01-2010, 08:47 PM

Sound bingo could be good for encouraging children to think about sounds, you could even collect your own sounds using a dictaphone or tape recorder.

**jackie_5** · 17-01-2010, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by sarah707

Here is a list of some of my disability resources - I hope it gives you some ideas - please add more!

Sarahx

Balamory small world and books/comics with the lady in the wheelchair

Books incl 'Don't call me special' by Pat Thomas and ‘Danny the Guide Dog’

Braille alphabet

‘Can you find you’ poster on playroom door which includes faces of children with disabilities

We celebrate National Disability week

Guide dogs for the blind info and themed activities

Doll with missing leg (not broken for the bin but disabled) - thank you to Pauline for this idea

Hearing dogs for the deaf info and themed activities

A – Z (home-made) for the writing table which shows eg g = glasses, w = wheelchair etc

Disability matching and dominoes games (home-made) - hearing impaired = hearing aid etc

Left and right handed scissors

Jigsaws (home-made) and commercially available incl pictures of disabled dolls

Games we play with rising 5s eg blind man’s buff

Notice board surrounded by pictures of children, incl disabled

Policies including disability and equal opportunities

Senses themed activities

Stickers including positive images of disabled children

We visit library and toy library to borrow books which show positive disability images

Visits to toddler group where there are disabled dolls and a wheelchair

just to let anyone know elc to their happyland figures, and one of them is a person in a wheelchair

**Chell** · 10-02-2010, 03:55 PM

The Book People have some Read At Home Phonics books, I notice one of them has a person in a wheelchair on the front cover:

http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webap...020__category_

**mumphie** · 10-02-2010, 04:36 PM

This is a great list. Thanks so much. I was struggling on the poster front.

**angiemog** · 21-04-2010, 02:19 PM

Thanks for these ideas. I was then going to ask what types of things I can have. At the mo I only have happy street/little people from elc showing showing glasses and little boy in a wheel chair. I do have a teddy who has a broken leg and is on crutches. I just needed a few ideas so these are great..... thank you. x

**Nikki76** · 21-04-2010, 02:37 PM

Thanks for the ideas...although where did you get the 'can you find you' poster?

**sarah707** · 21-04-2010, 03:08 PM

Originally Posted by Nikki76

Thanks for the ideas...although where did you get the 'can you find you' poster?

I made it with the children!

Lots of multicultural and disability faces from magazines... then all the children's faces so they can spot themselves

**Nikki76** · 21-04-2010, 04:57 PM

SOrry thought this was something you found online...great idea. Will keep this one in mind for when I am registered...thanks!

**Toothfairy** · 21-04-2010, 05:08 PM

Thanks Sarah

**angiemog** · 22-04-2010, 10:46 AM

Originally Posted by sarah707

Here is a list of some of my disability resources - I hope it gives you some ideas - please add more!

Sarahx

Balamory small world and books/comics with the lady in the wheelchair

Books incl 'Don't call me special' by Pat Thomas and ‘Danny the Guide Dog’

Braille alphabet

‘Can you find you’ poster on playroom door which includes faces of children with disabilities

We celebrate National Disability week

Guide dogs for the blind info and themed activities

Doll with missing leg (not broken for the bin but disabled) - thank you to Pauline for this idea

Hearing dogs for the deaf info and themed activities

A – Z (home-made) for the writing table which shows eg g = glasses, w = wheelchair etc

Disability matching and dominoes games (home-made) - hearing impaired = hearing aid etc

Left and right handed scissors

Jigsaws (home-made) and commercially available incl pictures of disabled dolls

Games we play with rising 5s eg blind man’s buff

Notice board surrounded by pictures of children, incl disabled

Policies including disability and equal opportunities

Senses themed activities

Stickers including positive images of disabled children

We visit library and toy library to borrow books which show positive disability images

Visits to toddler group where there are disabled dolls and a wheelchair

This thread gave me some great ideas and made me think about what I had and ideas of things I can buy. So..... yesterday I bought 5 Balamory books from ebay, Balamory dvd, 'Don't call me special ' book and the Topsy and Tim have a new friend book. I only spent about £12 but will have a nice collection of a few things. Last week I also got the Happy Land people with a little person in a wheelchair. I have plans for a poster too.
Thank you x

**monkey62** · 22-04-2010, 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by veronica

were did you get the balamory book from thanks

veronicaxx

I got mine from WHS.

**CHUNKY MONKEY** · 05-05-2010, 11:52 AM

Thanks Sarah, fab as ever

CM

**RedDragon** · 05-05-2010, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by monkey62

I got mine from WHS.

I have an online code for WHSmiths - It's £5 off a £15 spend

The code is: 9NJVX39H

Whoever uses it would you tell us on here please because it can only be used once by 1 person (I won't be using it)