Some ideas for disability resources

[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

[LittleMissSparkles]

thank you once again Sarah you are a star

[Polly2]

Some lovely ideas there thank you Sarah

Hollyx

[Spangles]

Thanks Sarah there are some brilliant ideas and this is an area I am totally lacking in information in.

Lorri x

[Chell]

The Kathy Robinson WOW books are great, they show positive images of Deaf children who sign, use a hearing dog, etc.

[sarah707]

Thanks for that tip Chelle - I'll go have a browse on play.com

The children do enjoy 'Danny the Guide Dog' and I've got lots of stuff from here - http://www.hearingdogs.org.uk/

(I was an audiologist in a former life!)

[Chell]

I didn't know you were an audiologist.

I have some info about WOW here.

Do you know which of the Child's Play books features images of disabled children? I plan to get hold of it next time I order stock. It features various images including a child with a cochlear implant and one with hearing aids.

[sarah707]

I was just having a look around the child's play website and found some excellent online illustrated stories - wheelchairs, autism, visual impairment etc... Couldn't see anything on hearing impairment - I'd be interested to know more though if you find them

www.childs-play.com


Yes I trained as an educational audiologist in Manchester back in the days when signing was out of fashion and every child had to learn how to speak or else! It was an interesting course, 4 years long and I taught for a year before going into the heady world of computing - more money and a company car... fickle or what!

[miffy]

Thanks again Sarah

Some lovely ideas

Miffy x

[angeldelight]

Thanks Sarah these are great

Angel xx

[emler]

Thanks Sarah

Emler x

[Chell]

Do you know which of the Child's Play books features images of disabled children? I plan to get hold of it next time I order stock. It features various images including a child with a cochlear implant and one with hearing aids.

I found some info here.

I've not searched through the book yet but I think it is this one that contains an image of child wearing a leg splint. I'll flick through it tomorrow to see if there are others.

[angeldelight]

Thanks for that Chell

Angel xx

[sarah707]

Thanks Chelle - I will put them on my Christmas list!

[Cammie Doodle]

Cool resourses on here Chell , we have found it difficult in the past to find resourses depicting positive imagery of disability this site really helps do that
June & Carolyn

[jo f]

FAB LIST THANKS!

I have a Topsy and Tim book- Topsy and Tim Make a new friend
(wheelchair user), as well as don't call me special, and a few Balamory ones, one of which is called Buggies and Prams which centers around Penny(wheelchair user) helping on an outing with mums and tots.

I have a Balamory play set and Little tykes bus with people and a wheelchair.

some of my small world figures wear glasses.

What about a pair of childrens sunglasses without the lenses in for dressing up box?

Educational catalogues such as Galt, Hope, Rompa show figures promoting disabilities and different cultures in a positive light, they are very expensive for what they are. What about sending for the catalogues and using the pics as part of a collage?

Something Special programme from cbeebies is great! You could record a few programmes. The website is fab, has some printable signs/symbols which I have made a book from

[charleyfarley]

I have books too and also jigsaws, one I got from dd school summer fete for 50p absolute bargain.

I use cbeebies too, it's great

Carol xx

[angeldelight]

bumping up

xx

[childminder54]

FAB LIST THANKS!

I have a Topsy and Tim book- Topsy and Tim Make a new friend
(wheelchair user), as well as don't call me special, and a few Balamory ones, one of which is called Buggies and Prams which centers around Penny(wheelchair user) helping on an outing with mums and tots.
were did you get your balamory book from which is called buggie and prams

veronicaxx
I have a Balamory play set and Little tykes bus with people and a wheelchair.

some of my small world figures wear glasses.

What about a pair of childrens sunglasses without the lenses in for dressing up box?

Educational catalogues such as Galt, Hope, Rompa show figures promoting disabilities and different cultures in a positive light, they are very expensive for what they are. What about sending for the catalogues and using the pics as part of a collage?

Something Special programme from cbeebies is great! You could record a few programmes. The website is fab, has some printable signs/symbols which I have made a book from

were did you get the balamory book from thanks

veronicaxx

[sarah707]

were did you get the balamory book from thanks

veronicaxx

Here you go!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0...px !important;