Healthy Mind, Healthy Body
Morgan’s Wonderland, The One and Only Ultra-Accessible™ Theme Park
In 2006, Gordon Hartman observed his daughter, Morgan, wanting to play with other vacationing kids at a hotel swimming pool, but the kids were leery of Morgan and didn’t want…
World’s First Fully Accessible Water Park to Open in 2017
Morgan’s Wonderland, an amusement park in San Antonio, Texas, made history in 2010 when it became the first-ever fully handicapped-accessible theme park. Now the company behind the park just announced…
Move International
MOVE (Mobility Opportunities Via Education/Experience) helps children and adults with severe disabilities acquire more abilities (and independence) to sit, stand, walk and transition. This is achieved through instruction and adaptive…
My Mental Health: Do I Need Help? National Institute of Mental Health Infographic (PDF)
This helpful guide not only offers a self-assessment, but also provides strategies for next steps depending on your needs. It includes self-care activities and referrals to additional resources.
My Well-Being
This web page offers 10 practices for cultivating the social and emotional well-being of school staff members. It includes Trauma and Resilience for Adults, Self-Compassion, Gratitude, Kindness and Compassion for…
Nancy Stewart Children’s Music
This easy to navigate website provides free original and traditional music as “Song of the Month” offerings archived by categories including Read & Sing Songs, Finger Plays & Counting, Instruments…
National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD)
National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD) is the premier resource for information on physical activity, health promotion, and disability, serving persons with physical, sensory and cognitive disability…
National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD)
National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD) is the premier resource for information on physical activity, health promotion, and disability, serving persons with physical, sensory and cognitive disability…
PBS Parents: Why Yoga and Kids Go Together
Yoga has been around for thousands of years. Yoga is a practice that started in India, and is now very popular in the United States and around the world. It…
Placemaking: How to build kinship and inclusive park spaces for children with disabilities
As the dad of a daughter who experiences disabilities and as a professional who has spent his career working in National, state and city parks conserving nature and designing parks,…
Policy Statement on Media and Young Minds
A new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Media and Young Minds addresses the influence of media on the health and development of children from 0 to 5 years…
Practical Mindfullness Tips to Shift Your Mood
“It isn’t always stress, with its accompanying low-level fear, that drives our bad moods. But sadness and hurt tend to come out in tears, after which we feel better. Fear…
