Fun in the Sun!

Now that spring is here, families are looking for outdoor activities. For special needs families, that can be a challenge! Here are some excellent resources for inclusive fun for everyone!

Pacer – Our friends at Pacer have a page dedicated to summer recreation, sports, and camps. This is an extensive list! Start here! https://www.pacer.org/students/recreation-and-sports.asp

Mpls-StPaul Magazine created a helpful list of inclusive playgrounds that feature “more interactive activities, as well as cozy, quiet spaces for kids to regroup and recharge when they feel over-stimulated. They also encourage play among children with varying abilities . . .” https://mspmag.com/kids-and-family/the-fam/playgrounds-for-all/

Madison’s Place Playground, Woodbury, MN – The 16,000-square-foot all-inclusive playground offers sun-shade covered play decks, swings, sensory play equipment and ramps for wheelchair access. Madison’s Place will serve as a regional gathering place for children of all ages and abilities to foster friendships, experience the excitement of climbing on a playground and spend time outdoors. https://www.facebook.com/madisonsplaceplayground/

Family Fun Twin Cities – Special Needs Shortlist of fun things to do! (2016) – This list includes autism/sensory needs activities, inclusive playgrounds, and adapted park programs. https://www.familyfuntwincities.com/twin-cities-special-needs-shortlist

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May 3, 2018

Joan Vaughn

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Written by Joan Vaughn

I’m Joan, and I know home care from the inside out. I’ve navigated my daughter through 24/7 home care nursing and managed her PCA’s. I’ve helped my parents move into (and out of) assisted living, Medicare episodes, skilled nurse visits, home health aids, and PCAs. Sandwiched in all of that, I’ve helped coordinate home care equipment and supplies, physical therapists, occupational therapists, county workers, and medications (oh, the medications). I know emergency departments, children’s hospitals, cancer wards, cardiac floors, and specialty units. I can recite health insurance policies (and call their bluff). I know a lot of other things in life too, like Shakespeare, where to sit to see a great sunset over a lake, how to keep myself healthy, how to read a profit/loss statement and state statutes, when to use a comma, and that gratitude is one of the keys to success. So I’m going to have this blog and write about home care from time to time. I’ll include topics like current legislation, professional boundaries in a tricky environment, and being a caregiver. I’ll also post some guest blogs from clients and nurses. Join me in the conversation.

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