Health Law

Interactive Play for Children with Cerebral Palsy

Choosing toys for a child with disability can be a challenge for parents. For children with cerebral palsy, parents must take into consideration their child’s physical impairments as well as any communicative or cognitive difficulties.

Fortunately, there are a couple of great resources that can help parents find interactive toys and even local play groups for their child:

·         Lekotek.org – This organization seeks to make play accessible to special needs children, and has 32 sites across the country that play sessions for families, computer play and software lending libraries, toy lending libraries and other play services to support children and their families

·         Ableplay.org – This website provides information and ratings on toys so parents can make the best decisions for their child. Parents can search for toys based on specific needs or disabilities, including cerebral palsy, see product ratings and find out where to buy.

Both sites also offer newsletters so parents can stay up-to-date on the latest toys, games and play products for children with special needs.

Full post as published by Cerebral Palsy Law Blog on October 31, 2008 (boomark / email).