When Someone in the Family Uses a Wheelchair
A warm, age-appropriate story that helps children understand disability, accessibility, and the different ways people move through the world.
Children are naturally curious when someone moves, plays, or does everyday things differently. My Family Uses a Wheelchair helps families answer those questions openly and positively while showing children that using a wheelchair is simply one part of a person’s life—not what defines them.
Helping Children Understand Differences and Inclusion
Children notice differences, and they ask questions about them. They may also see someone who uses a wheelchair being left out, treated differently, or facing places and activities that were not designed with them in mind. Those moments provide an opportunity to teach understanding, respect, and inclusion.
My Family Uses a Wheelchair gives families a gentle place to begin that conversation. Through a child’s eyes, it helps children understand that people may do things differently while still sharing the same need to participate, belong, have fun, and be treated with kindness and respect.
Keep the Conversation Going
The coloring pages and activities give children another way to explore the ideas introduced in the story. They help keep the conversation going through simple, age-appropriate activities that encourage children to think, create, ask questions, and share what they are feeling.
Use them alongside the story or afterward at home, in classrooms, counseling sessions, churches, or other settings where children and adults can continue the conversation together.
A Note for Caring Adults
These books are designed to encourage understanding and family conversation. They are not a substitute for professional medical, mental-health, or crisis support.