Disability Support Service
Welcome to Lovevery’s Disability Support Service
Lovevery’s mission is to give families a support system for child development with expert-designed play essentials and resources. Our evidence and research-backed approach encourages cognitive, social-emotional, fine motor, gross motor, communication, and practical life skills—all through the joy of play.
We know Lovevery play essentials aren't just for children developing according to a typical schedule—they’ve been used by families, therapists, and educators to help children learn, grow, and play exactly where they’re at.
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How the Disability Support Service Works
Who can use the Disability Support Service?
If you have a child with a learning exceptionality or a disability, this service is for you. Educators and therapists are welcome to speak with our specialist, too.
What will the Lovevery Disability Support Specialist do?
The Lovevery Disability Support Specialist will work one-on-one with each family to identify developmental, play, and learning goals and make customized recommendations for Lovevery offerings.
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What will the Lovevery Disability Support Specialist do?
● Listen respectfully and attentively to understand your child’s strengths and needs via a one-on-one conversation
● Ask questions to help clarify the developmental and learning goals you’re working toward
● Take note of your child’s specific preferences and interests
● Give customized recommendations for Lovevery offerings that will better suit your child
● Customize your subscription flow, so you get the right Playthings and resources at the right time
● Share practical and insightful tips from our team of Disability and Learning Advisors
● Suggest creative, evidence and research-backed ways to use Lovevery play products to support your child’s goals, skills, interests, and developmental trajectory
What kind of expertise can I expect?
Our Disability Support Service is guided by Lovevery’s Disability Expert Council, which draws on a wide range of clinical experience, lived expertise, and advocacy work.
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What kind of expertise can I expect?
Our Disability Support Service is guided by Lovevery’s Disability Expert Council, which draws on a wide range of clinical experience, lived expertise, and advocacy work.
The Disability Expert Council shares insights in:
- Physical and occupational therapy
- Lived expertise of disability
- Speech language pathology
- Clinical psychology
- Respectful parenting
- Physical, intellectual & developmental disabilities
- Autism & neurodiversity
- Learning exceptionalities
- Disability rights advocacy
The Disability Expert Council works closely with our Disability Support Specialist.
The Council also advises Lovevery on new product development, website, and social media accessibility, developing parent resources for our website, The Lovevery App, and more.
The Disability Expert Council is not a substitute for diagnosis, care, or advice from a licensed professional and should not be relied upon as such. You should always defer to the guidance of your child’s doctor or licensed counselor or therapist.
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Who can use the Disability Specialist Service?
If you have a child with a learning exceptionality or a disability, this service is for you. Educators and therapists are welcome to speak with our specialist, too.
What will the Lovevery Disability Specialist do?
The Lovevery Disability Specialist will work one-on-one with each family to identify developmental, play, and learning goals and make customized recommendations for Lovevery offerings.
What kind of expertise can I expect?
Our Disability Specialist Service is guided by Lovevery’s Disability Expert Council, which draws on a wide range of clinical experience, lived expertise, and advocacy work.
How the Disability Support Service Works
Who can use the Disability Support Service?
If you have a child with a learning exceptionality or a disability, this service is for you. Educators and therapists are welcome to speak with our specialist, too.
How the Disability Specialist Service Works
Who can use the Disability Specialist Service?
If you have a child with a learning exceptionality or a disability, this service is for you. Educators and therapists are welcome to speak with our specialist, too.
What will the Lovevery Disability Specialist do?
The Lovevery Disability Specialist will work one-on-one with each family to identify developmental, play, and learning goals and make customized recommendations for Lovevery offerings.
Read more
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What will the Lovevery Disability Specialist do?
● Listen respectfully and attentively to understand your child’s strengths and needs via a one-on-one conversation
● Ask questions to help clarify the developmental and learning goals you’re working toward
● Take note of your child’s specific preferences and interests
● Give customized recommendations for Lovevery offerings that will better suit your child
● Customize your subscription flow, so you get the right Playthings and resources at the right time
● Share insightful tips from our team of Disability and Learning Advisors
● Suggest creative, evidence and research-backed ways to use Lovevery play products to support your child’s goals, skills, interests, and developmental trajectory
The Lovevery Disability Specialist will work one-on-one with each family to identify developmental, play, and learning goals and make customized recommendations for Lovevery offerings.
What kind of expertise can I expect?
Our Disability Specialist Service is guided by Lovevery’s Disability Expert Council, which draws on a wide range of clinical experience, lived expertise, and advocacy work.
Read more
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What kind of expertise can I expect?
Our Disability Specialist Service is guided by Lovevery’s Disability Expert Council, which draws on a wide range of clinical experience, lived expertise, and advocacy work.
The Disability Expert Council shares insights in:
- Physical and occupational therapy
- Lived expertise of disability
- Speech language pathology
- Clinical psychology
- Respectful parenting
- Physical, intellectual & developmental disabilities
- Autism & neurodiversity
- Learning exceptionalities
- Disability rights advocacy
The Disability Expert Council works closely with our Disability Support Specialist.
The Council also advises Lovevery on new product development, website, and social media accessibility, developing parent resources for our website, and the Lovevery App, and more.
The Disability Expert Council is not a substitute for diagnosis, care, or advice from a licensed professional and should not be relied upon as such. You should always defer to the guidance of your child’s doctor or licensed counselor or therapist.
Our Disability Specialist Service is guided by Lovevery’s Disability Expert Council, which draws on a wide range of clinical experience, lived expertise, and advocacy work.
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The Disability Support Service is available at no cost or obligation to you.
Getting started is easy; just fill out the short form below to tell us about your child. Our Disability Support Specialist will connect with you within 2 weeks to ensure your child’s developmental timeline and interests are understood, supported, and respected. Please note that the Disability Support Service is currently only available for families living in the US. We hope to offer this service to more regions in the future.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Access the Lovevery Disability Specialist Service
The Disability Specialist Service is available at no cost or obligation to you.
Getting started is easy: fill out the short form below to tell us about your child. Our Disability Specialist will connect with you within two weeks to ensure your child’s developmental timeline and interests are understood, supported, and respected.
Currently, Lovevery’s Play Kits follow a traditional developmental trajectory; however, as we follow current developmental research, we recognize that each child has their own unique timeline. In recognition of such developmental diversity, we’ve launched a Disability Support Service to help more families understand how Lovevery play essentials can meet their children’s individual interests and abilities.
Our Disability Support Service connects you with experts who understand child development—and who know Lovevery’s offerings inside out. By providing inclusive personalized guidance, we can help you choose Play Kits, Playthings, books, and caregiver learning resources that will best support your child.
“To a child’s development, play is an essential mechanism for growth and progress. For a child with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), play can be an even more powerful vehicle for development. Lovevery products increase a child’s motivation to engage in social interactions, and given their thoughtful design, can be used in a variety of play strategies. For instance, The Play Gym is one that can be used in any stage of development, making it ideal for the many children whose development follows a different trajectory. It can be used to build early cognitive skills, joint attention skills (key for social engagement!), and verbal skills in both personal and therapeutic use.”
—Dr. Vivian Oberling
Currently, Lovevery’s Play Kits follow a traditional developmental trajectory; however, as we follow current developmental research, we recognize that each child has their own unique timeline. In recognition of such developmental diversity, we’ve launched a Disability Support Service to help more families understand how Lovevery play essentials can meet their children’s individual interests and abilities.
Our Disability Support Service connects you with experts who understand child development—and who know Lovevery’s offerings inside out. By providing inclusive personalized guidance, we can help you choose Play Kits, Playthings, books, and caregiver learning resources that will best support your child.
“To a child’s development, play is an essential mechanism for growth and progress. For a child with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), play can be an even more powerful vehicle for development. Lovevery products increase a child’s motivation to engage in social interactions, and given their thoughtful design, can be used in a variety of play strategies. For instance, The Play Gym is one that can be used in any stage of development, making it ideal for the many children whose development follows a different trajectory. It can be used to build early cognitive skills, joint attention skills (key for social engagement!), and verbal skills in both personal and therapeutic use.”
—Dr. Vivian Oberling
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Meet the Lovevery Disability Expert Council
Destini Ann
Destini Ann is a compassionate and relatable source for navigating child-rearing. She takes the psychology of parenting and turns it into fun, digestible content for her community. Read More
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Destini Ann
Destini Ann is a compassionate and relatable source for navigating child-rearing. She takes the psychology of parenting and turns it into fun, digestible content for her community. Destini challenges the norms of parenting by offering a safe space to have tough conversations. From the public school system to her own home, Destini has been developing her connection-based approach for 10+ years. Destini is a self-love radical. She guides parents with empathy and respect, helping them to recognize that before we can honor and love our children authentically, we must first learn to love ourselves.
Dr. Kate Barrett
Dr. Kate Barrett is an Associate Professor and the Founding Program Director of the Master’s of Occupational Therapy at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. Read More
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Dr. Kate Barrett
Dr. Kate Barrett is an Associate Professor and the Founding Program Director of the Master’s of Occupational Therapy at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. As an occupational therapist, Dr. Barrett advocates for using occupation to improve the lives of clients and creating an equitable and just world for persons living with disabilities. As an educator, leader, advocate, and mentor, Dr. Barrett uses her understanding of diversity, global perspectives, and the impact of occupation to enhance well-being for vulnerable populations locally and globally.
Rachel Coley, MS, OT/L
Rachel Coley, MS, OT/L is a Pediatric Occupational Therapist, teacher, mom of 3 children with diverse neurologies, Albert Schweitzer Fellow, and self-described “total child-development nerd.” Read More
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Rachel Coley, MS, OT/L
Rachel Coley, MS, OT/L is a Pediatric Occupational Therapist, teacher, mom of 3 children with diverse neurologies, Albert Schweitzer Fellow, and self-described “total child-development nerd.” Rachel has specialized in Early Intervention for more than half of her 16-year career Rachel is passionate about supporting whole family development— helping both kids and parents build meaningful lives based on their strengths. Rachel’s guilt-free approach encourages parents to tune into their child’s individual development and support their child’s growth through movement and play.
Germaine Graham
Germaine Graham is an ASL-fluent speech-language pathologist with more than 10 years of experience and passionate about ending language deprivation among Deaf and Hard of Hearing children. Read More
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Germaine Graham
Germaine Graham is an ASL-fluent speech-language pathologist passionate about ending language deprivation among Deaf and Hard of Hearing children. As the parent of a disabled child, her connection to her daily work is deeply personal. Graham is the owner and founder of Deafinitely Communicating, LLC, a private speech language pathology practice established with a mission to end language deprivation among Deaf and Hard of Hearing children. Germaine received her M.S. in Communicative Disorders from Jackson State University and holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence recognized by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association.
Eileen Lamb
Eileen Lamb is the mom behind the blog “The Autism Cafe” and author of two books, “All Across The Spectrum” and “Be The One." Read More
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Eileen Lamb
Eileen Lamb is the mom behind the blog “The Autism Cafe” and author of two books, “All Across The Spectrum” and “Be The One.” After her oldest son’s diagnosis with level 3 autism when he was 2, Eileen started to wonder about her own experiences and struggles, which led her to being diagnosed with level 1 autism at the age of 26. On her blog, Eileen candidly shares her family’s ups and downs with autism. Eileen also serves on several boards to advocate for autistic people all over the world.
Dr. Fiona Moola
Dr. Fiona Moola is an Assistant Professor with decades of research experience with children of disabilities and their families. Read More
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Dr. Fiona Moola
Dr. Moola is an Assistant Professor with decades of research experience with children of disabilities and their families. She is an Assistant Professor at Ryerson University, a Researcher at many children's hospitals in Canada, and an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. Dr. Moola explores the impact of the arts on quality of life and psychosocial wellbeing of children living with disabilities and chronic illnesses, and their caregivers. She has established a ten-year funded and published program of research, has contributed 51 peer reviewed manuscripts to academic literature, and runs the Health Experiences and Arts-Based Research Team (HEART).
Dr. Vivian Oberling
Dr. Vivian Oberling is a clinical psychologist with expertise in clinical treatment and assessment, especially with neurodiverse kids and adolescents, and a founding member at Pace Groups. Read More
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Dr. Vivian Oberling
Dr. Vivian Oberling is a clinical psychologist with expertise in clinical treatment and assessment, especially with neurodiverse kids and adolescents, and a founding member at Pace Groups. She has dedicated her career to improving the lives of children, adolescents, and their families. Dr. Oberling received her doctorate from PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium and her master's degree in Human Development and Psychology from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Oberling has been involved in several large-scale research projects and advises mental health tech companies.
Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, Ph.D.
Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, PhD, is a global self-advocate, educator, parent and disabled person of color in a neurodiverse, multicultural, serodifferent family. Read More
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Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, Ph.D.
Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, PhD, is a global self-advocate, educator, parent and disabled person of color in a neurodiverse, multicultural, serodifferent family. A prolific writer, public speaker, and social scientist/activist whose work focuses on meaningful community involvement, human rights, justice, and inclusion, Morénike is a Humanities Scholar at Rice University’s Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality; principal operator of Advocacy Without Borders; and a member of several executive boards. Recent publications include: “Sincerely, Your Autistic Child” from Beacon Press and “Neurodiversity en Noir” from Jessica Kingsley Publishing.
Rebekah Taussig, Ph.D.
Rebekah Taussig is a Kansas City author, educator, and parent with a doctorate in Creative Nonfiction and Disability Studies. She strives to tell stories that enhance and explore the way we think about disability. Read More
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Rebekah Taussig, Ph.D.
Rebekah Taussig is a Kansas City author, educator, and parent with a doctorate in Creative Nonfiction and Disability Studies. She strives to tell stories that enhance and explore the way we think about disability. She’s held talks and workshops at the University of Michigan, Davidson College, and Yale University, and you can find her writing about the nuanced experience of disability in TIME, on her Instagram, @sitting_pretty, or in her memoir in essays, Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body
Meet the Lovevery Disability Expert Council