Kelley Coleman Writes Book to Support Parents and to Honor her Disabled Son

By Arielle Dance, Ph.D., Writer at Diversability

Author Kelley Coleman discusses parenting a disabled son and her new book Everything No One Tells You About Parenting a Disabled Child: Your Guide to the Essential Systems, Services, and Supports.

Kelley Coleman (she/her) lives in California with her husband, two sons, and her son’s service dog. As a parent to a disabled son, Kelley is a non-disabled ally to the community. She is a former film development executive and screenwriter. On March 12, 2024, Kelley’s book, Everything No One Tells You About Parenting a Disabled Child: Your Guide to the Essential Systems, Services, and Supports will be published by Hachette Book Group. She explains the book as “the handbook for how to do all of the stuff (insurance! financial planning! school!) that I desperately needed a decade ago.” The book includes practical information for parents, alongside templates, worksheets, and checklists. It also includes personal stories and interviews with over 40 experts. Kelley is extremely excited for her book to be published and thrilled to include Judy Heumann’s final interviews. She admits that it is a unique journey to validating her own experiences as a non-disabled parent and caregiver while trying not to invade disabled spaces that she does not truly belong to.