12/03/2025
Today, we’re taking a moment to honour the disability community, and to share a piece of our own story.
One of our Bolts4Kids co-owners grew up in a home where both parents lived with blindness. This family photo means a lot, because behind it is a story of resilience, creativity, and love shaped by disability, not limited by it.
Growing up in a household touched by blindness came with challenges, yes, but it also created a childhood filled with incredible strengths:
✨ Learning patience and problem-solving at a young age
✨ Seeing the world through a lens of compassion and adaptability
✨ Watching two parents navigate life with courage, humour, and grit
✨ Understanding that disability is not a deficit, it’s a part of someone’s story, not the whole story.
Those lessons are woven into the heart of Bolts4Kids.
They’re in how we show up, how we care, and how we build community.
On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we honour the families, the caregivers, the kids, and the adults whose lives have been shaped by disability in powerful and meaningful ways.
Here’s to celebrating disability with respect, pride, and humanity.
Here’s to the families who do life differently — beautifully.
And here’s to a world where everyone gets to be seen for their strengths, their spirit, and all the things that make them who they are. ❤️
