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Budget Shortfall

November 26, 2009

Disabled Sports USA is undergoing tremendous fundraising efforts this year, headed by executive director Doug Pringle, due to a budget shortfall estimated at close to $450,000.
The loss of revenue is not due to the economic downturn, but rather, to the loss of a major electronic Bingo fundraising event that previously provided the majority of organizational [...]

Ceramics Classes for Autistic Kids

November 26, 2009

Recently, at a ski event, I met the founder of a new school offering pottery lessons for children with autism. It’s called Create In Clay School of Ceramics and it is based in Oakland, CA.

Welcome

October 8, 2007

Are you a parent of special needs child? Looking for a Lake Tahoe family ski vacation your whole family can enjoy? How about an adaptive ski lesson?
If you’re like most parents with a child with autism, Down’s syndrome, cerebral palsy, and other genetic, developmental or neurological conditions, you may not have heard about adaptive skiing before. [...]