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Sibshops: Support Programs for Siblings of Children with Disabilities
Lifestyle > Relationships

Sibshops: Support Programs for Siblings of Children with Disabilities

By Alice Whitman
...They're structured peer support programs where siblings of children with disabilities...with disabilities connect through recreational activities, facilitated discussions,...at the Sibling Support Project, a program of the Arc of the United States....centers on peer connection in a recreational setting. Sessions typically run 2-3...
Recreational Therapy vs Leisure Activities: Understanding the Difference
Lifestyle > Recreation

Recreational Therapy vs Leisure Activities: Understanding the Difference

By Franklin Morris
You see "recreational therapy"...equipment. Recreational therapy...playground program serves...purpose. Those programs prioritize...support. What Recreational Therapy...Therapy Is. Recreational therapy...(RT) uses recreation and leisure...domains. A recreational therapist...Therapeutic Recreation Specialist),...Therapeutic Recreation Certification...therapeutic recreation, a supervised...community-based programs that bill...
Sled Hockey for Children with Mobility Disabilities
Lifestyle > Recreation

Sled Hockey for Children with Mobility Disabilities

By Franklin Morris
...they can play sled hockey. Programs exist across the United States,...two feet can participate. Programs don't require formal disability...classification for youth recreational play. If your child cannot...standing up, they qualify. Some programs also welcome kids with balance...they're ambulatory. Most youth programs start accepting players around...
Accessing Adaptive Sports Equipment: Grants and Funding Sources for Families
Special Needs > Mobility Limitations

Accessing Adaptive Sports Equipment: Grants and Funding Sources for Families

By William Lewis
Insurance calls it recreational. You call it your kid's chance to play a sport...funding exists, but it's fragmented across grant programs, nonprofit loan closets, manufacturer assistance,...insurance definition but specialized tools for recreation. That doesn't make them less important. Studies...
How to Get Your Child Into Adaptive Sports: Programs for the Winter Sports From the 2026 Paralympics
News > Sports

How to Get Your Child Into Adaptive Sports: Programs for the Winter Sports From the 2026 Paralympics

By Brock Jefferson
...Adaptive winter sports programs exist across most of...snowboard, including adaptive programs. Their website has a...Their website has a program finder that searches...happens at resort-based programs affiliated with Move...and the results are programs at hundreds of ski mountains...in Milan each have a recreational entry point that doesn't...
CONFERENCE WATCH: Little People of America National Conference, Anaheim, CA. July 1 – 8, 2001
Special Needs > General Special Needs

CONFERENCE WATCH: Little People of America National Conference, Anaheim, CA. July 1 – 8, 2001

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...medical resources and referrals, scholarships, and programs that benefit the dwarfism community, promoting...bullying as well as cyberbullying. The week-long program is packed with educational, social and recreational...program is packed with educational, social and recreational opportunities (it is in Anaheim, after all!)
Enrichment Programs Make a Real Difference for Young People with Autism and Other Special Needs
Education > Early Intervention

Enrichment Programs Make a Real Difference for Young People with Autism and Other Special Needs

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...and weekend recreational programs for...recreational programs for their...community-based programs are not designed...extracurricular programs that promote...after-school program for my son...autism. I found programs that would...Kids Like Me Program offers day...fun. The program includes field...trips and recreational activities...kids. As Program Coordinator...enrichment program customized...
Enrichment Programs Make a Real Difference
Education > Early Intervention

Enrichment Programs Make a Real Difference

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...and weekend recreational programs for...recreational programs for their...community based programs are not designed...extracurricular programs that promote...after-school program for my son...autism. I found programs that would...Kids Like Me Program offers day...fun. The program includes field...trips and recreational activities...kids. As Program Coordinator...enrichment program customized...
Special Needs Theme Park First of Its Kind
News > Research

Special Needs Theme Park First of Its Kind

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...rock quarry and transformed it into an outdoor recreational oasis," says Hartman, CEO of the Gordon Hartman...facilities that can help them fully enjoy outdoor recreation." Morgan's Wonderland has changed that. In Spring...with a steady revenue stream for expansion of programs and services. Since its grand opening in April...
How to Find Recreational Programs That Accept Children with Behavioral Challenges
Lifestyle > Recreation

How to Find Recreational Programs That Accept Children with Behavioral Challenges

By Franklin Morris
...before. The program website says...participate in recreation. It's that...It's that most programs don't have...do. Finding programs that genuinely...Inclusive. A program that says it...the same as a program with behavioral...is not. The programs that work are...the two: a program with real capacity...experience. A program without it...lists of vetted recreation providers....
Grandparents and Special Needs Planning: How to Help Without Harming Benefits
Financial > Financial Planning

Grandparents and Special Needs Planning: How to Help Without Harming Benefits

By James Williams
...Create Problems. SSI and Medicaid are means-tested programs. The Social Security Administration counts assets...not included in Medicaid, adaptive equipment, recreational programs, transportation. There are two types...in Medicaid, adaptive equipment, recreational programs, transportation. There are two types relevant...
Horseback Riding Therapy for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Lifestyle > Recreation

Horseback Riding Therapy for Children with Cerebral Palsy

By Franklin Morris
Horseback riding therapy isn't recreational riding with accommodations. It's a biomechanical intervention that uses...directed by a licensed PT or OT) and therapeutic riding (a structured recreational activity led by certified instructors) matters because one may be reimbursable...

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