At Easter Seals, we work to maximize the
abilities of children with physical disabilities. Our
philosophy: Let's identify what the children have
trouble doing ... and smash the barriers.
How, you may ask, do we make hockey or
sailing or water skiing accessible? Answer: We adapt the
equipment and the approach. If you like, you can
think of Easter Seals as being in the imagination
business. The imagination business? Yes,
that's right!
In striving to serve the needs of
children with physical disabilities, along with the
needs of their families, we often observe the biggest
limiting factor to be imagination. Sure, funds and
volunteers and staff are important to the mix, but good
old Easter Seals determination - finding ways of getting
kids up and doing - that's what puts smiles on
faces!
Easter Seals prides itself on providing
the finest programming for children with physical
disabilities. We focus on four areas of programming:
