4th Annual TRY-athlon for Kids of All Abilities
September 28, 2024
8am - 1pm (actual race time around 1 hour) El Dorado Hills Community Park & Pool Athletes Register Here |
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FIND MORE FUNWalk with Austin wants to help families find more opportunities for fun that fit the needs of their little ones (and big kids!). Because we know having a child with a disability is very taxing physically, emotionally and financially, we want to help families with the extra costs associated with disability sports and travel. For example, a wheelchair rental van costs triple the typical cost for a rental vehicle and are not always available at your chosen destination. This obstacle could prevent a family from ever traveling further than a road trip. But a collapsible electric wheelchair would allow them to access more travel options. This type of equipment is not covered by insurance as it is not considered necessary. Another example is the cost of an adaptive tryke vs. a typical bicycle. Trykes can be customized to make cycling possible for kids with disabilities, but they also cost $1500+ each. If you would like to inquire about sponsorship of adaptive sports or travel equipment for your personal use, please reach out! [email protected]
More family fun and travel tips, stories and links to all the fun coming soon. |
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THE DAILY GRINDKids with mobility delays or disabilities (and their families) work hard in multiple types of therapy each week. Austin's weekly schedule includes physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and the list goes on for other kids. While therapists and caregivers do their very best to make it fun, it's still HARD WORK!
This section is reserved for therapy related tips, tricks and rare disease research. Read More → |
ADVOCACYAdvocating for services for Austin has been a huge learning curve! There are so many agencies and organizations that offer help, but they rarely coordinate with each other. There are county, state, regional, private and school services for kids with disabilities and we want to be sure all kids are able to utilize them.
Some service providers in El Dorado County: Alta Regional Center California Children's Services El Dorado County Office of Education In Home Support Services Important information related to school IEPs: FAPE - Free Appropriate Public Education SELPA - Special Education Local Plan Areas This section is reserved for info, links and discussion regarding advocating for your child. |
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Kids with extra needsAustin, like all children with a disability, is a freaking ROCK STAR! He has endured more poking and prodding in his 7 years of life than most of us will in a lifetime and he does not let it get him down. Like other kids, disabilities or not, he just wants to HAVE FUN! Rather than letting his lack of mobility hold him back, our mission as his parents is to create all the fun opportunities we can for him. That's how WALK WITH AUSTIN came to be...we want to share what we're learning about parenting kids with disabilities along the way and provide more opportunities for fun for differently abled kids.
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