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February 26, 2010
Free sports program starts Saturday for people with disabilities
People in wheelchairs and with other disabilities are invited to take part in a free sports program offered by the Seton Brain & Spine Institute starting Saturday.
This month’s event, from 2 to 6 p.m., is at the Austin Recreation Center, 1301 Shoal Creek Blvd., and is designed for physically-challenged children and youths in Central Texas between the ages of four and 21.
The monthly “Super Sports Saturday” is made possible with support from the Austin Rec’ers Wheelchair Basketball team and the Lone Star Paralysis Foundation. “We hope to increase the participant’s strength, endurance, sport skills and knowledge of the physical fitness necessary for the transition into competitive team programs,” said Mike Haynes, Manager of the Seton Brain & Spine Recovery Center.
Former University of Texas All-America and All-Pro Detroit Lion Doug English, president and founder of the Lone Star Paralysis Foundation, said in a statement: “We are so proud to be a sponsor of this very worthwhile program for our area youth. These programs are so important because they provide a healthy support system for people with common interests, goals and desires.”
A spokeswoman for the Seton Family of Hospitals said those who are interested in taking part can just show up at the recreation center.
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