by Dan Houde | Jul 16, 2018 | 20-20
Ryan is 16 and on the autism spectrum. He participated in AbilityPLUS’s ski program from age 10 through 13. At that point he could outski all the instructors and ‘graduated’ from AbilityPLUS to the Attitash Seasonal program; he’s been a member of the seasonal...
by Dan Houde | Jun 6, 2018 | 20-20
Ethan chose AbilityPLUS to participate with and support during his preparatory journey to his Bar Mitzvah. The AbilityPLUS staff and volunteers were very grateful for the opportunity to get to know Ethan and for his hardwork and generous donation. Bar Mitzvah Speech...
by Lynette Pierce | Mar 29, 2018 | 20-20, News
Have you met Maddy? AbilityPLUS has been a part of our life for nearly 5 years providing our daughter, Maddy, with the ability to ski. As a mother, my hope for my children is to enjoy all that life has to offer. When presented with a child who would not be able to...
by Lynette Pierce | Mar 29, 2018 | 20-20, News
Have you met Boden? I write this impact statement for AbilityPLUS from multiple perspectives in that I am a mother, a school administrator, a teacher at heart, and an advocate for all children. Regardless of which group I am representing, AbilityPLUS has positively...
by Lynette Pierce | Feb 12, 2018 | 20-20
The February Story – Natalie Henderson Natalie often asks to be signed up for the same sports as her sister. Because she has cerebral palsy that affects the use of her left side of her body, and low vision, regular mainstream sports may be too dangerous for...
by Lynette Pierce | Feb 12, 2018 | 20-20
The Impact of AbilityPLUS is Limitless ~ Mark Shepherd Over 35 years ago, as I witnessed the early advent of adaptive skiing for the everyday recreational skier, access to skiing for a person with a disability was difficult and haphazard at best. Over the years, the...
