Yes and Jason has a wheelchair and the "carpet" (not sure of the 
actual name but it rolls out like a sidewalk) and he is trying to 
donate both to the state so they can incorporated it into their 
services and he is having a hard time getting them to accept it.
Bureaucracy at it's most challenging.

At 02:12 PM 8/19/2007, you wrote:
>oh, great!! i think this is so cool.
>--- Linda Walker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Aloha,
> >
> > I still read the list but have not written for a
> > while. There is a
> > new program in Hawaii for people with disabilities.
> > People have a lot
> > of fun and it is on Oahu now and will soon be on
> > Maui. The web site
> > is www.accessurfhawaii.org
> > Case's father is the development director for this
> > program. It is a
> > volunteer position at this point but they are
> > raising money. They
> > have a 'carpet' that goes on the sand so wheelchairs
> > can get to the
> > water. Then Hawaii waterman put folks on surfboards
> > and take them
> > out. It's a good time and everyone loves it. If any
> > of you are
> > planning to vacation here you might want to plan it
> > around this once
> > a month event. They are planning to take the program
> > national
> > probably first to Florida and California.
> > Case turned nine and I got him a personal trainer
> > for his birthday. I
> > was concerned because he said he felt like his legs
> > were rubber and
> > that he did not have much strength. It has worked
> > great and he is
> > gaining strength fast. I think it was partly a
> > confidence problem. At
> > any rate health plans do not give enough physical
> > therapy.
> > When I told him what I was doing he said, "Well,
> > Nana that is rather
> > an unusual gift for a nine year old but it seems
> > like a good one."
> > Three times a week for 6 weeks and he has already
> > gained tons from
> > it. He works really hard in training.
> >
> > All the best to everyone,
> >
> > Linda
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