Drowning rates among children are on the rise in the United States and children with special needs are at higher risk. It is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death for children between ...

This past weekend, the Gaithersburg, Maryland, community conducted a frantic search for a missing 6-year-old boy with autism. Community members later found Fawzan Hassan’s body in a pond. “As families ...

NOBLESVILLE (WISH) — Big Blue Swim School is offering new swim lessons. The school is now offering adaptive swim lessons for children with special needs. Tara England is the Owner of Big Blue Swim ...

A small step for some, a huge accomplishment for others. The YMCA's Adapted Swimming for Families program is designed to help families with special-needs children enjoy quality time together in the ...

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — As part of its “Swim South Florida” campaign, Local 10 is working to raise awareness and prevent child drownings. Florida leads the nation in these tragedies, and experts say ...

Swimming lessons are not simply a summer activity but a weekly highlight for differently-abled children in a popular aquatic program that has lasted for more than three decades. Dori Maxon creates ...

Making swimming lessons accessible to all – there are no barriers to getting into the water with the new SEND-friendly swim lessons from Horizon Leisure Horizon Leisure told the News “At Horizon ...

ATLANTIC CITY — Most children on the island live within three blocks of a body of water, so learning to swim is important. For children with special needs who may be prone to wandering, swimming ...

DEACATUR, Ga. - It has taken months of trust, and teamwork, and patience, but 17-year-old Autumn Hawkins of Atlanta's Grant Park neighborhood and her YMCA swim instructor Beth Costello are taking the ...