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The National Wheelchair Basketball Association provides qualified individuals with physical disabilities the opportunity to play, learn and compete in the sport of wheelchair basketball. The National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) is comprised of over 200 basketball teams within twenty-two conferences. The NWBA was founded in 1948, and today consists of men’s, women’s, intercollegiate, and youth teams throughout the United States of America and Canada. Read more about the history of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association and activities locally and internationally. For more information, please call:
Pat McCoy
Coordinator of WheelchairSports Lake Side Disable chapter
Coach of Las Vegas Silver Bandit Wheelchair Basketball
Ph/ 702-328-4118
Bigpat1@cox.net
Consumer Credit Counseling Service is a non-profit NFCC member United Way Agency that offers free financial consumer credit counseling and credit education. Creditors are usually very cooperative with CCCS, waiving or reducing finance charges and late fees, reducing payments and/or bringing past due accounts current because our clients have sought out our professional guidance. All counseling is completely confidential and free.
You can get control of your finances. Many people face imposing financial straits; and although mismanagement and over-spending are sometimes to blame, job loss, illness, and accidents can also place families in financial jeopardy. If you have been struggling with financial issues, you owe it to yourself to take advantage of the free services offered by CCCS. With us on your side, you’ll find yourself right where you want to be: free of financial worry!
Consumer Credit Counseling Services
Jodi Mobley
Director of Financial Literacy and Housing
2650 S. Jones Blvd.
Las Vegas ,NV 89146
www.www.cccsnevada.org
Ph/702-364-0344
Fax /702-364-5836
Easter Seals has been helping individuals with disabilities and special needs, and their families, live better lives for more than 80 years. Whether helping someone improve physical mobility, return to work or simply gain greater independence for everyday living, Easter Seals offers a variety of services to help people with disabilities address life’s challenges and achieve personal goals..
Easter Seals Southern Nevada serves children aged six weeks to 18 years who cannot function in a typical child care setting. Low child to staff ratios, an inclusive environment and excellent facilities promote the best opportunity for children to grow into full community participation. It is the only child care service of its kind in Nevada.
Easter Seals Southern Nevada Autism Services Program provides the highest quality of services to families of children 18 months to 8 years of age, living with autism. We work with families striving to provide their children with the tools needed to be independent and successful at home, school and community.
Assistive Technology provides people with disabilities the tools they need to access employment, education and recreation and with those needs met, the road to independence is achievable. Easter Seals Southern Nevada’s CEO has sixteen years experience in the assistive technology field and the program director has been providing assistive technology services for four years, forming great relationships with providers in southern Nevada. And many other services. Please contact them at:
Ernest Hall
Dir. of Assistive Technology
Eater Seals Southern Nevada
6200 W. West Oakey Blvd
Las Vegas ,NV 89146
Ph/702-870-7050 Ext 1001
Fax/702-921-6365
visit their website at: http://sn.easterseals.com/
Reggie’s guest is Clark Hochstetler, Director, UNLV Disability Resource Center.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas is committed to providing equal access to its programs and services for students who experience disabilities. The Disability Resource Center (DRC) was established to support these goals and to provide assistance with college learning through provision of recommended academic adjustments, auxiliary services, and advocacy. Students wishing support must register with the DRC and provide recent and appropriate documentation. The documentation should provide an assessment of the current impact or functional limitations of the disability on academic performance. DRC professionals will determine student eligibility for services based on the presented information, and offer reasonable adjustments or accommodations that support college learning for each eligible student. So that services can be arranged and provided in a timely manner students are encouraged to begin the registration process as early as possible.
Our goal is provide students with effective accommodations based on law and current best practices, and to promote individual growth and self determination.
