Our Aqua Ability Program is a combination of therapy, water exercise, adaptive swimming lessons, and individual and group water programs for better health, mobility, and psychosocial well-being. Aqua Ability is designed for people with physical limitations associated with developmental and mental disabilities including cerebral palsy, neurological disorders, orthopedic limitations, hearing and vision impairments, Down's syndrome, and mental retardation.

Our therapists evaluate each participant and set individual goals for:

• exercise time
• skill development
• daily living activities
• improvement in health and fitness

Regular progress reports are sent to the participant's physician.

Sessions are held in the Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall at five locations in the greater St. Louis area. Each session runs for 10 weeks. Visits are scheduled for 30 or 45 minutes of water time based on the needs of the participant. To sign up or for more information, call Brenda Neumann at (636) 896-0999.

Funding for the Aqua Ability Program is available through the Developmental Disabilities Resources Board of St. Charles County, Community Opportunities for People with Developmental Disabilities, the Schaeffer Foundation, the Department of Mental Health (Regional Center) and the Hannibal Regional Center.