A New Soccer Program for Children with Special Needs

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This fall, Fair Lawn All-Sports will collaborate with the Saddle Brook Soccer Association in offering a new soccer program for children with special needs. The program will be open to all Fair Lawn and Saddle Brook children with special needs between the ages of 5 and 16.

The program is set out to promote an active lifestyle for these children. It also intended to provide and give opportunities for children with special needs to participate in athletics in a safe, organized and non-competitive environment.

The league is scheduled to begin in September and will cost $35 per child. The cost includes a t-shirt, shin guards, a soccer ball, a trophy and an end of the year pizza party. 

Many people from these communities think this is a great idea and have many people supporting the new soccer league. They also have many individuals eager to help out and even coach! 

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NARI Offers Some Tips for Home Improvements

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The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) is offering some tips for any home improvement endeavors you may be thinking about doing! May is a great some of year for DIY home remodeling projects. It is also a time a year when home-buyers flood the market in search of affordable homes for sale.

Here are some tips from the experts!

• If you’re planning on selling your home soon or even in the future, NARI suggests enhancing your homes curb appeal. Some exterior improvements you can make are new roofing or siding. Interior upgrades can include something as simple as new kitchen tiles or paint.

• Also, adding energy-efficient home improvements are a great project to work on. NARI suggests that installing Energy Star approved appliances can make your home more eco-friendly and can save you money in the long run.

• It is also a good idea to look into renovating high-use areas in your home such as the kitchen or bathrooms. You can transform your kitchen or bathroom and add some life to outdated designs by changing the faucets, adding new countertops and installing new cabinets!

ADALifestyles is a member of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry.

Improving the Quality of Life for Our Clients

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At ADA Lifestyles, we are focused on improving the quality of life for our clients. We are passionate about creating an environment that will provide the most independent lifestyle for them. We strive to make it easy for clients to acquire, modify and develop living spaces for people with disabilities.

We provide design and building solutions for the physically challenged. Our goal is for safety, accessibility and independence for people in their apartment, home or office setting. 

We offer expertise across the entire metropolitan NY area to find, build, convert and develop existing houses, lots, apartments and indeed any residential space for clients with specific needs due to disabilities. Additionally, ADA Lifestyles and partners offer business access to suitable commercial real estate and consult on existing premises on ADA compliance and problem solving including physical therapy offices, professional medical buildings and restaurants.

ADA Lifestyles provides commercial, residential and hospitality architectural services from conception through completion of your custom project. Our services are more than just lines on paper. We rely heavily on universal design, illustrating the idea that all residential environments and products should be easily used and accessible by all members of the family. 

Products are usable regardless of age, size, physical or sensory abilities throughout their life, in their complete surrounding. We can make homes, apartments and office areas safer by incorporating the necessary architectural features and products for those with physical and sensory challenges. 

At ADA Lifestyle, we will work with your doctor, therapist and home care provider to coordinate the capabilities of the individual who is physically challenged. With this collaboration of information together we can design an environment that is attractive and provides safety, comfort and independence.

Furthermore, we know the DOB codes (including ANSI Standards, local codes, standards of HUD, Legislation by the Fair Housing Act as well as your Civil Rights,) and implement each of them; we sit down with you, survey your wants and needs and evaluate your surroundings; we design concepts and consult each idea alongside you; provide expediting services and provide job site progress and compliance evaluations. 

You can actually “experience” the many Universal Design features and products at our 1,800 square foot facility in Ardsley, NY. Call for an appointment to actually see, touch and use the various products and ideas presented on our website in an actual, physical home.

Check out our website, ADALifestyles.com, for more information on our services and mission, and be sure to LIKE us on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter!

Adaptive Sports Expand for People with Disabilities

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Sports are continuing to expand for people with disabilities. Because more disabled people are eager to get involved, access and variety are continuing to increase. A new bike was designed specifically for a 13-year-old boy Josh Silvern to overcome his disability with balance.

The new bike is extremely stable because of the wheels and its accommodating seat promises the individual to be at a high degree of independence and mobility that has been impossible before.

This new bicycle that is designed for better balance is a Hallmark in the movement to help disabled people to be physically active. Wheelchair basketball is one of the many sports available for disabled people that have been modified with equipment so that disabled people can experience the sport.

The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability leads in research and advocacy for the field. Also, the Americans With Disabilities Act is working on improving access but not all sports facilities are cooperating and complying with the guidelines that have been set.