It is McKenna time again and for
my May article I will highlight an organization that was created right here in our very own Northshore community. Welcome to ACCESS! Adapting and Changing Children’s Environments with Successful Solutions ACCESS is an organization that
my parents and I came across while seeing Dr. Aaron Karlin for my soccer concussion. Dr. Karlin is the chairman of the ACCESS advisory board. The mission of ACCESS is to raise awareness and funds to help support families of children with disabilities in order to improve their quality of life. ACCESS has a core advisory
board composed of represent ivies of the Northshore medical community- including physicians, therapist and hospital system administrators-as well as Northshore Families Helping Families and parents of children with disabilities. The goals of ACCESS are to raise
funds to provide financial grants to families to purchase adaptive equipment, assistive devices, home/ van modifications and interventions that are not covered by private insurance or
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Medicaid. To improve medical access to information and additional financial resources for families of children with disabilities, as well as organizing educational seminars and networking groups for these families. To develop an equipment exchange program utilizing donations of previously used equipment to then be made available for children in need. To sponsor events aimed at raising awareness of the many issues impacting children with disabilities as well as organizing fun, social experiences those families. Major fundraisers for ACCESS are
the spring Sweet Soiree and fall Boo Fest. To find out more about or be a part
of ACCESS, please visit
www.fhfnorthshore.org.
McKenna Heil, age 13
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