{"id":12049,"date":"2024-03-29T10:15:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T14:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=12049"},"modified":"2024-03-29T10:15:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T14:15:52","slug":"charity-helps-virginia-beach-students-receive-assistive-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/charity-helps-virginia-beach-students-receive-assistive-equipment\/","title":{"rendered":"Charity helps Virginia Beach students receive assistive equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_12050\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12050\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cats_delivery.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12050 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cats_delivery-1024x580.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cats_delivery-1024x580.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cats_delivery-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cats_delivery-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cats_delivery-400x226.png 400w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cats_delivery.png 1157w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the CATS nonprofit help VBCPS staff deliver assistive equipment to students.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Children\u2019s Assistive Technology Services (CATS) is a Virginia charity that serves young people with physical disabilities across Virginia who need assistive technology to help with mobility and positioning. Virginia Beach City Public Schools has collaborated with CATS for many years to support the needs of students with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>The nonprofit organization redistributes gently used pediatric rehabilitation equipment and assistive technology devices to children with neurological issues, orthopedic conditions and communication limitations. Equipment may include walkers, standing frames, wheelchairs, activity chairs or other adaptive seating, toilet chairs, shower chairs, positioning wedges and adaptive recreation equipment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe take in donated equipment,\u201d said Melissa Rose, CATS clinical director. \u201cWe clean it, refurbish it. We share it with students whose families have no insurance, or their insurance claim may have been denied or is in process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CATS serves as a no-cost resource for children with disabilities who need adaptive equipment and whose families have limited resources.<\/p>\n<p>VBCPS recently reserved a wheelchair through CATS for a family who relocated to Virginia Beach with limited means to secure equipment for their child, said Lucy Leyden, chair of the school division\u2019s physical therapy department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe wheelchair donated by CATS allowed the student to be transported on the school bus,\u201d Leyden said. \u00a0VBCPS also donates used equipment to CATS, which benefits children locally and outside our area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful to work with the CATS program and to spread the word to families about this wonderful resource.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>For more information about CATS, visit <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/atdevicesforkids.org\"><em>http:\/\/atdevicesforkids.org<\/em><\/a><em> or call 757-763-8905.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Children\u2019s Assistive Technology Services (CATS) is a Virginia charity that serves young people with physical disabilities across Virginia who need assistive technology to help with mobility and positioning. 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