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@OW_Panthers Men’s Basketball Participates Against The Henry Viscardi School’s Co-Ed Varsity Wheelchair Team

| By: Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information (written by Harris Rappel)

Members of Old Westbury’s men’s basketball team took the court against The Henry Viscardi School


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ALBERTSON, NY (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) - Five members of the SUNY College at Old Westbury men's basketball team took to the court April 11 in against the Cougars of The Henry Viscardi School's co-ed varsity wheelchair team in Albertson, New York. 

"It was truly a blessing to spend a day with the students and staff of The Henry Viscardi School," said assistant athletic director and head men's basketball coach, Bernard Tomlin. "Our guys can't wait to return next year."
Located at the Henry Viscardi School Center in Albertson, New York is a private school that was founded in 1962 by Dr. Henry Viscardi Jr. and the first of its kind as a place children with physical disabilities and rare illnesses could go to school, just like other children.  

The school offers parents of children with severe physical disabilities and who often require life-sustaining medical treatment throughout the day, a traditional education setting option that provides rigorous academics and opportunities for personal growth and leadership development. 

Most of the students at the Henry Viscardi School use power wheelchairs and augmentative communication technology, and some require constant medical supervision.  The student body of approximately 175 students with severe physical disabilities in grades pre-k through 12 (ages 3 to 21), many of whom are also medically fragile, has a wide variety of disabilities including Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy, Multiple Sclerosis, Spina Bifida, Traumatic Brain Injury, Ontogenesis Imperfects and Spinal Muscular Atrophy. 

The list of Old Westbury men's basketball members who attended the event included: Dom Bostick, Mark Gjonlekaj, Stephon Odle, Jaquan Potter and Nat Vaughan as well as coach Tomlin and assistant coaches Ed Krinsky and Frank Chester.  

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