@OW_Panthers Women’s Basketball plays wheelchair basketball with Henry Viscardi students

Old Westbury student-athletes teamed up for their annual game of wheelchair basketball against children with physical disabilities and rare illnesses

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

Old Westbury women's basketball played friendly games of wheelchair basketball on March 27 and April 12

Women's Basketball | 4/23/2018 3:47:00 PM

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ALBERTSON, NY --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) Members of the SUNY Old Westbury women's basketball participated in friendly games of wheelchair basketball on March 27 and April 12 with the students of The Henry Viscardi School in Alberston, New York for the fourth-straight year.

Located at the Viscardi Center in Albertson is a private school that was founded in 1962 by Dr. Henry Viscardi Jr. and the first of its kind as a place for children with physical disabilities and rare illnesses could go to school, just like other children.

"Our student-athletes appreciate the opportunity for athletic and social interaction with The Henry Viscardi School students, staff and parents," said SUNY Old Westbury head women's basketball coach Michael Krasnoff. "This is a rewarding experience for everyone involved and I look forward to building our relationship with The Henry Viscardi School."

Krasnoff, along with Old Westbury women's basketball members Tori Bellings, La'Niya Clark, Marva Dudley-Adams, Paige Jelinek, Monique Joseph, Imani Lariosa, Alexis Lopez, Charlotte Renker, Amanda Ricketts, Phalan Smith and Davida Warren participated in wheelchair basketball games on March 27 and April 12.

The Henry Viscardi 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 consists of scholars 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.

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