This is Eli - on Eli Day! Yes, today's the day Variety KC delivered Eli's new ipad and communication apps. I know he will be excited about it when the...
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Variety Spotlight: Jack
Meet Jack: Jack is a two year old boy with Global Developmental Delay and Mixed receptive/expressive language delay. Jack struggles with joint attention/eye...
Variety KC Spotlight – Skylar
Skylar’s family describes him as a blessing. “He is the youngest of six and the Star of our Crew. We did not find out until after birth about his genetic...
Meet the Kids – Liam
A Variety Mom explains how growing kids are a physical risk for caregivers and parents: "Liam has always struggled with walking and as he has gotten older and...
Meet the Kids – Pholet
When is a bike, not a bike? When it goes beyond the joy of riding and helps a young lady named Pholet, gain strength, increase range of motion, help with...
Meet the Kids – Olivia
Olivia is a six-year-old kindergartener who has been using a motorized wheelchair since she was a toddler. The problem with her power chair is that it isn’t...
Meet the Kids – Lucy
At the young age of eight, Lucy has already had over a thousand hours of therapy! She was diagnosed at nine months with Cerebral Palsy w/ Left Hemiplegia...
Meet the Kids – Jeremiah
Jeremiah is a 10-year old boy with spina bifida, but that doesn't slow him down! He is very active in adaptive sports and loves competition. A sports...
Meet the Kids – Braxton
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Global Development Delay, Delayed Expressive and Receptive Language - such a big diagnosis for such a young little boy! Braxton has...
Meet the Kids – Alexander and Andrew
Alexander and Andrew have gross motor, fine motor delays, and speech delays due to premature birth, but that doesn't stop them - read what their mom has to...
Meet the Kids – Alyssa
Can you imagine being so frustrated that you hit yourself? Alyssa is non-verbal and as a result, she can't communicate what she wants or what she needs - so...
Meet the Kids – Jackson
When Variety KC received this request, we knew we had to help! "I write this as an existing member of the Variety KC "family' so I can tell you without a...