Funding gap may mean no summer camp for deaf students with special needs
All Keira Ratzlaff wants to do this summer is go to a unique camp with other deaf youngsters.
But if the Family Network for Deaf Children doesn’t find another $30,000, special needs children such as Ratzlaff may not get a chance to spend time with other deaf youths on Hornby Island.
Heather Ratzlaff, Keira’s mother, said Keira isn’t eligible for other summer camps because her special needs, which include cerebral palsy and ADHD, require one-on-one care.
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