All-Inclusive Aquatics LLC

Today is National Dog Day! 🐾

The PERFECT day to share these pictures of Violet-the QUEEN who inspired The Violet Hour Foundation 💜- with her service dog, Mando. Service dogs are constantly working to keep their people safe by being in tune with their person’s body signals.

It’s not as simple as searching “service dog” online and finding one. It takes months for a person to matched with a dog, then a few more months of the dog being trained for that person’s specific needs.

Mando spent months learning the minor changes Violet’s body makes when it is nearing dysregulation. He learned who his safe people are to help him assess a situation if he’s confused. He knows grounding strategies to support her regulation and safety.

You’ll notice Violet is NOT happy with having Mando’s picture taken. And Mando? He is confused and unsure what to do. You can see it in his eyes.

We asked Violet and her mom if we could take these pictures. The answer was yes, but you can still see that it disrupted the focus Mando had on keeping his girl safe.

We hope takeaways you’ll remember from this will be:

1. Just because someone may look like they don’t need a service dog, doesn’t mean they don’t. It means the service dog is doing their job and it’s your responsibility to let them keep working.

2. Never touch a service dog with their vest on. Looking in Mando’s direction caused confusion for him, now imagine if we had touched him. He would have been incredibly distracted, preventing him from doing his job. And that would have been entirely our fault.

On National Dog Day we want all the good dogs to get their pets and love. But we also want to make sure people are educated on service dog etiquette.

Because when we know better, we do better. 🐾

Stop by to visit Ms. Megan (Didulo) and Ms. Lilli tomorrow at CRCC's Big Dreams at Stinson Park in Aksarben! The race begins at 9 am, but there will be activities and performers to enjoy (for free!) from 9:30 am to 2 pm 🥳

The Main Stage - featuring local performances and two national stage show acts: Koo Koo and Peppa Pig & George
The Patio - Food Trucks & Stands
The Pavilion - Beverage Tent
The Possibility Playground - Kids Activity Area
The Village - Retail Vendors & Community Partner booths

Check out https://crccomaha.org/big-dreams/festival-guide.html to plan your day and we hope to see you there! 🎉

The sun made an appearance *just* in time yesterday for our swimmers to enjoy their last night at the outdoor pool! ☀️

If you haven’t heard of Nebraska Miss Amazing…you are missing out!! 🥹

From unsure to unstoppable!

This is the magic that happens when we team up with Camp Outpost Inc. ✨

Before going on the lake, Camp Outpost invited us to try out the slack line. Arya was SO excited...until her anxiety set in. She sat down and began saying she couldn't do it.

But here's the thing. When someone comes to us with a goal, we don't give up. Arya's smile is EXACTLY why! Because we believe in these kids and know they are capable of anything when they set their minds to it. We might need a little support from an adult (or 3), but we make it happen! 💪

Does your swimmer love to have all eyes on them? They’re not alone and we have two opportunities for them!

A typical swim meet and adaptive swim meet, both are aimed at helping swimmers learn the structure of competitive swimming. We take away the pressure for perfection; there are no disqualifications, no specific requirements for how you start an event, and every swimmer receives a swim team shirt/ribbons to remember what it was like to be on a team!

Typical Swim Meets:
•Hosted by the Kroc Center aquatic department at the Kroc Center (2825 Y St) on the last Thursday of each month at 6 pm
•Swimmers must be able to swim one length of the pool without assistance from an adult or flotation device
•Options include elementary backstroke, freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly
•Age restrictions: 5 years old to 17 years old
•Regulation supports: quiet room next to pool and social story

Typical meet sign up link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeLq9jRAndEF7-wrYUNfX6qBU4HUBJ65iT4cigCuxkjm2NJ7g/viewform

Adaptive Swim Meet:
•Saturday, September 19th at 6 pm
•Hosted by AIA at Omaha Home for Boys (4343 N 52nd St)
•Swimmers do not have to be independent, each will be paired with at least one volunteer or instructor while using flotation devices during each event
•Event options include motorcycle noodle, normal noodle, float belt and/or flippers
•Age restrictions: 3 years old and up; adults are welcome!
•Regulation supports: sensory friendly room, open swim lane, and social story

Adaptive meet sign up link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc_IzFBcgClRecOua6P-jlk__RWxKuyrpirJKOpfwsi2NPUIg/viewform

Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting Avery, a Level I fieldwork student from the Creighton University Department of Occupational Therapy!

Avery says, "There’s something really unique about being the one to help these children achieve what I call developmental wins. Being the one to instill laughter and play with them all while encouraging growth and success is the best part of All Inclusive Aquatics."

Throughout her rotation she helped with adaptive swim lessons and aquatic therapy sessions; for kids with Sensory Processing Disorder, Down syndrome, Autism, ADHD, and rare genetic conditions. No two swim lessons or therapy sessions were the same and that's exactly the point!

Every swimmer is different; with developmental, communication, and processing skills. The motivator for every one is different...And that matters! Because a child who laughs is an active participant in their learning and more likely to retain their skills than someone who is not enjoying themselves, frustrated, or scared.

Seeing Avery's joy while helping Emma is a beautiful example of how to balance laughter with learning. Because by the end of the lesson, Emma was confident holding onto floats and swimming without the help of an instructor or Avery. This has been a big goal for Emma and we are SO excited Avery could be a part of the process!🥰

Registration for Fall lessons is now open to all families; current, returning, and new! The Fall session will go from August 23rd to December 19th.

Even better…we heard feedback that it has been hard to get into our program. This session will be the MOST hours we have ever offered, so there are still available times on each day we offer lessons!

You can view hours at each location that are still available by clicking on the picture and reading the captions. Other helpful links are in the comments below!

Happy swimming! 🫶🏻

It's that time!! Please be aware we have been informed Genesis Health Clubs will no longer allow rentals from any outside entities once fall begins. All fall lessons will be scheduled at Omaha Home for Boys or the Salvation Army Kroc Center. Information about pools and lesson times are in the comments below :)