NICHCY - Camps for Children with Special Needs

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Yes, it's springtime!
Now is the time to think about Summertime activities.
Our family enjoys car traveling, libraries, National Parks, accessible playgrounds, nature walks, IMAX and AMC Sensory-friendly theaters, family restaurants, bounce centers, Embassy Suites, Sensory Star hotels and resorts, water fun games, indoor rock climbing,  inclusion camps.


NICHCY shares Camps for Children with Special Needs
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