Camp No Limits celebrates its 20thyear NBC Connecticut [Video]

As Disability Pride Month continues, Camp No Limits is celebrating its 20^th year.

Camp No Limits is an overnight camp for children and adolescents with limb loss or limb differences and their families. The goal of the camp is to increase the independence of children and adolescents who live with limb loss and limb differences.

This year’s camp is being held in 12 different locations across the country.

On Friday, Camp No Limits visited Quinnipiac University where physical and occupational therapists, prosthetists, as well as QU occupational therapy and physical therapy students volunteered along with teen and adult mentors with limb loss and limb differences.

“It’s super important for them to learn that there really are no limits to what’s possible to be able to adapt to overcome,” said Mary Leighton, the founder of Camp No Limits.

Leighton said she founded the camp in 2004 after working with a boy who …

Tags Mental Health, Occupational Therapy, PT