The Daily Cal has published an article profiling the Special Needs Aquatic Program (SNAP), which provides classes in the Warm Pool for children with disabilities. The Dec. 15 final closure of the Warm Pool will be a significant blow to many of the 45 SNAP children who are unable to use the YMCA pools because of the cooler water and other limitations.
Separately, a detailed summary of the Warm Pool's value to special-needs children can be found in the supporting brief submitted by Dori Maxon, SNAP's executive director, in the federal lawsuit that is seeking to keep the Warm Pool open.
The Daily Cal article also included a four-minute video with interviews of Warm Pool users, which can be viewed here:
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