EASTER SEAL SOCIETY

The Easter Seal Society hopes to help people with disabilities achieve maximum independence.

The agency offers two main programs: the Early Learning Center for preschool children with disabilities and a loan-a-seat program to provide a car safety seat to any family with a child who needs one.

The Early Learning Center is the portion of Easter Seal Society that receives United Way funds.

The agency is also involved in education and public-relations programs for people with disabilities.

Easter Seal Society is pursuing other programming opportunities, including: "Watch Me Grow," which would target high-risk newborns specifically with follow-through during the early years of the child's life, and "Assistive Computer Technology," where basic computer technology would be adapted for children with disabilities. Both programs would offer intervention during the critical early years of a child's life.

Chuck Martin is executive director of the Easter Seal Society. For more information call 335-3377.