Making Possibilities for Disabilities

CNN Cover Diveheart

CNN producer Bill Kirkos interview Diveheart diver David Smolka who is totally blind but is an avid diver through the Diveheart program.   CNN will be breaking their story about Diveheart in mid February in conjunction with a feature story about Diveheart in Money Magazine,  which also comes out mid month.

 Samantha Smolka, Dave’s daughter, is also visually impaired and tells the CNN news team about her moving scuba experience and how she will eventually become totally blind like her father and what it means to her to be able to scuba dive with him.

Diveheart divers Armando Mancada who is autistic and his mother Michelle tell the CNN news team of the power of scuba diving in Armando’s life

Miami Herald Covers Diveheart's Pegasus Experience

Marine SGT and Iraq veteran Greg Rodriguez (L), Sue Cocking, Miami Herald Reporter, (R)  and Diveheart president Jim Elliott listen intently as Dean Vitale describes how the Pegasus Thruster UPV (Underwater Propulsion Vehicle) http://pegasusthruster.com works before their dive in Key Largo on January 27th with dive operator Rainbow Reef.

DMW (Diveheart Military Wounded) brought Rodriguez, who sustained a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) in 2007, to Key Largo as part of an experiment and demonstration of the UPV for the Miami Herald reporter.

Instructors from Rainbow Reef www.rainbowreef.us  bring Greg down on his second dive with the Pegasus Thruster

Money Magazine Covers Diveheart in its March Issue

NEDSRA Offers Scuba Program

Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Association once again offers a Discover Scuba Program for its participants. 

Mike P gives the all OK sign during his pool session on Sunday, January 17th.

Jared and his instructor, Jason, pause from there game to pose for a photo.  Jared has attended several Discover Scuba events and is looking forward to getting certified this summer.

Anthony is OK as he and his buddies Scott and Paul look on.