By Jim Elliott - Friday, July 12, 2024 I never thought that I’d be a patent holder, but believe it or not Diveheart, the pioneering nonprofit organization that I founded in 2001, dedicated to improving the lives of people with disabilities through adaptive scuba therapy, has given me...
Diveheart has secured patents to build a 150-foot deep pool, aimed at providing new treatments for disabilities. The Diveheart Deep Pool Project will offer enriched aquatic therapies for conditions like Parkinson's and spinal cord injuries. Divers like Jacob Brettman have already seen benefits such as...
by: Sarah Jindra, Ji Suk Yi Posted: Jun 28, 2024 / 04:18 PM CDT One Chicago organization is on a mission to help people with disabilities build confidence, independence and self-esteem through scuba diving. “Diveheart” instills the “can do” spirit in aspiring divers inspiring them to take on challenges that...
DIVEHEART: STORIES FROM THE HEART – DEDICATION, SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP By Jim Elliott | May 10, 2024 Service above self is how I try to live my life and with the help of great service organizations like the Naperville Lions Club, Rotary Clubs and other local organizations...
DIVEHEART: STORIES FROM THE HEART – MOVING BEYOND NAPERVILLE’S HIGH SCHOOL POOLS By Jim Elliott | April 14, 2024 For years Diveheart has been collaborating with several high schools that serve students in Indian Prairie School District, conducting programs at Waubonsie, Metea and Neuqua high schools. Always there...
LAKE COUNTY NEWS-SUN Deepest U.S. pool proposed for North Chicago would be a godsend for the disabled, planners say; ‘No one has ever done anything like this’ By CHLOE HILLES | chilles@chicagotribune.com | Chicago Tribune PUBLISHED: April 4, 2024 at 3:28 p.m. | UPDATED: April 5, 2024 at 10:53 a.m. [caption...
Baker Barrios Architects Releases First Renderings for Proposed Deep Water Therapy Pool in North Chicago Rebusiness Online | March 8, 2024 [caption id="attachment_24563" align="alignnone" width="1024"] At a minimum depth of 130 feet, the therapy pool would be the largest in the country.[/caption] NORTH CHICAGO, ILL. — Baker Barrios...
Diveheart to build deepest warm water therapy pool for people with disabilities From Malaysia to the United States, one non-profit is using SCUBA diving to help people with disabilities. With the help of zero gravity, Diveheart helps people feel new possibilities that might be more difficult...
Nonprofit plans to take therapeutic scuba deeper with $300 million proposal Posted February 26, 2024 1:35 pm Mick Zawislak A Downers Grove-based nonprofit is fundraising for a $300 million underwater education and research facility in North Chicago envisioned as a worldwide attraction for those with disabilities, scientists, and...