BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150418 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150419 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:Wings for Autism DESCRIPTION:Wings for Autism is an airport "rehearsal" specially designed for individuals with autism spectrum disorders\, their families and aviation professionals. Originated by the Charles River Center\, a local chapter of The Arc\, Wings for Autism is designed to alleviate some of the stress that families who have a child with autism experience when traveling by air. The program provides families with the opportunity to practice entering the airport\, obtain boarding passes\, go through security and board a plane. Wings for Autism also gives airport\, airline\, Transportation Security Administration professionals and other personnel the opportunity to observe\, interact and deliver their services in a structured\, learning environment. This experience is equally useful for families that have a member with other intellectual or developmental disabilities that are concerned about the ability of their family member to travel. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Wings for Autism is an airport "\;rehearsal"\; specially designed for individuals with autism spectrum disorders\, their families and aviation professionals. Originated by the Charles River Center\, a local chapter of The Arc\, Wings for Autism is designed to alleviate some of the stress that families who have a child with autism experience when traveling by air. The program provides families with the opportunity to practice entering the airport\, obtain boarding passes\, go through security and board a plane. Wings for Autism also gives airport\, airline\, Transportation Security Administration professionals and other personnel the opportunity to observe\, interact and deliver their services in a structured\, learning environment. This experience is equally useful for families that have a member with other intellectual or developmental disabilities that are concerned about the ability of their family member to travel. LOCATION:Columbia Metropolitan Airport\, West Columbia SC UID:e.795.4242 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260504T205641Z URL:https://members.lexingtonsc.org/events/details/wings-for-autism-04-18-2015-4242 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR