Paraquad on Tuesday officially began construction of its new Accessible Health and Wellness Center. The 22,000-square-foot Center will feature specialized equipment that enables people with disabilities to work out and highly trained staff who are experts in helping people with all types of disabilities meet their fitness needs. Paraquad is the only organization in St. Louis providing this type of facility. In collaboration with our partners at Washington University School of Medicine and Logan University, Paraquad is expanding the range of services available for people with disabilities and helping to train the next generation of healthcare providers. The total project cost for construction of the Center is $3.3 million. It is scheduled to open in June 2016.
The Paraquad Accessible Health and Wellness Center Construction Kickoff was attended by Mayor Francis Slay; Aimee Wehmeier, Paraquad Executive Director and CEO; Dr. Kerri Morgan, Chairman of the Paraquad Board of Directors, Instructor at Washington University School of Medicine and Paralympian; Dr. Carolyn Baum, Professor at Washington University School of Medicine; Dr. David Parish, Program Director for the Master of Science in Sports Science and Rehabilitation and Director of the Human Performance Centers at Logan University
Founded in 1970, Paraquad is the leading disability services provider in the St. Louis region.