KINGSTON, R.I., Sept. 9 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news release:
KINGSTON, R.I. - Sept. 9, 2026 - A surf therapy program run by a University of Rhode Island professor is inviting young people with blindness or visual impairment to join a study looking at the impact of surf therapy.
Emily Clapham, an associate professor of health and physical education in URI's Feinstein College of Education, started the program in 2010 for youth with a range of disabilities and has seen tremendously positive outcomes over the past several years. Clapham also coordinates the University's Adapted Physical Education program.
The new surf therapy program for visually impaired children is part of her graduate student Wendy Flanagan...