Changing lives through rehabilitative medical care and pediatric therapy in the Ohio Valley.
26/07/2025
Tomorrow in Southpointe! It’s their version of Inclusion on Ice and also is the brain child of Wheeling’s David George!
You don’t need skates to be part of the action. Volunteers from the Mighty Penguins Sled Hockey Team will be at Unique Abilities on Ice to assist anyone who prefers to glide across the ice using sleds. This is a great opportunity for individuals of all abilities to experience the thrill of the ice in a supportive and accessible way. Bring your hats and gloves and get ready to have some fun this Sunday.
26/07/2025
WTRF’s Steven Moore gets dunked for Easterseals at the Undo's Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival yesterday. 💦☀️WTRF’s Brendan McNamara got in the tank today. Thanks, guys! Thanks, Ohio Valley Trades and Labor for sponsoring the tank!
26/07/2025
Happy 35th Anniversary to the ADA! Did you know that former Wheeling Easterseals executive director, the late Rosemary Front, was one of only three people with disabilities appointed by President Ronald Reagan to serve on a committee that helped craft the accessibility guidelines of the Americans With Disabilities Act? President H.W. Bush signed the Act into law July 26, 1990.
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26/07/2025
Yesssss! Girl power! Great job, girls! You got your revenge on Steven Moore - WTRF 7NEWS
Thank you, Steven, for getting dunked for Easterseals!
25/07/2025
Here is a more detailed look at Julia’s story, published in today’s The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register.
Thank you, Kalkreuth Roofing & Sheet Metal, and the golf event sponsors and vendors! Your generosity has made an impact on hundreds of children who receive life-changing services at Easterseals.
WHEELING — The life-changing work of Easterseals flew under James Sayre’s radar for 33 years until daughter Julia arrived two months early in May 2017. “I had probably been past the building hundreds if not thousands of times, never knowing what a critical role Easterseals would come to play i...
25/07/2025
Some scenes from tonight’s Kalkreuth Roofing & Sheet Metal vendor dinner, where the Sayre family shared how Easterseals has impacted their lives.
Kalkreuth supports many local charities, and we are so grateful to be on the receiving end of their annual golf event proceeds for the 10th time! To date, Kalkreuth has donated over $373,000 to Easterseals.
We also were entertained by the incomparable Craig Karges after the delicious dinner at Oglebay. The show was fascinating and fun, as always! Thank you to Steve Waters and Riverbridge Wealth Management RJFS (Raymond James) for sponsoring the show.
Thank you to Kalkreuth and their many vendors and supporters for sponsoring and hosting this weekend-long event! The co-title sponsors for this year’s Kalkreuth Amateur Golf Championship ⛳️ are ABC Supply Co. Inc., Johns Manville and Carlisle Construction Materials.
25/07/2025
Learn about Julia and her family as they share how Easterseals has impacted them! Thank you, WTRF 7News, for the story, and huge thank you to Kalkreuth Roofing & Sheet Metal for choosing Easterseals and families like Julia’s as your charity beneficiary of your annual golf events at Oglebay! More details will be published in tomorrow’s editions of The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register.
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — Every year, Easterseals Rehabilitation Center helps change the lives of countless children throughout the valley through their pediatric therapy programs. This week…
24/07/2025
We are really looking forward to this weekend's events at Oglebay, kicking off tonight with the Vendor Invitational dinner, where this year's representative family, the Sayres of Wheeling, will have the chance to share their story! Thank you to Kalkreuth Roofing & Sheet Metal and all its vendors and supporters for coming together to benefit our children with disabilities in the Ohio Valley!
We are incredibly grateful to our Cart, Big Gift, and Food Sponsors for supporting the Amateur Golf Championship. ⛳
All proceeds will go to Easterseals Rehabilitation Center! 👏🏻
Beacon Roofing Supply, Sheet Metal Air Rail and Transportation Workers, & Carlisle Architectural Metals
24/07/2025
Looking forward to this event on Labor Day weekend this year! The New Martinsville Vintage Regatta will be fun for all ages. Easterseals will have a gigantic basket raffle with great prizes for all ages, too. Save the dates!
Image: Two vintage raceboats on a river. Text: New Martinsville Vintage Regatta. Labor Day weekend! August 30-31. Behind Dos Hermanos.
23/07/2025
WHERE WILL MY BLOOD BE USED?
Please participate in the Easterseals Community Blood Drive on Wednesday, July 30, at our Wheeling center, 1305 National Road.
Vitalant is contracted with WVU Medicine and UPMC to provide local hospitals blood, which means blood donated here likely stays here. It could go elsewhere depending on where it is needed most, but still, according to Vitalant, "It’s the blood already on hospital shelves that saves lives."
To sign up for the Easterseals blood drive, visit Vitalant(dot)org and search for Wheeling under the Donate Now tab. Walk-ins welcome, but appointments are recommended.
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22/07/2025
Disability Pride Month: Inclusion Matters
All public events should be inclusive and accessible!
Providing inclusive and accessible public events, such as the Inclusion on Ice, Sensory-Friendly Movies, and Dancing Wheels Workshop is wonderful, which makes us wonder, why isn't it the norm?
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20/07/2025
HOW CAN MY BLOOD SAVE LIVES?
Just like Easterseals provides life-changing solutions for our clients, giving blood transforms the lives of those who receive it.
- Every 2 seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood.
- One in 7 people entering a hospital will need blood.
- Your blood will stay local. Vitalant is the primary blood supplier for local hospitals including WVU Medicine Wheeling and Reynolds.
- Giving blood takes about one hour and could save the lives of 3 people. For patient impact stories, go to https://www.vitalant.org/learn/impact-of-blood-donation
Sign up for the Easterseals Community Blood Drive today at Vitalant(dot)org or call 877-258-4825. The drive takes place from 12-5 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at Easterseals, 1305 National Road, Wheeling.
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Rehabilitative Medical Care & Pediatric Therapy for the Ohio Valley
Founded in Wheeling, WV, in 1937, the Easterseals Rehabilitation Center is one of 68 affiliates of the national Easterseals organization. We serve the Wheeling, Parkersburg, St. Clairsville, and Steubenville areas of the Ohio Valley.
Our therapists and medical team treat more than 2,700 children and adults annually for physical, developmental, and emotional challenges. Clients come to us with a wide spectrum of needs, from minor developmental delays to profound conditions such as cerebral palsy and spina bifida. In 2019, we introduced Applied Behavior Analysis for the treatment of autism.
Easterseals is proud to be the only local provider that is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. We provide the following services:
1. Rehabilitative Medical Care – with two board-certified physicians specializing in both pediatrics and physiatry (Dr. Ellen Kitts and Dr. Jason Edinger of UPMC)
2. Outpatient Pediatric Medical Rehabilitation, including:
---Occupational Therapy
---Physical Therapy
---Speech Language Pathology
3. Autism Services, including:
---Evaluation for autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
---Applied Behavior Analysis for patients diagnosed with ASD
4. West Virginia Birth to Three Early Intervention
Easterseals accepts all commercial insurance as well as Medicaid and Medicare. We also offer a sliding fee scale to qualifying families. No one has ever been turned away due to an inability to pay. Open access to our services guarantees that the most vulnerable members of our community receive the care they need.
As a result, we provide about $300,000 in uncompensated care annually. Through fundraising events, generous donors, and a supportive community, Easterseals can continue serving our clients without regard to their ability to pay. We are good stewards of donations, with patient services accounting for more than 83% of our annual expenses.
If you’re interested in Easterseals’ services, your first step is to get a doctor's referral: bit.ly/ESRCrefer.
You can also call the center at 304-242-1390, and we’ll be happy to provide more information and next steps.
