What:

Cal State Northridge officials will celebrate the opening of a new $6 million aquatic center for the chronically disabled.

The Abbott and Linda Brown Western Center for Adaptive Aquatic Therapy will offer new hope to those with serious disabilities while also training CSUN students in the latest technology and application of water techniques.

CSUN's acclaimed Center for Achievement for the Physically Disabled already serves about 400 community and student clients each year through low-cost therapeutic exercise programs. With the addition of the aquatic program, center officials ultimately expect to double or triple its client base.

When:

10:30 a.m., Friday, March 28

Abbott and Linda Brown Western Center for Adaptive Aquatic Therapy (west of the Kinesiology Building)
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge,br> Thomas Guide grid 501 A-6

Who:

CSUN President Jolene Koester
Sam Britten, founder and director of CSUN's Center for Achievement for the Physically Disabled
Abbott and Linda Brown

: Carmen Ramos Chandler, CSUN Public Relations, (818) 677-2130