OCONOMOWOC — On a cool fall afternoon at Oconomowoc’s Imagination Station, 9-year-old Timmy climbs, spins, and laughs with other kids—moments his mom wishes could happen closer to home.

An Oconomowoc mom’s mission to bring inclusion to her son’s school playground

Timmy, who was born with Down syndrome, attends Stone Bank School. His mom, Melina Sebastian, said that low muscle tone makes using traditional school equipment difficult.

“Right now, there’s really nothing at Stone Bank for the kids to all play on,” she said. “It’s just harder for him and some of the other kids with special needs to get up and down the equipment, or lack thereof.”

Sebastian recently launched a GoFundMe called “Support Timmy’s Dream of Inclusive Play” to raise money for new accessible equipment at the school

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