Tori Kitor and her son Finn, 15, were among the 350 people who had signed up for the event.
Tori Kitor and her son Finn, 15, were among the 350 people who had signed up for the event, held at the Terry Fox track, which benefits sports programs for children with autism.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
“What happens is these children will sit on the sidelines and play by themselves while their peers are playing basketball because there’s no one there to support them,” he said.Article content “The programs are inclusive. It’s not like you’re asking for accommodations. The accommodations are built into the program,” said Sarah Evans, whose 10-year-old son, Hudson, has autism.
“Here we’re kind of all on the same page. We all get each other’s lives and there’s no stress,” she said.