NO LIMITS ACADEMY, INC.
MELBOURNE, FLORIDA

No Limits Academy Was founded in 2008 by Laura Joslin and Roberta Neves. Their Ministry is to serve the physically disabled children of Brevard County, Florida. No Limits Academy provides an innovative collaboration of medically-based rehabilitative therapies and the educational program for each student. Our academics are delivered using the latest technology appropriate for their individualized program. Our non-profit private school accepts students in kindergarten through 12th grade. We guide the students through every step of the learning process to create dynamic new ways to process scholastic information and overcome physical disabilities. No Limits Academy introduces innovative and creative methods of providing education for the physically disabled. Auditory and visual learning programs are the most preferable and effective methods of teaching children with disabilities. No Limits Academy and Ability Plus Therapy are working together to address the educational and physical needs of each individual student. No Limits Academy Ethics in Education Through 38 years of real life experience, research, and investigation of her biological son Cheyne’s brain injury at birth, Laura grew to understand the methods needed to help him achieve greater independence on a physical, educational and social level while he was growing up with a physical disability. She negotiated complex systems, both medical and educational, on a level that most do not venture to understand and timed surgeries with the intent to strategically do the minimally invasive surgeries with the greatest outcome combined with targeted therapy. During this time, she fought and struggled to have him succeed in a world that did not view her son Cheyne as capable of physical, academic and social success. These efforts created significant advances in the life of Cheyne Joslin, who went from being a Quadriplegic (all four limbs affected) to walking on hand canes. This remarkable physical achievement helped him to excel in other areas of life: recently graduating from college with a Bachelor’s degree and moving toward his Master’s. Not only did she seek to aid her own children in their physical rehabilitation and strengthening, but sought to improve the lives of other children with disabilities in this way, as well. This culminated in the foundation of Ability Plus Therapy Inc. which is thriving in its eleventh year of business. Children from all over the world have attended the clinic for its innovative 3-week intensive therapy program. She did not stop there, but opened a state-of-the-art school for children with physical disabilities: No Limits Academy. Through her observation, investigation and negotiation of public and private school systems, a new philosophy of education is being created: catering to the advancement and improvement of the diverse and complex physical and academic needs of children with disabilities. With the advancements in habilitation equipment and technology, Laura and her team are creating a symbiotic relationship between medically based therapy and education, using therapy across all disciplines for one objective goal: to achieve the greatest outcome possible, on every level, for a child with a brain injury. This is the core motivation behind No Limits Academy’s philosophy of combining medically based therapy and emerging progressive pedagogy of educating learners with disabilities. co-founded No Limits Academy. ’s professional expertise and Laura’s experience with her two children with cerebral palsy have helped them build an environment that promotes student learning, improves physical and cognitive performance, and increases independence. As a physical therapist with many years of experience, realizes that, given the resources, children with physical impairments can be active members of society and can positively impact those around them. Over the years she has learned greatly from and been encouraged by children with disabilities. Their joy and perseverance inspires her. Her goal with No Limits Academy is to give hope to each student to reach their God-given potential, and provide them with a future. My name is Cris Carey, I joined the team at No Limits Academy in 2009 as a speech- language pathologist, to help initiate a program using augmentative communication in our classrooms, to enable our children to communicate their wants and needs. I have worked since then to customize our communication program for our kids at individual levels, not only for communication of wants and needs but also for academic purposes and to train the staff and families on effective use of the program. No Limits Academy is a wonderful place to be 5 days a week, watching our children grow and seeing God’s hand at work. I was born in NJ and moved to FL as a teenager. I married a military man and lived in various countries and states in the US before settling back in FL with my family. I graduated from UCF in 2005 with my bachelor’s degree and 2007 with my master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders. My husband Chuck and I have been married for 26 years and have 2 sons. We moved to Palm Bay 11 years ago from Colorado. I spend much of my time outside of No Limits Academy in fellowship and service at Lifepoint Church. My name is Brittany Wright and I was born and raised right here in beautiful, Brevard County. I am married to my very best friend, Shane, and we have one sweet little girl, Gwendolyn. I graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2007 with my Bachelors of Science in Business Administration and Minors in Marketing and Economics. volunteered in the kid’s ministry at my church since 2009, teaching the four and five year olds. I joined the wonderful team at No Limits Academy in 2011 and have been blessed to be here ever since. God was definitely at work orchestrating the timing of my move to No Limits Academy. My name is Tammy L. McCoy, and I am excited and blessed to join No Limits Academy (NLA) as the Director of Education, Research, and Development. With degrees in varying disciplines and years of experience in teaching, advising, business, and neurobiofeedback research, I come to NLA with a strong belief in placing students first. I favor the utilization of an interdisciplinary approach to learning and the promotion of open communication and teamwork to encourage individual progression. Having worked with students of varying ages and levels, I can attest to the importance of NLA’s Holos method, a system that serves as the foundation for students to reach their maximum potential.