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Project

Sports and Outdoor Assistive Recreation Project

Center:

WY-Wyoming Institute for Disabilities, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2003

Contact Information:

Ken Heinlein
[email protected]
307-766-2766

Project Description:

SOAR is working with nine community parks and recreation departments in the state to enhance their abilities to provide inclusive recreational opportunties for residents with disabilities. The primary activities consist of assessing the recreational needs of those with disabilities, providing training to parks department staff and case managers of local service providers, sponsoring a demonstration day of recreational activities for the entire community, and developing a system of communication in which providers will convey the recreational needs of their clients to parks staff prepared to meet it. The US Department of Education awarded this grant after a successful three year effort it previously funded in which assistive recreational training and technical assistance was provided to a variety of recreational businesses and agencies around the state.

Keyword(s):

Recreation, parks departments, assistive technology

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees, Performing Technical Assistance and/or Training

Area of Emphasis

Recreation-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State