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Project

RU: RTC6: R5: Seekins: Measuring Opportunities in Rural Events

Center:

MT-University of Montana Rural Institute, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2016

Contact Information:

Tannis Hargrove
[email protected]
406-243-5719

Project Description:

Participation does not occur in a vacuum; it occurs in the context of community events. Both the venue and the program must be accessible for people with disabilities to participate. This project addresses the need to assessment procedures for assessing accessibility of events and programs by developing and testing a method for measuring opportunities in rural environments (MORE). The goal of this project is to facilitate participation of people with disabilities in community life by promoting community accessibility. The objectives include developing and evaluating methods for assessing event accessibility and MORE, establishing the validity of inner-oberserver reliability of the observation tools, computer the density of opportunity scores for rural communities and make comparisons across communities to examine variability of rural community access, establish a baseline of communities architectural and event accessibility and conduct an 18 month follow-up.

Keyword(s):

Community Events; accessibility; usability

Core Function(s):

Performing Research or Evaluation, Continuing Education/Community Training

Area of Emphasis

Quality of Life, Other - Leadership

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Legislators/Policy Makers, General Public

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

National