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Posted by John McGovern But many parks & recreation departments across the United States provide support for inclusive participation in recreation to thousands of people with disabilities. At the small agency at which I work in Illinois, in 2006 we alone provided support to 1,004 registrants. I know I am biased in how I see this, but I believe, of all the municipal services (school, police, fire, libraries, governance, etc) that parks and recreation offers the most opportunity to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities...if they choose to use this service. So yeah, this is a half-statement, half-question kind of posting. For those of you who read this and are either a person with a disability or a caregiver to a person with a disability, is public parks & recreation important to you? If it isn't, is it because you don't perceive it to be beneficial? Or is it because you don't believe it has been inclusive in the way you would prefer? I'd really appreciate your feedback as IDE readers. I am on the steering committee of a national school that addresses inclusion in recreation settings and will use anything I see here to improve the quality and content of what is provided to our school attendees. Thanks! And...thanks to IDE for this Forum!
on April 4, 2007, 6:15 am
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Dave has shared situations with us, like the PONT League complaint in Hawaii, that are patently absurd. Bad awareness of rights and poor customer service always adds up to discrimination.
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