Parks & Recreation Disability Awareness Training
Scope of the Training:
Niagara University Disability Awareness Training (NU DAT) has tailored a presentation for parks, recreation, buildings and destinations relative to our national heritage. It brings together education on disabilities while enhancing sensitivity.
The presentation includes definitions, etiquetteand interaction skills, the perspective of the disability community, visitor experiences and Niagara University Disability Awareness Training (NU DAT) has tailored a presentation for parks, recreation, buildings and destinations relative to our national heritage. It brings together education on disabilities while enhancing sensitivity. The presentation includes definitions, etiquetteand interaction skills, the perspective of the disability community, visitor experiences and expectations, and current trends and topics, all relevant to national heritage destinations.
Disability awareness incorporate sensitivity training so the audience can empathize with the injustices individuals with disabilities face. Videos, extensive materials and resources, federal guidelines, and current best practices will highlight the content and allow for attendees to best respond and interact with all visitors.
How Initiative Relates Directly to Parks & Recreation:
The ability to understand the perspective of a visitor with a disability and what a positive experience entails can be challenging to curators, historians, docents, and administrators. Complaints from the disability community relative to lack of readiness and inaccessible sites are all too common with public venues.
This training addresses every area of response and specific interaction skills in encountering individuals with disabilities including,but not limited to, characteristics of individuals with disabilities, challenges faced and how to overcome them, federal/state guidelines and supports provided, identifying and working with supports and services, accessibility and universal design specific to parks and recreation, and the latest initiatives and programs.
Attendees will also be provided with an in-depth explanation of why society discriminates against individuals with disabilities and the injustices that occur.
Course Ideas/Content:
Introduction to disabilities and theirprevalence
Disabilities defined specific to parks and recreation
Employing individuals with disabilities
Municipality role and responsibility
Person First language
Proper etiquette and interaction skills
Alternative forms of communication (i.e. speech-generating devices, Americansign language)
Visitor readiness and experience
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Event planning
Accessibility, universal design
Learner Outcomes:
Attendees will learn about the disabilities that they will encounter and how to appropriately respond. Administrators will be able to better understand the challenges they face and how to address them effectively.
Video presentations specific to disabilities most frequently encountered with a breakdown and open discussion allow for all questions to be answered. Educated personnel will ensure proactive and proper response that is sensitive but appropriate invarious situations.
The ability to understand characteristics of individuals across all disability spectrums will be provided throughout the session.