New York State Inclusive Recreation Resource Center Invites You to Inclusion U
Become a Certified Inclusivity Assessor! Learn about best practices in inclusion and accessibility so that you can assess sites and facilities for physical, administrative, and programmatic inclusion. Help build a state-wide system that provides accurate and descriptive information about recreation places and spaces. Whether you are a person with a disability, family member, recreation provider, educator, student, or advocate, this training is for you!
The New York State Inclusive Recreation Resource Center, founded in January 2007, has become a state-wide training resource for people with disabilities, recreation and outdoor education providers, tourism professionals, and students who want to learn how to achieve inclusion and accessibility at their sites and facilities.
Full-day Inclusion U trainings:
- Teach best practices in inclusion
- Certify attendees to use the Inclusivity Assessment Tool
- Empower attendees to make a positive difference!
Over 700 Certified Inclusivity Assessors across the state have worked to increase accessibility and inclusion. Whether it is a park, bowling alley, library, or boating pier, information collected during assessments is now available in an on-line database to assist people with disabilities better plan their recreation.
Upcoming 2010 Inclusion U Dates:
- March 20th Saratoga Springs (ONLY $30.00 for NYSRPS and NYSTRA conference attendees!!)
- May 6th Schenectady region
- June 2nd West Seneca region
- August 26th Poughkeepsie region
- September 24th Paul Smith’s College
- November 3rd SUNY Cortland
The cost of this training is $95.00 and includes the bound Inclusivity Tool Manual and tool kit. The March 20th training in Saratoga Springs is a pre-institute of both the New York State Therapeutic Recreation Association Conference and the New York State Recreation and Park Society Conference, being held in Saratoga Springs that week. For that training only, we are offering a special reduced rate of $30.00 (a $65.00 savings) to all Inclusion U attendees who are registered for either conference. Please share this announcement with your networks and anyone who you feel might be interested in the work of the NYS Inclusive Recreation Resource Center. Also, please be sure to visit our website at www.nysirrc.org to view the database of assessed sites and find other useful links and announcements.
Payment can be made by checks payable to “SUNY Cortland RF Account PTA # 1073388-1-47527.” Also, please write “NYSIRRC” in memo line. (Sorry, but we are unable to accept credit cards at this time.)
If you have questions about the training or need any accommodations to participate, please contact Project Coordinator Laurie Penney McGee at (607)753-4833 or laurie.penneymcgee@cortland.edu
Funded by the NYS Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
