Contents
Resources Mentioned in this Episode
Special National Health and Wellness Event
National & International Sports Organizations that Promote Inclusion of People with Disabilities
Accessible Playgrounds & Recreation
ADA Requirements and Guidelines for Recreation Facilities
Inclusive Healthcare and Wellness
Resources Mentioned in this Episode
- National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD)
4000 Ridgeway Drive
Birmingham, Alabama 35209
Phone: 800-900-8086
Email: email@nchpad.org
Link: nchpad.org/
Provides information, training and resources on physical activity, health promotion, and disability, serving people of all ages with disabilities. - Lakeshore Foundation
4000 Ridgeway Drive
Birmingham, Alabama 35209
Phone: 205-313-7400
Link: lakeshore.org/
Their mission is to enable people with physical disability and chronic health conditions to lead healthy, active, and independent lifestyles through physical activity, sport, recreation, advocacy, policy, and research. - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Human Development and Disability – Disability and Health Branch
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Link: cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/index.html - National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Link: cdc.gov/ncbddd/index.html - Resources for Inclusive Healthy Communities
Source: Inclusive Healthy Communities
Link: inclusivehealthycommunities.org/resources/ - Commit to Inclusion
Source: National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD)
Link: committoinclusion.org/ - Partnership for Inclusive Health
Source: National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD)
Link: committoinclusion.org/inclusivehealth/ - Community Health Inclusion Index
Source: National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD)
Link: nchpad.org/1273/6358/Community~Health~Inclusion~Index - Community Health Inclusion Sustainability Planning Guide (PDF 75 pages)
Source: National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD)
Link: nchpad.org/CHISP.pdf - Sustainability Planning Guide for Healthy Communities (PDF 120 pages)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Link: cdc.gov/nccdphp/dch/programs/healthycommunitiesprogram/pdf/sustainability_guide.pdf - How I Walk
Source: National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD)
Link: nchpad.org/howiwalk/ - Complete Streets
Source: Smart Growth America
Link: smartgrowthamerica.org/program/national-complete-streets-coalition/ - Step It Up! The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities
Source: The Surgeon General
Link: surgeongeneral.gov/library/calls/walking-and-walkable-communities/index.html - Access Portsmouth [Note: Their new name is Access Navigators]
Source: Access Navigators
Link: accessnavigators.com/ - Accessibility Cloud
Source: SOZIALHELDEN e.V.
Link: accessibility.cloud/ - NCHPAD Blog: Endless CapABILITIES
Source: National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD)
Link: blog.ncpad.org/
Use this blog to share information and generate new ideas about health and disability. - Inclusive Community Health Implementation Package (iCHIP)
Source: National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD)
Link: nchpad.org/iChip
The iCHIP provides specific guidance, information, and resources related to community health leadership, communication, policy, programming, planning, assessment, and training.
Disability Inclusion
- Disability and Inclusion Planning Toolkit: How to Video
Organizations must foster a welcoming and inclusive community for all by expanding the ways in which individuals are invited and encouraged to participate. Federation has developed an Inclusion Tool to help all organizations on their journey to full inclusion.
Source: JewishDC
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7cieaEbWzA
Special National Health and Wellness Event
- National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Journey
Source: National Institutes of Health
Link: joinallofus.org/en/journey
This traveling, hands-on exhibit will raise awareness about the All of Us Research Program, which is an ambitious effort to gather data from 1 million or more people living in the United State to accelerate research and improve health.
Be a part of the All of Us Journey’s 37-week national tour. You can attend an event to learn more about the All of Us Research Program and its potential to advance precision medicine in the future. Check the All of Us website for other dates throughout the Southeast and the U.S. at Link: joinallofus.org/en/journey
National & International Sports Organizations that Promote Inclusion of People with Disabilities
- National Center on Accessibility
Source: National Center on Accessibility
Link: ncaonline.org/index.shtml
Promotes access and inclusion for people with disabilities in parks, recreation and tourism. - National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD)
Source: National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD)
Link: nscd.org/
One of the largest therapeutic recreation agencies in the world, it offers a variety of year-round sports and recreational adventures. - Disabled Sports USA
Source: Disabled Sports USA
Link: disabledsportsusa.org/
How adaptive sports help youth, wounded warriors and adults with disabilities live happier, healthier lives. - Northeast Passage
Source: University of New Hampshire, College of Health & Human Services, Department of Recreation Management & Policy
Link: nepassage.org/
This program empowers individuals with disabilities to define, pursue and achieve their therapeutic recreation and adaptive sports goals. - Blaze Sports America
Source: Blaze Sports
Link: blazesports.org/
Offers sport and recreation programs for kids and veterans with physical disabilities. They serve a wide range of ability levels from recreational beginner to competitive Paralympians. - National Ability Center
Source: National Ability Center
Link: discovernac.org/
Empowers individuals of all abilities by building self-esteem, confidence and lifetime skills through sport, recreation and educational programs. - Inclusive Sports Initiative
Source: Institute for Human Centered Design
Link: humancentereddesign.org/index.php?q=projects/inclusive-sports-initiative
Ongoing research, education and advocacy promote inclusion, universal design, and sports around the world.
Accessible Playgrounds & Recreation
- Landscape Structures
Source: Landscape Structures
Link: playlsi.com/home.shtml
This company creates innovative, accessible playground equipment for schools, parks, childcare centers, religious institutions, and more to help develop healthier kids, families and communities. - Inclusive Play – Playground Design Ideas
Source: Landscape Structures
Link: playlsi.com/en/playground-design-ideas/inclusive-play/ - Morgan’s Wonderland
Source: Morgan’s Wonderland
Link: morganswonderland.com/
This San Antonio, Texas, theme park was built to emphasize inclusion and enable everyone to come together and have fun, regardless of their abilities. - Playgrounds for Everyone
Source: National Public Radio (NPR)
Link: playgroundsforeveryone.com/
A community-edited guide to accessible playgrounds. - 2018 Playground Funding Guide
Source: Game Time
Link: gametime.com/resources/playground-funding-guide
This free guide includes hundreds of grants and other funding sources for playgrounds, fitness parks and other recreation projects, as well as resources for grant writing assistance and for developing inclusive, accessible facilities. Guide is available free of charge as a PDF download. - Article: Designing Playgrounds for Children with Cochlear Implants
Source: Game Time
Link: gametime.com/news/designing-playgrounds-for-children-with-cochlear-implants - National Lekotek Center
Link: lekotek.org/
Provides services to improve the lives of children with disabilities using toys and play. Lekotek Centers offer medically helpful play-based sessions for families of children with disabilities, structured to help children learn, develop, and do well. - Easter Seals Camp and Recreation Directory
Link: easterseals.com/our-programs/camping-recreation/camp-and-recreation-directory.html
Nationwide directory of day and residential camps and recreation programs that serve children, adults and families of all abilities. - Braille Nature Trail Directory
Source: Nature for the Blind
Link: naturefortheblind.com/
This website provides locations and information about over 200 Braille nature trails and sensory gardens in the U.S. and in 35 countries for people who are visually impaired or have other physical disabilities. - America Walks
Source: America Walks
Link: americawalks.org/
Helps communities create safe, accessible, and enjoyable walking conditions for all. Provides strategy support, training and technical assistance to statewide, regional, and local organizations. - Every Body Walk! Collaborative
Source: America Walks
Link: americawalks.org/partner-directory/everybody-walk-collaborative-2/
National initiative to promote safe, accessible and inclusive places to walk. - Inclusive Recreation Resource Center
Source: Inclusive Recreation Resource Center
Link: inclusiverec.org/accessible-recreation
Promotes and sustains participation by people of all abilities in inclusive recreation activities and resources. - Inclusion U
Link: inclusiverec.org/inclusion-u-online
This online training is for anyone interested in increasing opportunities for inclusive recreation. - Inclusivity Assessment Tool
Link: inclusiverec.org/inclusivity-assessment-tool
This user-friendly tool helps recreation programs and facilities survey both physical accessibility and programmatic inclusion. The Inclusivity Assessment Tool is used by trained assessors who have completed Inclusion U.
ADA Requirements and Guidelines for Recreation Facilities
- ADA Accessibility Requirements for Recreation Facilities
Source: U.S. Access Board
Link: access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/recreation-facilities
The ADA and ABA standards include access to recreation facilities, including play areas, swimming pools, sports facilities, fishing piers, boating facilities, golf courses, and amusement rides. New provisions cover access to trails, picnic and camping sites, and beaches on Federal sites. - National Park Service Accessibility Guidelines and Resources
Source: National Park Service
Link: nps.gov/hfc/accessibility/
Federal accessibility guidelines for national parks. - ADA Requirements: Accessible Pools
Source: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
Link: ada.gov/pools_2010.htm (HTML)
Link: ada.gov/pools_2010.pdf (PDF 5 pages)
These ADA requirements were updated on May 24, 2012.
Inclusive Healthcare and Wellness
- ADA Live! Webcasts on Aging and Disability
Source: ADA Live! and the Southeast ADA Center
Link: adalive.org
You can listen anytime to these 30-minute broadcasts of previous WADA ADA Live! episodes. Written transcripts and lists of useful resources are also available. Episodes 54 and 56 are a two-part series, with a shared list of resources.
Episode 54: Aging and Disability
Link: adalive.org/episode54
Episode 54: Aging and Disability Resources List
Link: adalive.org/episode54_resources
Note: These resources apply to Episodes 54 and 56.
Episode 56: Disability and Aging: Medicare, Medicaid, and Benefits Enrollment Assistance
Link: adalive.org/episode56 - Inclusive Fitness Toolkit for Fitness and Wellness Professionals
Source: Northeast ADA Center, Cornell University
Link: northeastada.org/docs/Inclusive-Fitness-Toolkit.pdf (PDF 110 pages)
This toolkit helps fitness and wellness professionals include the needs of individuals with developmental and other disabilities when designing and implementing programs and services. - National Senior Health and Fitness Day
Source: National Senior Health and Fitness Day
Link: fitnessday.com/senior/
This annual event on May 30th focuses on inclusive health and wellness for all older adults, including those aging with disabilities. - Healthy Aging and Disability Fact Sheets Series
Source: University of Washington, Aging and Physical Disability Rehabilitation Research and Training Center
Link: agerrtc.washington.edu/info/factsheets
Learn how to create a healthy lifestyle for older adults with disabilities. - Aging Well with a Disability? Go For It!
Source: National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
Link: naricspotlight.wordpress.com/2015/09/16/aging-well-with-a-disability-go-for-it/
List of resources on the health benefits of exercise and physical activity for older adults. - Let’s Get Physical!
Source: National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
Link: naricspotlight.wordpress.com/2015/05/18/lets-get-physical/
List of resources on the importance of an active and healthy lifestyle for people with disabilities. - Healthcare Transition for Youth with Disabilities
Source: Got Transition and the National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health
Link: gottransition.org/youthfamilies/index.cfm
As youth with disabilities learn to live independently as adults, it requires an organized transition process to gain health care skills, prepare for an adult model of care, and transfer to new providers. Website also available in Spanish. - Resources for Youth with Disabilities, Families, and Professionals
Source: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Link: hhs.gov/ash/oah/adolescent-development/physical-health-and-nutrition/chronic-conditions-and-disabilities/resources.html
Health and wellness resources for service providers, youth and families. - Healthfinder.gov
Source: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Link: healthfinder.gov/Default.aspx
This website has information and tools to help you and your family stay healthy. Information is also available in Spanish. - Save the Dates: Disability and Health Data System (DHDS) Webinars
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Link: cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/dhds.html
The CDC created a Disability and Health Data System (DHDS) to provide quick and easy access to data on demographics and health information for adults with disabilities. Users can access information on five functional disability types, more than 30 health topics, and customized data for your state or region.
CDC will host the following webinars to tell you more about DHDS.
• June 21, 2018 at 3-4pm EST – Beginner’s Guide to DHDS
• June 26, 2018 at 3-4pm EST – DHDS: Beyond the Basics