NSSRA recognizes that some individuals with disabilities would benefit from social opportunities available by participating in programs offered through their local park district or recreation department . Inclusion provides a choice for individuals of varying abilities to experience recreation programming within their community .

Inclusion services are offered to residents of NSSRA ’ s 13 partner communities at no additional cost to the family . Inclusion support may come in the form of one or more of the following : program observation , staff training , program modifications / adaptations , modified equipment , and / or an Inclusion Companion .

An Inclusion Companion ’ s role is to blend into the program with the partner agency staff while providing the appropriate amount of support to promote independence .

s A parent or family member recognizes that a participant would benefit from additional support in a partner agency program . s The partner agency staff identifies a need for additional support , for safety and programmatic reasons and communicates this need to the family .

s Activity Modification s Adaptive Equipment

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