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2011 OSEP Leadership Mega ConferenceCollaboration to Achieve Success from Cradle to Career 2.0
Opening Doors: Project Adventure
Inclusive mentored recreation for children and youth with disabilities and special health care needs
from traditionally underserved communities
Laurie Glader, MD206NR-S
Presentation 4
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Opening Doors
Early Solutions: Ages 0-8 Identifying developmental and physical disabilities at a young age
Project Adventure: Ages 8-15 Improving health and well-being through community-based recreation
Opt4College: Ages 15-22 Focusing on transition to adulthood (with appropriate educational, rehabilitative, and medical services)
Opening Doors for Children and Youth with Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs: NIDRR Research and Rehabilitation Training Center
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Why Project Adventure?
The Need: Children with disabilities and special health care needs are less likely to be involved in physical fitness programs
• Lack of opportunity• Need for supports
A Solution: Mentored, community-based inclusive recreation
• Any child or youth with disability and special health care need (CYDS)
• Trained volunteer mentor (“coach”) • Recreational activity of the child’s choosing• Community recreational facility
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Project Adventure Research Study
Feasibility• Child-coach pairs met weekly for 6 months • Recreational and fitness activities chosen based on
child interests and goals• Community partnership: Greater Boston
YMCA Network• Support for family & coach memberships• Community facility staff versed in disability awareness
Impact• Children, families, mentors, community
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Participants Children • 6-15 years • special health care need & disability• many from typically underserved groups
Screening for safety• Participation cleared by primary physician• Screened for motor issues requiring individualized
PT recommendations• Screened for significant behavioral concerns
Recruitment • Community Based Organizations• Children’s Hospital Boston and affiliates
Project Adventure Participants
Project Adventure Participants
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Project Adventure Coaches
College and graduate students interested in careers in health sciences and related fields (pre-med, PT, OT, nursing, phys. ed., education, etc.)
Community members
Coaches:
screened In collaboration with
trained Partners for Youthwith Disabilities
supervised
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Project Adventure: Results
75 child-coach pairs studied• Range of special health care needs and disabilities: Autism,
Down syndrome, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, etc.• Range of activities: swimming, basketball, weight- lifting, rock-
climbing etc.
Feasibility: Mentored recreation allows for successful inclusion of children with a broad range of abilities and backgrounds in community-based physical activities
Impact: Preliminary qualitative outcomes from participants indicate positive effects in all groups
Program development and sustainability• Training Manual• Manual for program development
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Project Adventure Implications
All children benefit from recreationChildren with a broad range of abilities
and backgrounds can participate successfully in mentored recreation
Programming can be created which is safe and rewarding
Tools exist to assist with flexible program development
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Opening Doors: Project Adventure website
http://www.openingdoorsforyouth.org/let-the-fun-begin