- Philosophy of inclusion and participation in adventure activities by people with disabilities.
- Attitudes and appropriate terminology
- Inclusive adventure programming
- Definition
- Techniques
- Activities
- Program design skills
- Assessment: includes knowledge of disabilities and their implications for participation; plus individual health and safety issues, current physical and cognitive functioning, communication, ADL, and support needs.
- Activity analysis
- Activity adaptation
- Sequencing of experiences
- Implementation skills
- American Sign Language
- Transferring and mobility techniques
- Knowledge of disabling conditions, particularly unique safety concerns on the course, and also functional abilities and health implications
- Adapting equipment and activities
- Universal initiatives
- Modeling inclusion
- Benefits (Goals)
- Potential debriefing topics
Recommended Challenge Course Staff Training Topics
In closing, we present an outline of challenge course staff training topics for working with participants with disabilities. There may be other material to include depending on the type of program, length of program, environmental features, and other specific disability-related needs. Research into these topics will be necessary to provide full content during the training.
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