Accessibility Coordinator Training: Accessibility Management for Parks and Recreation, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, May 14-17, 2007
This National Center on Accessibility (NCA) training course is designed to give Accessibility Coordinators in parks and recreation the foundation for implementing an accessibility management program. Sessions will include discussions of the characteristics and needs of people with disabilities, legislative mandates and litigation, accessibility standards and common errors, the application of universal design to park and recreation environments, program access, considerations for conducting accessibility assessments, visitor use and marketing, and comprehensive planning.
For more information and to register for the course, visit the NCA website at www.ncaonline.org.
International Conference on Physical Activity and Obesity in Children, Toronto, Canada, June 24-27, 2007
The long-term aim of this symposium is to inform the development of a scientifically-based community strategy to reduce the incidence of childhood and youth obesity through increased sport and physical activity participation. The short-term goal is to assimilate, interpret and share the evidence with key stakeholders to develop recommendations concerning effective physical activity policies and programs at the community level to address obesity in children and youth.
For more information go to: http://www.phe.queensu.ca.