YMCA Storer Camps | Inclusive Rec Database

Section E: Program Practices

Registration and needs assessment

Does the registration or sign-up form ask if additional assistance or accommodations may be needed for participation in the program or activity?

Yes

Is the inclusion point of contact (or ADA coordinator) listed on the registration form?

Is there a way to conduct a needs assessment or gather additional information for successful participation, when needed? (e.g., an assessment or interview)

Yes

When needed, does staff conduct pre-program meetings or orientations with participants with disabilities, prior to starting a program or activity?

Yes

Comments/additional information about registration and needs assessment:

Scholarship fund information is on the registration form. Post participation evaluations are available for anyone on scholarships.

Supports available

Are additional staff or volunteers available to assist in inclusion, when needed?

Yes

Are peer orientations about disability and inclusion available, when needed?

Yes

Do peers help provide assistance with inclusion, when needed?

Yes

Are positive behavioral supports used in the program or activity, when needed?

Yes

Is a quiet area available for calming or relaxation needs?

Yes

If yes, describe quiet area:

The library provides the quietest area we have on camp. The library has bean bag chairs, board games, cards and books. The building that houses the library was previously a sleeping cabin. It has a similar format to the other cabins on camp. Camp also has 1,300 acres that are able to be used for people looking for other quiet relaxing spaces.

Comments/additional information about supports:

Peer orientations are case by case as needed.

Activity accommodations

Are activities modified to individual needs, when needed?

Yes

If yes, typical modifications provided:

Activity space
Cooperative or competitive
Length of activity
Rules of activity
Skill level

Do activities allow structured time for socialization between participants?

Yes

Is task/activity analysis used to determine needs? (breaking down activities into steps or parts)

Can people partially participate in activities, when needed? (e.g., take breaks, do only part of activity)

Yes

Comments/additional information about activity accommodations:

YMCA Storer Camps offers a challenge by choice method for all activities.

Specialized programs or services

Are specialized/segregated programs for people with disabilities provided?

Camp Catch-A-Rainbow: Summer camp program for children being treated for cancer or in remission of cancer.

A G Bell: Campers who are hearing impaired.

Notes about program practices

Any additional program practices you noted at the agency that are not listed above that you feel are helpful to people with disabilities and their families:

YMCA Storer Camps try their best to accommodate their program practices to best meet the needs of all their guests.

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Assessment

Section E: Program Practices

Registration and needs assessment

Supports available

Activity accommodations

Specialized programs or services

Notes about program practices

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Assessment

Section E: Program Practices

Registration and needs assessment

Supports available

Activity accommodations

Specialized programs or services

Notes about program practices

YMCA Storer Camps
Back to Agency