A. Guidelines for Development

GLOBAL VISION PROJECT: Global Vision of Rehabilitation
and Recreation for People with Disabilities in the 21st Century

COMMUNITY:
"Guidelines A: Introduction: Guidelines for Development of Community-Based Special Play and Recreation for People with Disabilities"

by Prof. John A. Nesbitt, Ed.D., CTRS, Pres./CEO,
Special Recreation for disABLED International

Guidelines Serve. The guidelines focus on special play and recreation programs and services for people with disabilities. These guidelines serve infants and children and youth, adults, and seniors. They may be used relative to all age levels and all disease/disability conditions.

They are designed to serve organizations providing recreation: governmental (public), non-governmental (private, voluntary), and commercial organizations, from local to national.

Multiple Uses. These guidelines are designed to cite specific elements of administration which make the difference between special recreation being provided or not provided, funds being provided or not being provided. The policies and practices covered in the guidelines provide the means to ASSESS the STATUS of service or non-service to people with disabilities. They provide a way of setting PRIORITIES for development.

When the recreation resources or funds, programs, and services are not being provided this results in a denial of human rights for people with disabilities. They are denied pleasure, growth, development, and healing. They are denied a recreation lifestyle typical of their neighbors and fellow citizens. Their lives are suppressed. Their ability to contribute to the social and economic vitality of their communities and nations is depressed.

Assessing Current STATUS of Compliance with Guidelines and Rating PRIORITY for Development by Agency

STATUS	GRADE	PRIORITY
5 = Highest Compliance	A	5 = Highest Priority Need
4 = High Compliance	B	4 = High Priority Need
3 = Minimal Compliance	C	3 = Low Priority Need
2 = Substandard Compliance	D	2 = Lowest Priority Need
1 = Non-Compliance	F	1 = No Priority Need

GUIDELINES: Table of Contents

PART A: Introduction (this introduction).

PART B: Policy
I. POLICY: Agency Recognition of Need for Special Play and Recreation (SPR).
II. POLICY: Agency Goals for Special Play and Recreation.
III. POLICY: Agency Practices, Priorities, and Planning for SPR.
IV. POLICY: Agency Inter-Agency Cooperation and Coordination for SPR.
V. POLICY: Agency Funding for Special Play and Recreation.

PART C: Program
VI. PROGRAM: Participation of People with Disabilities.
VII. PROGRAM: Program Principles.
VIII. PROGRAM: Play and Recreation Education and Advising.
IX. PROGRAM: Areas, Facilities, and Equipment for Play and Recreation.

PART D: Personnel
X. PERSONNEL: Education, Training, and Personnel Standards
XI. PERSONNEL: Integration of Personnel with Disabilities

PART E: Evaluation
XII. EVALUATION: Evaluation and Research in Special Play and Recreation.

PART F:
The National Institute ... A Brief Description

NOTES: In these Guidelines the terms:

"Recreation" means both "Play for Infants and Children and Recreation for Youth, Adults, and Seniors."

"Play and Recreation" includes:

__Arts and Crafts, __Cultural and Ethnic, __Dance,
__Drama, __Education, __Entertainment,
__Hobbies, __Games, __Mental and Literary,
__Music, __Nature and Outdoor __Social,
__Special Events, __Sports, __Tourism,
__Volunteering __Water Activity __Wellness and Fitness
and related
__Career Education __Play and Recreation Education

"Recreation Agency" means:

__Community-Based Rehabilitation with Special Recreation.
__Community-Based Recreation/Special Recreation provided by a community body.
__Governmental/public agency providing parks, play, recreation, sports, youth services.
__Non-governmental, voluntary or private agency providing parks, play, recreation, sports, youth services.
__Commercial, profit-making agency providing parks, play, recreation, sports, youth services.

"People With Disabilities" and "disABLED" include all illness, injury, disability groups at all age and functioning levels. The use of "disABLED" is intended, either successfully or unsuccessfully, to mean that people with disabilities are able, ABLED.
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GLOBAL VISION PROJECT:
Global Vision of Rehabilitation and Recreation
for People with Disabilities in the 21st Century
A JOINT PROJECT BY:
Disability International Foundation AND
Special Recreation for disABLED International

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