Chicago Special Parent Magazine 2008 - (Page 39) PLAYTIME That doesn’t mean parents should assume ents there are no opportunities for their children. s State law gives every park district and y municipality the authority and funding mechanism to either join an existing ith all the demands you face every day, special recreation association or crebuilding in time for your child to just tion ate their own with a neighboring play is more important than you might hboring community, Reiner says. realize. If your needs are not being Beyond emotional and physical growth, met, Reiner says to start by recreation time allows a person to explore their approaching park staff or elected own creativity and work on social skills, builds officials and informing them relationships between siblings and gives parents em you want community-based ways to interact with their kids in a non-medical ed recreation opportunities for mode, says Larry Reiner, executive director or your child. of the Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Park districts are Association. required to either offer inclu“From my perspective, it’s helping an indiclusion services by pairing residents vidual capitalize on their own creativity to be a esidents with leisure aides and specialized whole and complete person,” he says. “ We’re ecialized programming without inclusion. really trying to widen their world.” lusion. Participants should While Illinois has 29 special hould be able to play on a recreation associations that each y Special Olympics encompass two or more park disics team and attend a tricts or municipalities, there are nd Special Recreation regular day camp, still residents in northern Illinois mp, Network of Illinois he says. not being served. www.specialrecreation.org Illinois law provides for special recreation W LEARN MORE Katie, of Lombard, at a NEDSRA program WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION New & Pre-Owned Vans Lowered Floor Mini Vans Full Size Vans Accessible Rental Vans Driving Aids & Lifts Wheelchair & Scooter LIfts 5 DEALERSHIP LOCATIONS SCHAUMBURG BURR RIDGE BELVIDERE MADISON WAUKESHA For More Information: www.midwestmobility.com (800) 809-3738 ChicagoParent.com | Specıal Parent 2008 CHICAGO | 39 http://www.specialrecreation.org http://ChicagoParent.com
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