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NRPA Update
Embracing ADA Compliance

e know your agency goal is to provide outstanding service to your community. To that end, we know you also want people with disabilities to
have ready access to all your recreation facilities and parks. One critical
way to achieve this goal is by complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
regulations address public agency
recreation facilities, sports fields and
courts, fitness centers, pools, golf courses, boating and fishing areas, and more.
States, cities, counties, special districts
and other governments with sites that
do not meet current DOJ regulations
can be vulnerable to costly administrative complaints, settlement agreements
and court orders.
NRPA has partnered with Recreation Accessibility Consultants LLC,
to provide NRPA Premiere members
with a five percent discount on all existing site access audits and services.

Large projects, in excess of $100,000,
can receive an additional one percent
discount, with a maximum of nine percent discounted. This firm has worked
with enforcement agencies, provided
training for DOJ enforcement staff,
and has career experience in public
parks and recreation.
Don't hesitate to contact Recreation
Accessibility Consultants LLC today
to take advantage of this exclusive
NRPA member discount! For more information, visit www.nrpa.org/RAC.
- Molly Andrews, NRPA's Customer
Service Coordinator

Thank You for Participating in
Park and Recreation Month!

RPA would like to thank
our members for making
July's Park and Recreation
Month a resounding success! As of
press time, there were 1,081 mentions of Park and Recreation Month
and #JulyOUTisIN on Twitter, 1,029
mentions on Facebook, 659 mentions

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on Instagram, 73 mentions on blogs
and two mentions on YouTube. The
total social media mentions came to
an impressive 2,844. NRPA's presence on social media also grew with
5,423 new Facebook followers, 391
new Twitter followers and 132 new
Instagram followers, totaling 5,946
new followers on the association's social platforms since July 1. As well as
being featured on social media, Park
and Recreation Month was mentioned 164 times in the news. Thank
you to everyone who participated in
spreading the word and joining us for
#JulyOUTisIN!
- Marissa Bracamonte, Editorial Intern
of Parks & Recreation Magazine

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Test Your Park
and Recreation
Knowledge
The following is a sample Certified
Park and Recreation Professional
(CPRP) examination question.
Staff development activities are
most often successful when:
A. Orientation is required for all staff
B. Continuing education is required
C. Staff are involved in establishing
goals
D. Staff evaluations are merit-based
Calling all beginning to midlevel
professionals! The Certified Park and
Recreation Professional (CPRP) is the
national standard for all park and recreation professionals who want to be
at the forefront of their profession.
For more information on the CPRP
certification program and the answer
to the above question, please visit
www.nrpa.org/cprp.

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