Chicago Park District — Special Recreation Programs
Year-round Chicago Park District programming built for disabled residents, run separately from mainstream park classes.
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What this is, in plain language
The Chicago Park District's Special Recreation Division runs year-round sports, recreation and leisure programmes for Chicagoans with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including Special Olympics training, adaptive sports, and programming for Deaf and hard-of-hearing residents.
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- The Special Recreation Division runs sports, recreation and leisure programming for Chicagoans with intellectual disabilities and developmental delays, including training and competition through Special Olympics.
- It also runs Adaptive Sports & Recreation programmes for people with physical disabilities or who are blind or low-vision, and programming for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing.
- Families reach the programme directly by phone or email rather than through a specific park's front desk; an assessment is required to receive additional inclusion support within mainstream Park District programmes.
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