Identifying Partners and Creating Opportunities: Enhancing Access to Recreation

Event Date/Time: 

Wednesday, July 30th, 2025
2:00 PM EDT - 3:30 PM EDT

Location: 

Online/Telephone

Description: 

This session will explore strategies for identifying or creating accessible recreational opportunities at the local level. We will be joined by representatives from Metro Washington Association of Blind Athletes, Achilles International, and Catalyst Sports, who will offer practical tips to help you work with local recreation centers, municipal parks departments, or other local groups to make their existing programs more accessible for people with disabilities. The speakers will also discuss what it takes and what sources of support are available to start a new adaptive sports program or organization in your community.

Speakers:
Andrew Hogan, Catalyst Sports
James Murphy, Achilles International
Karla Gilbride, Metro Washington Association of Blind Athletes

General Accommodations: 

Open or Closed Captions

From the Sponsor: 

Region 3 - Mid-Atlantic ADA Center

Audience: 

People with Disabilities, State and Local Government, ADA Coordinator, Consumer Advocate, Educator, Family Member of Person With Disability, Federal or Non-Federal Partner, Industry Representative or Product Developer, Medical Professional, Policy Expert, Practitioners, Service Provider, State/Local Affiliate

Topic: 

General ADA Information, Public Accommodations (ADA Title III), State and Local Government (ADA Title II), Technology (Accessible), Transportation, Accessible Technologies, ADA Center Information, Disability Awareness/Education, Non-Discrimination, Program Access, Reasonable Accommodation, Reasonable Modification of Policy and Procedures

Credit: 

Attendance

Registration: 

Required

Cost: 

$ 0.00

Registration Deadline: 

Wednesday, July 30, 2025