moving to inclusion a program of the active living alliance for canadians with a disability
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Moving to Inclusion A program of the Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability Presented by: Lori Prospero, Chairperson ALACD-Ontario. Overview of ALACD. National, non-profit organization Vision: A society where all Canadians live active and healthy lives. Mission: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Active Living Alliance www.ala.cafor Canadians with a Disability
Moving to Inclusion– A program of the Active Living
Alliance for Canadians with a Disability
• Presented by:– Lori Prospero, Chairperson
ALACD-Ontario
Active Living Alliance www.ala.cafor Canadians with a Disability
Active Living Alliance www.ala.cafor Canadians with a Disability
Overview of ALACD
National, non-profit organizationVision:
– A society where all Canadians live active and healthy lives.
Mission:– To encourage all Canadians to live active
and healthy lives through the promotion of and advocacy for inclusive active living opportunities at the grass-roots level.
Active Living Alliance www.ala.cafor Canadians with a Disability
What is active living?It is a “way of life”
– Valuing physical activity as a part of your every day life
– Connects the mind, body and soulImproves your quality of lifeLeads to a decrease in health care
spending
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Benefits…
Enhanced quality of life– Physical– Intellectual– Spiritual– Social– Emotional
Opens doors to other opportunities
Active Living Alliance www.ala.cafor Canadians with a Disability
How can we achieve our outcome?
Utilize the strength of the ALACD at a national, provincial and local level– Our strength lies in the people; over 1.5 million
across Canada belong to the ALACD network.Appeal directly to Canadians with a
DisabilityAppeal to our partners and support
organizationsAdvocate for and support direct
intervention
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Programs & ServicesNational clearinghouse for inclusive active
living resources– Ontario Active Living Resource Centre
Inclusion Training– Teachers– Community recreation professionals
Community Assistance– Inclusion Action Pack
Awards– Gerry York Moving to Inclusion Award– Ted Wall Graduate Student Research Award
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History of MTI
Developed by ALACD and their partner organizations in 1994
The program includes 8 comprehensive resource binders and 1 abridged version.
The abridged version was sent to every school in Canada in 1995.
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Comprehensive Series
The Student with an Amputation
The Student with Cerebral Palsy
Active Living Alliance www.ala.cafor Canadians with a Disability
Comprehensive Series
The Student who is Deaf or Hard of Hearing
The Student with an Intellectual Disability
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Comprehensive Series
The Student with Multiple Disabilities
The Student who is Physically Awkward
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Comprehensive Series
The Student with a Visual Impairment
The Student who uses a Wheelchair
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Comprehensive Series
Skiing for Students with a Disability
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The Inclusion Process
Obtain pertinent information– Nature of disability– Participant’s age, skill level, fitness level– Behaviour/attitude towards active living– Past physical activity experience
Identify supports– Family– Peers/volunteers– Program/education assistants
Define safety concerns
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Inclusion process continued…
Assess skillSet realistic objectivesContribute to I.E.PSelect activitiesMake modifications/adaptations to
program– Equipment, Skill complexity, Rules, Space
ImplementEvaluate
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How can YOU make a difference?
Develop a plan to ensure that your school provides quality daily physical activity for ALL students.
Ensure that your community recreation facilities have a solid, written policy for inclusion within their programs and back it up with ACTION.
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Making a difference…
Ensure that your staff/co-workers have an inclusion attitude.– Invite ALACD’s Inclusive Physical Education Coordinator
to facilitate a workshop for your staff/co-workersMarket your services to persons with a
disabilityInvite persons with a disability to sit on
advisory councilsBecome involved in the ALACD-Ontario
network
Active Living Alliance www.ala.cafor Canadians with a Disability
Contact Info…
ALACD-Ontario505-1185 Eglinton Ave. East
Toronto, OntarioM3C 3C6
P: 416-426-7035F: 416-426-7404
Lori ProsperoChairperson416-597-3422, Ext. [email protected]