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Expanded Education Sessions!
Discover more at the 2024 NRPA Annual Conference
A
t the 2024 NRPA Annual Conference, attendees can choose
from more than 230 diverse educational offerings. In response
to growing demand, several dynamic one-hour sessions will
run twice, ensuring you won't miss out on these valuable learning
experiences. Since this list does not contain all sessions that will run
twice, be sure to check out the full schedule of educational sessions at
nrpa.org/Conference.
Toolkit for Hosting
Accessible Events
Speaker: Lucas Tobin, San Francisco
Recreation and Park Department
Do
you want to ensure that events
in your parks and facilities are accessible
to the Deaf and disability
communities? Has your agency experienced
accessibility complaints?
Do you want to help ensure that
the attendees at your events reflect
the diversity of your community?
Do you want to make sure event
organizers who use your parks and
facilities make their events accessi2024
NRPA Annual Conference
attendees can choose from more than
230 educational offerings.
ble to the Deaf and disability communities?
If you answered yes to
any of these questions, this session
is for you! Whether hosting your
own events or issuing permits for
others, accessibility is not just the
law, it's the right thing to do!
People with disabilities are the
minority
largest
in
the
United
States, but the Deaf and disability
communities are often excluded
from enjoying events because planners
lack experience with accessibility
requirements and do not
know where to find information
and resources. This session will focus
on access to events as an equity
issue, helping attendees see the
importance of planning for accessibility
and providing them with
the information and tools to do
it. Join us for this fun, interactive
session where you will learn about
San Francisco Recreation and
Park's Event Accessibility Toolkit
and how you can adopt it for your
agency.
'Changes in Latitudes,
Changes in Attitudes': In
a Jimmy Buffet World,
Boomer Programming
Speakers: Teresa Hilton, Rockville
(Maryland) Recreation and Parks
Department, and Nancy Pfeffer,
Prince George's County (Maryland)
Parks and Recreation - Special
Programs Division
In this presentation, you'll find
your lost shaker of salt, creating
changes in attitudes on developing
Margaritaville-style programs for
the young-at-heart baby boomers.
Boomers claim a patent on the idea
of " youth " and think of themselves
as the young generation. They retire
early, have funds and want
exciting activities to change their
latitude. This session will help you
develop a plan on how to curate a
truly celebratory program inventory
that reflects a " Bahama breeze "
vibe that will have your participants
feeling like it's " five o'clock
somewhere " - and your program
is the place to be!
Kason's Korner: A Boy's
Quest for Equal Access
Playgrounds
Speakers: Brandon Lange, Nick
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