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Exceptional Parent, 1989
Briefly described are four award winning summer programs including a Massachusetts Girl Scout camp which mainstreams girls with disabilities; a New York camp serving siblings of children with disabilities; a Texas camp which utilizes volunteers to serve disabled children who may have serious medical conditions; and a California camp offering…
Descriptors: Camping, Day Camp Programs, Disabilities, Mainstreaming
McAnaney, Kate Divine – Exceptional Parent, 1989
The mother of a physically disabled child encourages the participation of such children in mainstream camping programs. Suggestions to maximize the benefits of the camping experience are offered. (DB)
Descriptors: Camping, Mainstreaming, Normalization (Handicapped), Parent Role
Schleifer, Maxwell J., Ed. – Exceptional Parent, 1977
A 14-year-old minimally brain injured boy and his parents present their views regarding the boy's problems at an overnight summer camp for regular children. (SBH)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Case Studies, Elementary Education
Brannan, Steve; And Others – Camping Magazine, 1997
A nationwide survey of 31 residential summer camps indicated that disabled and nondisabled campers attended the same camp sessions; that camps served youth with a wide range of disabilities; that disabled and nondisabled campers jointly participated in meals, recreation, evening programs, and arts and crafts; and that camps were willing to…
Descriptors: Camping, Disabilities, Group Activities, Mainstreaming
Download full textParker, Mitchell S. – 2001
This paper describes Camp Ramah, a residential summer camp in Central Ontario that offers a one month program for adolescents with developmental disabilities. Up to 15 special needs campers, ages 12-25, participate with up to 400 campers and 150 staff in a residential camping experience. Most campers have mild to moderate mental retardation, some…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Developmental Disabilities, Foreign Countries
Bates, Eleanor Ann – Camping Magazine, 1986
Describes experiment to include children with health and behavior problems in a residential camp for economically disadvantaged children. Discusses special health care provisions and staff training. Presents four case studies of campers. Offers lessons learned from the experiment and plans for evaluation and followup. (LFL)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Camping, Children
Lee, Younghill; And Others – Camping Magazine, 1991
Describes Korea's Camp Gonee for mainstreaming disabled children, based on American continuum-of-services approach to therapeutic recreation. Describes camp's systematic design, planning, objectives, program development, and volunteer training. Describes campers' experiences, progress, and relationships with volunteers. Discusses implications of…
Descriptors: Camping, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Mainstreaming
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Washington, DC. Information and Research Utilization Center. – 1976
The publication provides some broad guidelines for serving impaired, disabled, and handicapped children in nonspecialized or regular day and residential camps. Part One on the rationale and basis for integrated camping includes three chapters which cover mainstreaming and the normalization principle, the continuum of services (or Cascade System)…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Administration, Camping, Day Camp Programs
Santa Barbara County Schools, CA. – 1980
The Santa Barbara County Environmental Education Outdoor School Program provides for conduct of programs and classes in outdoor science and conservation. The aim of the school is to increase the maturity and awareness of students to man's role in ecology and the world of nature around us. This handbook for teachers will assist in the preparation…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Clothing, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Henderson, Karla A., Comp.; Bialeschki, M. Deborah, Comp. – 1982
Abstracts are presented of twelve presentations made at the March 1982 National Convention of the American Camping Association: (1) the operations and environment of a summer residential camp serving individuals with disabilities, and the relationships among staff members' perceptions of the organizational climate, acceptance of self, acceptance…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adventure Education, Camping, Disease Incidence
