Inclusion For All™

Dedicated to including ALL people with special needs™

The Camp-For-All™ Information Center

The complete resource to help parents and professionals include ALL kids in summer camp

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Inclusion Staff Letter

Last winter XXXXXX spoke with many of you on the importance of creating a more fully inclusive environment for kids and families throughout the JCC. She asked you what resources the special needs department would need to provide in order to assure not only the safety and appropriateness of the participants, but also comfort and security for the instructors.

The staff interviewed responded with the following requests:

* Knowledge of the child’s special needs and behaviors prior to the initial class time.

* The provision of a one on one aid by the special needs department, if necessary.

* The Special Needs Department will offer support through information sharing and physical presence of the special needs coordinator or other

qualified member of the special needs department during class time.

* The Special Needs Department will provide ongoing support to instructors.

The JCC has been successfully offering inclusion throughout our camp programs for a long time. Many of our school year programs have also begun to accept children with special needs. In order to stay current with educational and recreational trends, we must continue to not only provide inclusion services at the highest quality, but also increase the number of children with special needs we serve through our skill based and inclusion programs.

I am encouraging parents of children with special needs to register for fall classes that are appealing. I am telling the parents to notify both the department head and myself when they have registered so that we can be sure that the situation will be appropriate and necessary accommodations can be made. When parents contact you let me know so that we can coordinate information and ensure that the class is going to be appropriate.

I am happy to address any concerns or suggestions you may have. Please feel free to contact me!

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