Hello all,
I was recently contacted by the disabilities inclusion director at the
Foundation for Jewish Camping. In her role, she supports Jewish summer
camps in the United States to include more children with disabilities
in their programs. She and her colleagues have prepared an online
resource guide for camp directors to learn about matters related to
including campers with disabilities. The guide includes a chapter with
information about specific impairments and activities that camps can
use to train their staff (counselors, volunteers, etc.) about specific
impairments. The inclusion director approached me because many of the
proposed training activities are simulations, and she is aware of my
research on the problems with disability simulations. She understands
the problems with disability simulations and is looking for
suggestions of alternative training activities that could be included
in the guide to replace or complement simulations. She is open to
feedback from the disability studies community about the proposed
activities and better alternatives.
I've attached the relevant document and would appreciate feedback from
any of you on the content. Specifically, I would be interested in
hearing:
(1) if any of the information given about specific impairments is
inaccurate, and if so, how should it be revised or re-worded?
(2) if any of the proposed training activities are good as is,
(3) if a simulation you see is problematic, what would you propose be
done instead? Bear in mind that camp directors will be inclined to use
interactive or experiential activities rather than mere lectures or
films (although guest speakers or films could certainly complement
some of the learning activities).
Feel free to send your feedback by simply replying to this message.
Thank you in advance for your help!
Best, Arielle
(now postdoctoral fellow at the University of Washington)
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