Join Professor Matt Frye from UNH’s Department of Recreation Management and Policy for an interactive session designed to equip recreation professionals with actionable strategies for creating inclusive programs and services. Learn how to assess current practices, implement quick wins, and develop long-term plans that prioritize accessibility, equity, and community engagement. Whether you’re leading a small department or a large one, this session will provide tools and resources to help you make a meaningful impact.
Session Outline:
1. Introduction
2. Assessing Current Practices
3. Short-Term Strategies
4. Long-Term Strategies
5. Action Planning and Group Discussion
6. Conclusion
Safeguard Your Facility – Minimize Risks – Save Lives
Join us for a comprehensive one-day workshop dedicated to managing risks in aquatic environments, including pools, open water beaches, and summer camp programs that visit aquatic facilities.
In today’s legal landscape, aquatic facility managers are held to high standards. Equip yourself and your staff with the knowledge and tools needed to reduce injuries, lower liability, and save lives.
Led by Shawn DeRosa, Attorney & Water Safety Expert Witness
This workshop will provide cutting-edge strategies to help you:
✔ Minimize risks in aquatic settings
✔ Reduce legal liability
✔ Implement best practices for water safety
Don't miss this valuable opportunity to strengthen your risk management skills and enhance safety at your facility!
Register today!
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A Place Where Everyone Can Play: Implementation insights for creating more inclusive playgrounds
We know play is vital to children’s physical, mental, and social wellbeing – so it’s essential to create inclusive playgrounds where everyone belongs. With the adoption of HB467 in 2023, New Hampshire playgrounds are seeing new requirements related to accessible surfacing. The law is designed to increase access to play no matter how people move around, in order to better accommodate wheelchairs, strollers, walkers, and other mobility devices.
This webinar will explore practical issues associated with implementing HB467 and highlight a range of additional strategies for increasing welcoming, inclusive play spaces for people of all ages and abilities. Insightful panelists will share their own experiences with advancing inclusive play via surfacing, equipment choices, ramps, seating, shade, communication boards and more. Speakers will also highlight a collection of online recreation planning resources available through the Southern NH Planning Commission’s Pathways to Play initiative. The webinar will allow ample time for Q&A, so participants can share ideas and gather insights on specific opportunities and challenges they’re experiencing in their own communities.
Session hosts:
· New Hampshire Recreation and Park Association
· Suzanne Nienaber, Southern NH Planning Commission (facilitator)
Featured speakers:
· State Representative Katelyn Kuttab, Rockingham 17 – Windham
· Janet Horvath, NH Division of Parks & Recreation
· Michele Sheppard, Granite YMCA
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