Mid-Atlantic ADA Center
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Transition Plans… It’s a Dirty Job, but Someone’s Gotta Do It!
M-NCPPC, Montgomery Parks
Montgomery County, Maryland
September 14, 2017
[Images: wheelchair icon, sign language icon, man with cane and hearing aid icon]
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Physical Access
Bob Green: Senior ADA Project Manager
Wen Huang: ADA Project Manager
Mike Moxley: Buildings & Grounds Maintenance Superintendent
Program Access
Marybeth Dugan: Countywide Program Access Coordinator
Genevieve Jennai: Countywide Program Access Specialist
[Image: five human figures holding up letters that read A-Team in blue]
Slide 3
Montgomery Parks –at a glance
PARK SYSTEM HIGHLIGHTS
Total number of parks: 419
Total owned or managed acres of parkland: 36,641 acres
Total developed acreage: 7,732 acres
Open and environmental preservation acreage: 28,909 acres
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Montgomery Parks –at a glance
TYPES OF PARKS
Community-based parks
• Local 151
• Neighborhood 95
• Urban 28
• Neighborhood Conservation Area 41
County-wide parks
• Regional 5
• Recreational 11
• Special 24
• Stream Valley 36
• Conservation 22
Slide 5
Montgomery Parks –at a glance
PARK FACILITIES
• Archery: 2
• Athletic fields: 296
• Cricket Field: 8
• Overlay football fields: 41
• Basketball Courts: 214
• Campgrounds: 1
• Campgrounds – Primitive: 2
• Campsites: 102
• Carousel: 1
• Dog Parks: 6
• Equestrian centers: 6
• Event Centers: 4
• Exercise Courses: 17
• Formal Botanical Gardens: 2
• Community Gardens: 12
• Driving Range: 1
• Golf Courses: 4
• Gymnasiums: 1
• Historic Sites: 43
• Historic Structures: 117
• Ice Rinks: 2
• Lakes: 4
• Boating Facility - Rentals: 2
• Boating Landing Ramps: 3
• Miniature Golf: 1
• Miniature Trains: 2
• Nature Centers: 4
• Outdoor Ropes Course: 1
• Park Activity Buildings: 28
• Volleyball Courts: 25
• Picnic Shelters -Non-Permitted: 46
• Picnic Shelters -Permitted: 88
• Large Group Picnic Areas: 2
• Playgrounds: 284
• Skate Park: 3
• Splash Playground: 1
• Sports Center: 1
• Sports Pavilion: 1
• Tai Chi Court: 1
• Tennis Centers - Indoor: 3 (20 courts)
• Tennis Courts - Outdoor: 302
• Trails - Canoe: 5.4 miles
• Trails - Natural Surface: 161.9 miles
• Trails - Paved: 76.5 miles
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Montgomery Parks
LEASES, SHARED USE, PARTNERSHIPS:
• 35 park house rental/leases
• .8 public/private partnerships with various non-profit entities
• +/-60 miscellaneous leases
• 30 co-located County Recreation Department facilities
• Numerous park/Montgomery County school joint use facilities
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History and Background
[Images: paperback cover of Guidance on the ADA Standards for Accessible Design and map]
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Background
2006-DOJ conducted sample audits within Montgomery County (including numerous parks)
2010-DOJ updated 1991 standards and established new standards for recreation activities
[Image: paperback cover of Guidance on the ADA Standards for Accessible Design]
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2011
Montgomery County and Montgomery Parks enter into Settlement Agreement (SA) with DOJ to complete the following:
• Corrective work for 19 DOJ-audited sites (over five years)
• Self-evaluations of all parks
• Policy reviews and employee training
• Public outreach and communications
• ADA Signage throughout parks
• Comprehensive Transition Plan
[Image: signatures on Montgomery County and Montgomery Parks Settlement Agreement with DOJ]
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Background
2017 Montgomery Parks has accomplished the following tasks:
• Corrective work at 18 DOJ-audited sites, 2 substitute sites and nearly 80 other park facilities
• Completed self-evaluations of all parks (one year ahead of schedule)
• Public outreach and communication including presentations to the Commission on People with Disabilities (CPWD) of Montgomery County
• Developed web page for ADA Physical Access Plan
• Developed web page for ADA Program Access Office
• Submitted yearly 4 Interim Transition Plans that regulate the ADA work plan and strategy for the Montgomery Parks system
• Final Transition Plan submitted and accepted by DOJ August 2016
[Image Map of Montgomery County]
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Transition Plan Requirements
Required
• If a governmental entity employs 50or more persons (Title II)
Must be available
• To the public for review, comment, and inspection
A Transition Plan
• Identifies barriers within Montgomery Parks’ system that limit accessibility to programs and activities
• Describes the methods/actions/strategies needed to make facilities accessible across the entire park system
• Establishes the schedule and timeline for barrier removal
• Identifies person(s) responsible for plan implementation
• Reviews Parks’ programs, services and activities for compliance with Title II of ADA
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Population of Individuals with Disabilities within Montgomery County
Population under 5 years: 324
• With hearing difficulty 171
• With vision difficulty 237
Population 5 to 17 years: 6,555
• With hearing difficulty 778
• With vision difficulty 712
• With a cognitive difficulty 569
• With a self-care difficulty 1,237
Population 18 to 34 years: 8,895
• With hearing difficulty 707
• With vision difficulty 1,583
• With a cognitive difficulty 6,237
• With an ambulatory difficulty 1,575
• With a self-care difficulty 1,517
• With an independent living difficulty 4,108
Population 35 to 65 years 27, 275
• With hearing difficulty 5,123
• With vision difficulty 5,683
• With a cognitive difficulty 8,586
• With an ambulatory difficulty 14,851
• With a self-care difficulty 4,841
• With an independent living difficulty 8,649
Population 65 to 74 years 12,984
• With hearing difficulty 4,693
• With vision difficulty 1,990
• With a cognitive difficulty 1,402
• With an ambulatory difficulty 7,188
• With a self-care difficulty 2,142
• With an independent living difficulty 3,820
Population 75 and older 26,446
• With hearing difficulty 10, 615
• With vision difficulty 4,254
• With a cognitive difficulty 7,621
• With an ambulatory difficulty 16, 654
• With a self-care difficulty 7,619
• With an independent living difficulty 15,499
Total: 82,479 8% of total population
[Image: a chart that shows an overview of disability characteristics in Montgomery County]
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Fundamental ADA Components
• Physical Access
• Program Access
[Images: wheelchair icon, man with cane icon, sign language icon, and hearing aid icon, keyboard hearing accessibility icon, braille icon, phone hearing accessibility icon, large print icon]
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Physical Access
All facilities designed, constructed, or altered by, on behalf of, or for the use of a public entity must be readily accessible and usable by individuals with disabilities.
[Images: parking designated for people with disabilities, push button to operate door, wheelchair accessible ramp, wheelchair accessible picnic table]
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Program Access
Individuals with disabilities shall NOT be:
• Excluded from participation;
• Denied benefits of programs;
• Subjected to discrimination because a public entity’s facilities are inaccessible or unusable.
[Image of people holding hands over the phrase, “Inclusion Works”]
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Final Transition Plan
Strategy | Timeline & Cost | Implementation
[Image: Montgomery County Map]
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Physical Access -Methodology
Montgomery Parks developed 3 steps to make sure the entire park system is physically accessible for people with disabilities:
• Step 1: Self-Evaluation
• Step 2: Develop strategy for barrier removal
• Step 3: Priority ranking
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Step 1: Self-evaluation
Montgomery Parks hired outside consultants to help identify physical access deficiencies for the amenities in every park managed and regulated by Parks. This task was completed by August 2015.
• 312 developed parks evaluated
• 3,600 barriers detected
-Approximately 6,000 of them are Easy Barriers Removals (EBRs)
• $48 million
[Images: grey park bench, yellow measuring tape over a reserved parking sign, yellow measuring tape in front of a sink]
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Step 2: Strategy –Amenity Type
Recurring Amenities
• Definition
-Those which occur in a number of parks, such as playgrounds, playing fields, basketball and tennis courts, and other recreation amenities.
• Solution
-Montgomery Parks proposes to make one-third of existing recurring amenities accessible.
[Images: people gathering around food at a gazebo in a park, a park with a slide and other fixtures for children, a green soccer field]
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Step 2: Strategy –Amenity Type
Unique Amenities
• Definition
-Singular experience or activity in the Park system.
-Certain amenities within the Park system may be duplicative but defined as unique as a matter of policy.
• Solution:
-Montgomery Parks proposes to make all unique amenities accessible through a combination of physical and program access.
[Images: ice skating rink, children on a carousel, logo for Brookside Gardens]
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Step 2: Strategy
1/3 Recurring Amenities + All Unique Amenities = Success! 1/3 A + B = C
[Images: walkway to a playground, children on a carousel, Tia Chi Court surrounded by greenery with a pond in the middle, grey brick house behind a pond, Softball field]
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Step 3: Priority Ranking –Criteria
Criteria
Population data from Round 8.0 Forecast, M-NCPPC Montgomery County Planning Department
1. Silver Spring/ Takoma Park: 9, 312
2. North Bethesda/ Bethesda Chevy Chase: 5,150
3. I-270 Corridor: 3,356
4. Potomac: 1,312
5. Georgia Avenue: 3,076
6. Eastern County: 1,856
7. Rural: 197
[Image: map prioritizing parks to analyze data according to highest population density per PROS area]
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Step 3: Priority Ranking Criteria
[Image: map outlining regional and recreation parks, nature centers and conservation parks]
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Step 3: Priority Ranking –Criteria
Criteria
1. PROS Areas
2. Park Type & Number of Amenities
3. Proximity to public transit
4. Unique amenities within the park
5. Geographic distribution
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Step 3: Priority Ranking –Criteria
Criteria
1. PROS Areas
2. Park Type & Number of Amenities
3. Proximity to public transit
4. Unique amenities within the park
5. Geographic distribution
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Step 3: Priority Ranking –Criteria
1. PROS Areas
2. Park Type & Number of Amenities
3. Proximity to public transit
4. Unique amenities within the park
5. Geographic distribution
[Images: map of PROS Area 1-7]
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Step 3: Priority Ranking –Data
[Image: Chart with two orange arrows, one highlighting the 57 Types of Amenities, the other highlighting the 419 Parks]
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Step 3: Priority Ranking Data
1. Silver Spring/ Takoma Park: 9, 312
2. North Bethesda/ Bethesda Chevy Chase: 5,150
3. I-270 Corridor: 3,356
4. Potomac: 1,312
5. Georgia Avenue: 3,076
6. Eastern County: 1,856
7. Rural: 197
[Image: map with Silver Spring/ Takoma Park district highlighted in yellow]
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Step 3: Priority Ranking Data
[Image: map of district one divided into 5 sections]
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Pros Area 1- Silver Spring/ Takoma Park District 1
[Image: spreadsheet with information about District 1]
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Pros Area 1- Silver Spring/ Takoma Park District 1
[Image: spreadsheet show park names and park ranking both surrounded by an orange box]
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Pros Area 1- Silver Spring/ Takoma Park District 1
[Image: spreadsheet pointing out outdoor court-tennis courts that are accessible]
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[Image: Woodside Urban Park highlighted]
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Step 3: Priority Ranking- Data
Selected Recurring Amenities Park Wide
Field-Football/ Soccer (Natural Turf)
Field-Football/ Soccer (Synthetic Turf)
Field-Football/ Soccer Overlay
Total: 170
[Image: chart with highlighted football/ soccer fields that are accessible in green]
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Step 3: Priority Ranking –Criteria
150 Parks
In final ADA improvement ranking system:
• 123 Local Parks
• 27 Non- Local Parks
[Images: 4 different parks one park is located next to a lake]
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Step 3: Priority Ranking –Criteria
9,000 Barrier Removals
In final ADA improvement ranking system
• 6,000 EBR’s
• 3,000 Barrier Removals
[Images: wooden ramp, parking lot, measuring tape, measuring tape in front of a sink, measuring tape in front of a reserved parking sign, a park bench]
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Timeline and Cost
Self-Evaluation Results
• 419 parks
• 13,600 barriers
• $48 million
Priority Ranking
• 150 park improvements
• 9,000 barrier removals
• $31 million
• 25 years based available funding
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Implementation schedule
Phase 1 FY17 -FY22
• Non- Local $4.20 M
• Local $3.9 M
Phase 2 FY23- FY28
• Non- Local $3.9 M
• Local $2.99 M
Phase 3 FY29 – FY34
• Non- Local $4.11M
• Local 0
Phase 4 FY35-FY40
• Non- Local $0.33 M
• Local 0
[Image: bar graph of non-local and local spending, non- local is highlighted in blue and local in orange]
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Implementation: Phase 1 (FY17-22)
1. Silver Spring/ Takoma Park: 9, 312
2. North Bethesda/ Bethesda Chevy Chase: 5,150
3. I-270 Corridor: 3,356
4. Potomac: 1,312
5. Georgia Avenue: 3,076
6. Eastern County: 1,856
7. Rural: 197
[Image: map with direct lines to first S. Germantown Rec. Park, second Cabin John Regional Park and third Wheaton Regional Park]
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Physical Access- Implementation
[Images: park with a viewing deck and bench, park with a basketball court, parking lot and reserved parking spaces in a park]
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Physical Access- Implementation
[Images: ADA Compliance Manual with requirements that fit park needs and NL parking study]
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Step 1: Implementation Plan
A. Selected recurring amenities and all unique amenities
These amenities will be renovated based on:
1. Amenity ranking priority
2. Yearly available funding budget and resources
3. Changes based upon new information and changing priorities
B. History of citizen inquiries or complaints about accessibility
C. Other projects are in Capital Improvements Program (CIP), Major Maintenance, Planned Lifecycle Asset Replacement (PLAR), and/or Park Facility Planning
[Images: three people working on park construction, a map of a park, a woman on the phone in front of a laptop, a green dollar sign on top of a puzzle]
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Step 2: Barrier ID and Removal
A. Self-evaluation Reports
• Evaluations have been performed for every park with amenities (Completed in 2015)
• Any barrier that prevents ADA access is recorded
B. ADA Project Manager’s field observation and confirmation
Barrier Removal Rule
ADA compliance for Physical Access is achieved only when all barriers associated with the amenity are removed.
[Image: man measuring a bench next to a baseball field, copy of a self-evaluation report]
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Barrier Removal
Possible barriers
Amenity: Picnic Shelters
[Images: picnic Shelter, excessive slope at parking lot, Non-compliant sign, uneven pavement with measuring tape next to it, non-accessible tables under the picnic shelter, cracked pavement, non-accessible disposal area]
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Barrier Removal
[Images: park bench, wooden fixture in park, man holding a reserved parking van accessible sign]
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Barrier Removal
[Images: a person using measuring tape from the bathroom door to the men’s restroom icon, pipes to a sink in a restroom, restroom paper towel dispenser, mirror and sink in a restroom, hand of person using measuring tape next to a door hook]
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Step 3: Documentation
1. Perform final inspection
2. Document completed work
• As-built drawings
• Photographs
• On-site field verification
4. Store all documents in Parks database in relate with specific amenities/facilities
5. Create work order for any deficiencies
6. Create accessible amenity list on Park website and GIS map for public information
[Images: check-list, man holding a reserved parking van accessible sign]
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Physical Access
• A combination of ADA barrier removals and all new CIP project efforts (including park renovations and new parks)
• A combined effort of A-team members and training and awareness for all Project Manager, Park Manager, Facility Management staff, and Maintenance crews
• A combination of barrier detection, removal, and field verification to make sure the improvements are compliant
Slide 49
Real Cost Examples
Aberdeen LP Final Construction Actual Cost 150 K
Ayrlawn LP Final Construction Actual Cost 206 K
Ken-Gar Palisades LP Final Construction Actual Cost 89 K
Martin Lither King Rec. P Final Construction Actual Cost 235 K
Meadowside NC Final Construction Actual Cost 143 K
Seven Locks LP Final Construction Actual Cost 152 K
Stratton LP Final Construction Actual Cost 298 K
Wheaton RP- Accessible Parking Final Construction Actual Cost 104 K
[Image: chart showing final construction actual cost being higher than planning level cost estimates, Aberdeen LP and Stratton LP are circled in orange]
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Program Access (Inclusion Services)
[Images: wheelchair icon, keyboard-hearing icon, hearing aid icon, phone hearing-icon, sign language icon, man with cane icon, braille icon, closed caption icon, the words, “Hello you lovely people” the middle]
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Program Access (Inclusion Services)
Mission, Vision, and Values
[Image: puzzle with the words integrity, acceptance, diversity, teamwork, commitment, awareness, education, trust, individuality, unity, empathy highlighted in a yellow circle, involvement]
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Program Access (Inclusion Services)
• Modifications provided by Montgomery Parks:
• Trained Support Staff; Volunteer Companions
• Adaptive equipment
[Images: Adaptive equipment on a golf cart, two women at an ice rink, a woman doing sign language, a group of sign language interpreters]
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Program Access (Inclusion Services)
Requesting a Modification
[Image: a copy of Montgomery County Recreation and Parks Program guide and modification intake form]
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Program Access (Inclusion Services)
Rehabilitation Act 1986, Section 508
• Requires all Federal agencies make their electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities
[Image: screenshot of Montgomery County Parks website, children on a playground in the background]
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Program Access (Inclusion Services)
Education
Training
[Images: one says think outside no box required, the other has the words people management surrounded by the following words: reward, motivate, attract, empower, educate, train]
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Program Access (Inclusion Services)
Marketing, Promotion, and Outreach
[Images: Montgomery Parks information pamphlets]
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Program Access (Inclusion Services)
[Images: autism awareness event with blue display, program access backdrop on black tablecloth, group of teens at Silver Spring Civic Center]
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Program Access (Inclusion Services)
Partnership with Montgomery Recreation, and the Cities of Rockville and Takoma Park Recreation & Parks
[Images: ADA 25th Anniversary celebration board with ADA pledge, group of women with red and blue gift bags]
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Program Access (Inclusion Services)
[Image: man painting a woman face with paintbrush at a community event]
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Program Access (Inclusion Services)
[Image: group of people playing a game]
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Program Access (Inclusion Services)
[Image: group of people playing basketball]
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Program Access (Inclusion Services)
[Image: group of Fidos for Freedom comfort dogs]
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Program Access (Inclusion Services)
[Image: woman holding a mic and a cheerleader in a yellow and blue uniform]
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WELCOME LANGUAGE
Montgomery Parks, part of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, encourages and supports the participation of individuals with disabilities. Please contact the Program Access Office to request a reasonable disability modification.
[Image: large icon that says, “Bike, stroll, hike, roll, run, ride”]
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Program Access (Inclusion Services)
Prevalence of Disabilities in Montgomery Parks
Attention (AD/HD) 22%
Autism Spectrum 54%
Deaf or Hard of Hearing 20%
Developmental Disability 7%
Emotional/ Behavioral 4%
Multiple Disabilities 18%
Physical Disability 7%
Speech Disability 5%
Consultations 12%
[Image: pie chart that shows the individuals with diverse disabilities that have been identified in Montgomery County Parks programs]
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Program Access (Inclusion Services)
Services to Patrons
Indirect Services 147
Consultation Requests 20
American Sign Language Interpreter (SLI) 200
Direct Services 122
TOTAL SERVED = 489
[Image: graph represents the population of Parks participants who have received services since the inception of the Program Access office]
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Program Access (Inclusion Services)
QUALITY ASSURANCE
• Customer Service
• Staff Evaluation
• Program Evaluation
• Testimonials
“…I'd like to especially thank the support staff, Katelynn, for her extra effort and passion to work with my son. She performs a crucial role in connecting with him, engaging him, and getting him to follow the instructor. She encourages and has plenty of compliments. Very nice job, Katelynn!”
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Program Access (Inclusion Services)
Tennis Camp!
“I am satisfied with the support staff who supports him in learning new skills!”
-Happy Parent
[Image: a man teaching children to play tennis]
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Program Access (Inclusion Services)
Ice Skating!
“My child participated in all activities and made friends! Trusting staff and assistant.”
-Satisfied Parent
[Images: children at ice skating]
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Program Access (Inclusion Services)
Outdoor Adventure Camp!
“Inclusion is all about a holistic approach you learn to include…
so far, I have seen only success!”
-Delighted Parent
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Program Access (Inclusion Services)
“The involvement and encouragement of the Program Access Office staff made it possible.”
-Internal Parks Staff
[Image: woman speaking to a group of people on a microphone in a park]
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Program Access (Inclusion Services)
Chesapeake Week
“I was amazed with the level of service provided. It was clear from the
start that a group of people cared about him and would do everything in
their power to help him have a successful, enjoyable, educational experience.”
-Elated Parent
[Image: group of people at the beach]
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Access Team: Next Steps
• Program Enhancement
• Adaptive Equipment
• ADA Improvement Projects
• Increase Staffing
-Program and Outreach Specialist
-ADA Technician
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Questions?
[Image: question marks in orange, green and purple]
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[Images: Thank you in different languages]
QUESTIONS?
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