Does Your Organization Welcome Participants with Disabilities? A New Assessment Tool

October 1st, 2009 | RESEARCH

Afterschool programs that strive to be inclusive should remember to welcome participants with disabilities. A new instrument can help afterschool programs determine how well they are doing at including kids with disabilities and assess whether those providing the services—leaders and staff—overestimate their organization’s inclusiveness as compared to those who use the services.

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Fred Galloway, Author, University of San Diego
Mary Shea, Author, Kids Included Together (KIT)

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Publication: Afterschool Matters
Volume: 9
Page(s): 13

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Access and Inclusion: People with Disabilities
Audience: Educators | Teachers | Evaluators | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Education and learning science
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Afterschool Programs | Professional Development | Conferences | Networks | Public Programs