https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/ada-title-iii-access-recreation-programs-people-disabilities-what-does-it-mean-me-update
ADA Title III: Access to Recreation Programs for People with Disabilities — What Does it Mean For Me? . . . An Update©2006 Catherine Hansen-Stamp and Charles R. Gregg* A teen who is deaf and her parents e-mail an application, seeking admission into a summer adventure camp. There are only a few weeks before the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/therapeutic-camps-respite-care-providers-benefits-families-children-disabilities
Therapeutic Camps as Respite Care Providers: Benefits for Families of Children with DisabilitiesIntroduction We know that attending camp has considerable benefits for children with disabilities, but what about the advantages to their parents? With advances in medical care over the past...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/learning-disabilities-campers
Learning Disabilities in CampersHow often do you see the following examples occur in campers? Kenny, a bright ten-year-old, focuses his attention on the counselor's directions during an activity. He appears attentive, but always...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/why-do-young-people-work-special-needs-camps
Why Do Young People Work at Special Needs Camps?When I first met Ed, I did not notice that he had no legs. He sat straight up in a wheelchair with long pants that hung down over the edge. I did not, at the time, find the absence of shoes or...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/horses-wilderness-meeting-needs-youth-risk
Horses and the Wilderness: Meeting the Needs of Youth at RiskThe staff at Kamp Kessa, an adventure education and treatment program utilizing horses and the wilderness for youth who are considered at-risk and who have special needs in Frankfort, Kentucky, are...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/health-screening-has-evolved-does-your-practice-reflect
Health Screening Has Evolved: Does Your Practice Reflect That?Health screening, a practice typical to most camps' opening day process, has undergone an evolution. Granted, some changes were kick-started by our COVID-19 experience but, like...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/aca-accreditation-revised-standards-what-does-it-mean-your-camp
ACA Accreditation and the Revised Standards: What Does It Mean for Your Camp?No Visit in 2019? If your camp is not scheduled for an on-site accreditation visit in 2019, you need to: Sign the 2019 Annual Statement of Compliance prior to the start of...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-insurance-vehicle-risks
Risk Management and Insurance: Vehicle RisksCamp vehicle risks are among the scariest for camp owners, directors/risk managers, and insurance company underwriters because the risks to which camp vehicles are exposed are not entirely within...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/kids-diabetes-non-diabetes-camp-setting
Kids with Diabetes in the Non-Diabetes Camp SettingI'll never forget walking into the infirmary for my week as a camp nurse and hearing one of the outgoing nurses say, "I got the kid with diabetes again. Don't worry, you don't have one this week." In...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/dont-let-your-camp-go-pot-impacts-policy-challenges-legalized-marijuana-youth-camps
Don't Let Your Camp Go to Pot: Impacts and Policy Challenges of Legalized Marijuana on Youth CampsMarijuana is now legal for recreational use in seven states (Alaska, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington) and Washington, DC. It is still a federal offense to possess...