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MarshAccess Model of Program Accessibility: Team Project

INTRODUCTION

The National Science Foundation and the National Academy of Sciences have expressed interest in expanding and deepening the environmental experiences for members of the public with disabilities and age related issues.

They have asked groups of environmental education experts to engage in the development of universally designed activities to begin to address greater inclusion for these segments of the population.

Are you up for the challenge?

TASK

YOUR GROUP WILL:

  • Be assigned a habitat (we have selected habitats in New Jersey because we love our state)
  • Be assigned disability groups to focus on for the project
  • Design an accessible informal environmental science education program for 12 participants with disabilities, accompanied by 2 chaperones
  • Deliver a 30 minute presentation describing the activities you created and how they fit into the MarshAccess Model of Program Accessibility

 

The program should last 1.5 to 2 hours and include science content that relates to your assigned habitat, hands on activities and a method of recording activities and findings.

The program should be developed at a standard content level using universal instructional design, and then adapted to meet the needs of different types of visitors, such as blind/low vision visitors, adults with developmental delays, etc.

Each team will have up to 30 minutes to present their program ideas to the other teams Sunday morning.

The purpose of the team project is to provide hands on practice with the MarshAccess Model of Program Accessibility. The MarshAccess staff and Meadowlands Environment Center educators will be available to assist you during the work sessions that are planned for Friday and Saturday. 

HABITATS