{"id":2992,"date":"2015-05-28T09:25:17","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T13:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2992"},"modified":"2015-05-28T09:25:17","modified_gmt":"2015-05-28T13:25:17","slug":"summer-camps-52815","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2992","title":{"rendered":"Summer Camps, 5\/28\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SUMMER CAMPS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Contributed by Provi Sharpe, Director of Emergency Management and Equipment Reuse, MDTAP<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Many camps offer specialized care for specific disabilities or one-on-one buddies, while other camps provide tutoring for individuals with learning disabilities in addition to outdoor activities. \u00a0Here are some points to consider:<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind your camper&#8217;s age, needs and interests, as well as cost, duration and location. \u00a0Decide what your camper is emotionally and physically ready for.\u00a0 \u00a0If your camper has a physical disability, inquire about<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>accessibility features of buildings and\/or cabins<\/li>\n<li>air-conditioning or electrical outlets for assistive technology<\/li>\n<li>accessible trails or paths<\/li>\n<li>bathrooms<\/li>\n<li>waterfronts or pools<\/li>\n<li>emergency procedures<\/li>\n<li>safety measures<\/li>\n<li>transportation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Based on your camper&#8217;s needs, ask about how the camp handles medical and behavioral issues and emergencies and how they give updates to families.<\/p>\n<p>To find a summer camp, check the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/specialneeds.dhmh.maryland.gov\/SimpleNav.aspx?keywordId=101\">resource list<\/a>.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thearcbaltimore.org\/\">The Arc of Baltimore<\/a> offers a summer camp and vacation manual for children and adults with disabilities and their families. You can\u00a0find it on their home page or go to the Resources tab and click Recreation in the drop down menu. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.v-linc.org\/services\/computer-arts-summer-camp\">V-LINC<\/a> \u00a0for information and to register for their Mary Salkever Inclusive Computer Arts Camp 2015, June 22 to June 26 and July 6 to July 10.<\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=149587675112835\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2992\" layout=\"standard\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"450\" action=\"like\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUMMER CAMPS Contributed by Provi Sharpe, Director of Emergency Management and Equipment Reuse, MDTAP Many camps offer specialized care for specific disabilities or one-on-one buddies, while other camps provide tutoring for individuals with learning disabilities in addition to outdoor activities. \u00a0Here are some points to consider: Keep in mind your camper&#8217;s age, needs and interests, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,36,27,17,34],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2992"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2992"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2993,"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2992\/revisions\/2993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}