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Parks department highlights expanded adaptive recreation, reopens Telephone Pioneer pool under Ability360 partnership
Summary
Staff told the board the department is expanding adaptive recreation through partnerships with Ability360, Special Olympics and others, reopening Telephone Pioneer Pool for adaptive aquatics and using bond funds and ADA upgrades to improve accessibility across parks.
The Parks and Recreation Department presented an update on adaptive recreation, emphasizing partnerships and capital work to expand access to high-quality programs for residents with disabilities.
Assistant Director Marty Whitfield and Assistant Director Brandy Barrett described long-running programs and partnerships with organizations such as Ability360, the Arizona Department of Economic Security Division of Developmental Disabilities, Special Olympics Arizona and the Heart in Education and Recreation Therapy Foundation (the Heart Center). Whitfield said the department’s "partners program," based at South Mountain Community Center, has served adults with disabilities since 1988 and provides life-skills, social and recreational opportunities.
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