NWSRA Overview

The NWSRA event provides opportunities for children and adults with disabilities to play,

make friends, participate, learn new things, go to new places, and celebrate their lives. After

class, evening and weekend courses include sports, games, handicrafts, fitness, cooking, and

drama, with camping, travel, and special activities planned throughout the year. NWSRA

provides assistance to individuals who wish to participate in local park programs. If you have

the necessary conditions to participate in the program, please fill out the registration form.

The park staff sought help from NWSRA. The NWSRA team is made up of full-time

physiotherapy and leisure professionals, as well as those who have undergone part-time

training to provide high-quality recreational activities for people of all ages with disabilities

throughout the year.

 In short, the financial and social responsibilities of unsecured ADA tasks and the

inclusion of persons with disabilities are considered.

 Combining resources and funds to meet the needs of services and accessible parks and

facilities.

 Focus employee teams to collaborate on best practices and trends that affect people

with disabilities

 Expand the scope of comprehensive services provided by member communities for all

types of persons with disabilities.

Mission

NWSRA exists to create special opportunities for people with disabilities through

entertainment. The NWSRA Finance Department, Special Leisure Fund (SLSF), provides

scholarships, affordable transportation, and other options.

NWSRA was established in 1974 to provide leisure services for people with disabilities.

NWSRA is an extension of 17 parks in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. NWSRA is the

largest of all special leisure associations and is the leader of its peers, registering more than

2,000 programs each year, more than 14,000 programs.

Volunteers must be at least 14 years old. The volunteer coordinator will contact you by email

as soon as possible to confirm that you have been approved to join the volunteer team and

have joined the program of your choice. Volunteer applications are processed once a week.

Please wait at least 5 working days to process your application.

Vision

NWSRA provides excellent opportunities for children and adults with disabilities through

recreational activities. NWSRA has developed rapidly in its 44-year history. NWSRA

provides more than 2,000 entertainment projects and registers more than 14,000 annually.

Athletics is very popular on NWSRA, with more than 600 athletes in 16 sports.

NWSRA received the National Inclusion and Parks Association "Inclusive Excellence

Award" for its leadership in promoting inclusiveness and diversity.

NWSRA Staff- Responsibilities

NWSRA cooperates with the parking area to provide services to 17 communities in the

northwestern suburbs, providing day camps, weekly programs, trips, special events and

cultural arts.

NWSRA's full-time employees have the following skills: including therapeutic rest or

subjects closely related to it, certifications of professional leisure associations in the state

and/or country, and:

 Program development
  Information center

 Behavior management

 Lifts and mobile machinery

 Protective driving

 Lifeguard

 Water safety instructions

Throughout the year, hundreds of part-time employees and volunteers run various programs

to gain experience, establish connections, and use entertainment programs that suit their

interests.

The NWSRA plan is tailored to the needs and capabilities of the participants and the nature of

the specific plan. The close relationship between employees and participants usually applies

to individuals or groups that have more questions about their needs / behavior. These ratios

are determined with the approval of the manager or supervisor. For specific information, see

the program description.

After receiving the correct registration, NWSRA will try to fix the leader position for each

program. To find the name and other information of the program manager, please call one

week before the program starts. We cannot meet the specific human resource needs of parents

and children. NWSRA reserves the right to assign employees to certain plans. NWSRA

requires employees to be consistent, but due to the special needs of other plans, personnel

changes or changes may occur after the plan is initiated. The employee's decision and team

development will be seriously considered.

NWSRA Safety and Enjoyment

NWSRA's Fairplay is a process designed to maximize the safety and entertainment of

participants, employees, volunteers, and the public using the programs and leisure services

provided by NWSRA. As part of this process, the concepts of collaborative planning,

interactive dialogue and mutual collaboration should be respected as much as possible. This

requires the participation of NWSRA employees and cooperation between participants and

their families. NWSRA's fair competition process provides the basis for considering

reasonable accommodation conditions, behavioral expectations, and aligning participants'

abilities and interests with relevant plans. NWSRA's Fairplay aims to maximize participants'

ability to defend their basic behaviors and achieve expectations through the self-discipline of

participants, positive ways of interacting with others, and appropriate questions. Develop

solution skills and encourage them to provide a safe rest and leisure environment.

NWSRA employees regularly review members and rules during planning meetings. If unsafe

or inappropriate behavior occurs, you need to obtain permission immediately in each case.

NWSRA reserves the right to dismiss members whose actions undermine their own safety or

the safety of others. In the event of significant damage, NWSRA may demand partial or full

compensation from the participant, parents, parents, or parents. NWSRA will evaluate

appropriate suggestions and recommendations to continue participating in the program.

NWSRA Programs & Services

To create more opportunities and become a leader that enriches the life experience of the

participants, families, and communities NWSRA serves.

NWSRA has provided new opportunities for thousands of disabled children and adults by

implementing Dream Lab’s Accessible Technology Center in Rolling Mid, the public sensor

garden in Hanover Park, and the mountain Snoezelen sensor room.

Dream Lab Accessible Technology Center

The center allows customers to compensate for infringement by promoting autonomy,

reducing the need for additional support, providing information opportunities, and enjoying

music, sports, travel, and artwork separately. This room of our society will become a balancer

for different students, which will not only contribute to social development and motivation

but will also contribute to personalized therapy courses.

Purpose and Goals

 DreamLab enables people in our community to realize their full potential through a

window of complete contact with the world. The goals of the project are:

 Promote physical and mental health through interactive technology

 Release pressure and give a sense of accomplishment

 Promote fine rough motor skills

 Turn on the stimulation of all senses.

 Encourage communication and cooperation with others

 Ability to transfer technical knowledge from NWSRA to home/work

 Get a good digital citizen

 Understand and understand the importance of technology

 The ability to use tools, materials, processes and technical concepts safely and

effectively

 Discover and cultivate personal talents

 Application problem solving

 Applied creativity

 Adapt to the changing environment

 Promote flexibility, adaptability, originality, and experience to promote new

challenges
Community Sensory Garden

The sensory garden is an environment designed to stimulate the senses. This stimulation

occurs through the use of plants and materials with a sense of sight, smell, touch, taste, and

sound. The garden lets you focus on one emotion. Alternatively, it can include all emotions,

used as an educational tool to explore and study emotions and nature, discover healthy places,

and provide therapeutic and safe methods. Let the participants explore their emotions.

Purpose and Goals

 Community Touch Gardens provides a healing environment for the entire Hanover

Park community.

 Establish a therapeutic link between people and plants

 Promotes physical and mental health

 Release pressure and give a sense of accomplishment

 Gardening can distract you and your thoughts about the situation.

 Promote fine rough motor skills

 Feeling stimulated

 Participate in teaching together

 Physical benefits

 Learn how to build a positive relationship.

 Increase non-verbal communication

 Promote an experience that promotes flexibility, adaptability, and wisdom

Snoezelen's Sensory Room

This will be NWSRA's third Snoezelen sensory room. The first sensor room of NWSRA

opened in 2016, and the NWSRA programming room in Rolling Meadows Park. The second
block opened in the NWSRA programming space in the parking area of Hanover in 2018.

Each sensory room at Snoezelen is unique and designed to meet the needs of every

programming space.

Purpose and purpose

By allowing you to participate in free will in a safe environment, employees can maximize

their potential, concentrate, control, make decisions, and reduce physical and mental pain and

anxiety.

 Physical improvement

 Fine motor and rough motor

 Cognitive improvement

 Problem solving and discussion

 Mood improvement

 Collaboration / Collaboration and trust building

 Mood improvement

 Emotional regulation and improvement of emotional expression

 Language improvement

 Examples using descriptive/expressive language and word/meaning associations

 Social progress

 Verbal and nonverbal communication

Snoezelen's sensory room is a treatment space that participants can use in a comfortable and

stimulating environment. Each Snoezelen sensory cavity is designed to stimulate multiple

sensations and can be used to provide multi-sense or single-sense focus. It is not a therapist or
participant-controlled prescription therapy, and it is personalized for each participant's

sensory and behavioral needs