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National Inclusion Project Partners with City for More Recreational Opportunities <br /> <br />The National Inclusion Project has partnered with the City of Eugeneto implement Let’s ALL Play - Inclusion in <br />Recreational Programs. The partnership will help Recreation Services ensure that its facilities, programs, and <br />services are accessible to and usable by all people, including individuals with disabilities. As <br />part of this initiative, the National Inclusion Project will provide a program model, training, <br />expertise, and an award of $7,500. <br /> <br />Let's ALL Play helps bring an inclusive recreational experience to children with disabilities. It <br />gives children with developmental disabilities the same experience as those without. While <br />the City of Eugene is nationally recognized for its inclusion program, Adaptive Recreation <br />Manager Andy Fernandez notes, “This partnership with the National Inclusion Project will <br />further open the City of Eugene Recreation programs to children with disabilities, helping us <br />give more children the chance to participate in activities that they and their families may have never thought <br />possible.” <br /> <br />About eight percent of all local school-aged youth experience a disability that requires additional educational <br />services. Although numbers vary from year to year, the City of Eugene Recreation Division has seen a steady <br />increase in the percentage of youth with diagnosed disabilities and/or behavioral or social challenges participating in <br />recreational activities, camps and classes. Partnering with the National Inclusion Project will enhance the division’s <br />efforts to create inclusive recreation supports and programs for all youth. <br /> <br />For more about the National Inclusion Project, visit its website at www.inclusionproject.org. For more information <br />about this partnership or the City’s Inclusion Services, contact Andy Fernandez at 541-682-5311. <br /> <br />Crafting Eugene: Open House Invites Feedback on Draft Envision Eugene Proposal <br />On March 9, 2011, the Eugene City Council unanimously accepted the Envision Eugene draft proposal and asked for <br />public feedback. The proposal includes goals and strategies to accommodate Eugene’s projected growth over the <br />next 20 years and is available on the Envision Eugene website at <br />www.EnvisionEugene.org. The public is invited to provide feedback through a survey <br />on the website or at upcoming events. <br /> <br />An open house will be held on April 4 from 3 – 6 p.m. in the Bascom-Tykeson Room <br />of the Downtown Public Library to answer questions about the proposal and gather <br />comments from the community. The event will feature arts and crafts projects for <br />children and adults. Participants can help make Envision Eugene postcards and paint <br />a mural, while Recreation staff will lead a children’s craft project. In addition, a public <br />hearing on the draft proposal is scheduled for April 25, 2011, at City Hall in the <br />Council Chamber. <br /> <br />Members of the Envision Eugene Community Resource Group helped create a short <br />video overview of the key “pillars” or goals in the proposal. The video will be available <br />on the Envision Eugene website soon, or on the City of Eugene’s YouTube channel at <br />www.youtube.com/user/CityofEugene. For more information, contact Terri Harding, at 541-682-5635 or <br />terri.l.harding@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 <br />March 31, 2011 <br />