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<br />Visit the Eugene Public Library website to download music 24/7. The songs are in MP3 format and will work on <br />computers and MP3 players, as well as iPods, iPhones, and other smartphones. Eugene Public Library cardholders <br />can download up to three songs each week. For more information, contact the Eugene Public Library at 541-682-5450 <br />or www.eugene-or.gov/library. <br /> <br />Eugene Adaptive Program Designated a Paralympic Sports Club <br />Paralympic Sport Eugene, a program of City of Eugene Adaptive Recreation Services, is one of <br />four new paralympic sport clubs in the nation. U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic <br />Committee, announced the addition of the new clubs on Dec. 6. <br /> <br />The clubs offer ongoing sports and recreation opportunities in the community to youth, adults, <br />active-duty military personnel and veterans with physical and visual disabilities. Paralympic <br />sport activities offered by Eugene Adaptive Recreation include “Alpine Adventures” adaptive <br />skiing, “EyeCycle” adapted tandem cycling for blind and vision-impaired, and a variety of clinics such as sled hockey, <br />wheelchair tennis, and adapted kayaking. <br /> <br />With this new designation, Adaptive Recreation will be joining a variety of community organizations to provide even <br />more paralympic sport activities. U.S. Paralympics is partnering with hundreds of community organizations across the <br />country to help grow access to daily physical activity programs for individuals with physical and visual disabilities, with <br />an emphasis on youth, injured service members and veterans. Research proves daily physical activity raises self- <br />esteem, helps individuals develop peer relationships, increases achievement, enhances overall health and improves <br />quality of life. <br /> <br />The three other newly designated paralympic sports clubs are: <br /> <br /> Paralympic Sport Central Iowa, a program located in Ames, Iowa; <br /> <br /> Paralympic Sport Southern Maryland, a program of St. Mary’s County Recreation & Parks in Leonardtown, <br />Maryland, and <br /> <br /> Paralympic Sport Blue Ridge/Shenandoah, a program of Therapeutic Adventures Inc. in Charlottesville, Virginia. <br /> <br />The paralympic sport club network now includes 145 community organizations across the U.S., using sports and <br />recreation to improve the lives of individuals with physical and visual disabilities. For more information, visit <br />www.USParalympics.org/SportClubs or contact Patty Prather at 541-682-5311. <br /> <br />Online Open Houses Increase Reach for Planning Projects <br />With ever-increasing numbers of people getting their news and information online, the City recently decided to launch <br />online versions of more traditional open houses for planning projects. The Envision Eugene Online Open House has <br />been live since early November. Preliminary numbers show that in the first <br />month, over 200 visitors stopped by online. Physical open houses draw <br />anywhere from 10-100 people, depending on the topic and stage of the <br />process. <br /> <br />With embedded videos, posters, and accompanying text, visitors have <br />access to all of the information that is traditionally available at a physical <br />meeting. Each page features a comment link that ties back to the specific <br />page where the comment originated, allowing staff to easily match a <br />comment to the content. <br /> <br />Feedback from visitors indicates they like the format: “This online method <br />of doing the Open House is very convenient and very helpful. Well laid out, and easy to download. Very detailed pdf <br />maps so we could zoom in and still see everything with great detail. I hope other City open houses can be presented <br />this way. THANKS!” <br /> <br />For more information on Envision Eugene, contact Envision Eugene Public Involvement Manager Terri Harding at <br />terri.l.harding@ci.eugene.or.us or 541-682-5635. <br /> <br />Human Rights Retrospective Book Project Completed <br />Equity and Human Rights Center staff recently completed the Human Rights Retrospective Book Project. This <br />publication takes a look back over the past 20 years at the events, activities, projects and accomplishments of the <br />Human Rights Commission from 1990 to 2011. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 <br />December 15, 2011 <br />