RecTech is a rehabilitation engineering research center intended to identify strategies and solutions for improving the accessibility of parks, trails, fitness centers, and swimming pools for persons with disabilities. The National Users with Disabilities Group on Exercise (NUDGE) is a research project assessing the extent to which current knowledge concerning recreation technology is transferred into practical application, assisting people with disabilities to engage in recreational activities. To participate in the NUDGE survey, click on http://www.rectech.org/surveys/index.php. For general information on NUDGE, click on http://www.rectech.org, and to join, contact Dr. Barth Riley at nudge@uic.edu or call 800-900-8086.

This month's RecTech-NUDGE feature is swimming, which can offer physical, mental, and social benefits to people of all ages and abilities. Go to the video-enabled monograph at http://www.ncpad.org/216/1414/Making~A~Splash~~Inclusion~of~People~with~Disabilities~in~
Aquatic~Venues, which includes some of the major considerations for the successful inclusion of people with disabilities at aquatic facilities, including visitor expectations, accessibility guidelines for swimming pools, considerations for aquatic staff, policies and procedures, family restrooms, pool lifts, aquatic chairs, and water slides.