July offers the opportunity to remember several exciting events for our county, even beyond the widely celebrated Fourth. Disneyland opened in July of 1955, man took his first steps on the moon in this hot and humid month, and the Americans with Disabilities Act celebrates its 18th anniversary on July 26th. To find out more about the ADA and how it specifically relates to the world of exercise and fitness, access the following NCHPAD publications:

• F.I.T.T. Column, April, 2007: What Do You Know About the ADA?
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/459/2331/What~do~you~know~about~the~ADA~
• F.I.T.T. Column, October, 2007: Marketing 101: Reaching Out to People with Disabilities
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/415/2234/Marketing~101~~Reaching~Out~~~to~People~with~
    Disabilities
• Discover Leisure Education
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/get/discoverleisure/inclusion4.html
• Your Writes: Can You Identify the Accessibility Problem In this Photo - 1?
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/266/1706/Can~You~Identify~the~Accessibility~Problem~In~this~
    Photo~-~1~
• Your Writes: Exercise Religiously
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/175/1320/Exercise~Religiously
• Accessibility Guidelines for Swimming Pools (in "Making A Splash: Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Aquatic Venues")
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/216/1414/Making~A~Splash~~Inclusion~of~People~with~Disabilities~
    in~Aquatic~Venues

Monthly Observances:

Therapeutic Recreation Week
July 13-19, 2008
National Recreation and Park Association
Phone: 703-858-0784
Website: www.nrpa.org

NCHPAD Resources on Therapeutic Recreation:

• Therapeutic Recreation Services Factsheet at http://www.ncpad.org/40/296/Therapeutic~Recreation~Services
• Searchable database for therapeutic recreation services, programs, and organizations near you at
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/directories/15/Programs
  • http://www.ncpad.org/directories/16/Organizations