Expanding your sport and recreation
This guide is aimed at highlighting technical details of building design as well as aspects of service delivery/program development which can be modified to remove any perceived barriers to participation by members of your community.
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The Expanding Your Sport and Recreation Markets guide is a joint initiative of the Western Australian Municipal Association, the Department of Sport and Recreation, the Disability Services Commission and is funded by the Lotteries Commission WA.
Facility managers are continually required to increase participation and this guide aims to assist by providing strategies and case study examples from within Western Australia to act as a catalyst in the development of services and programs for all.
While a large percentage of this guide focuses on the requirements of access for people with disabilities, it should be noted that any facility which meets this requirement will also ensure ease of access for others such as seniors and parents with prams and therefore improve access for the whole community.
The guide is structured around three distinct areas:
Section 1
(Chapter 1)
Background materials and legislative
requirements
Section 2
(Chapters 2-4)
Planning a facility and specific design
details with checklists
Section 3
(Chapters 5-6)
Program development and staff development
It is recognised that a lot of the material contained within Section 2 is available from other publications provided by a variety of organisations and as such referral will be made to these documents.
However, it is intended to produce a resource for all facility managers from the local park to the multi-use recreation centre which can be readily available to provide information to better meet the needs of the entire community, particularly people with disabilities, seniors, parents and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
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