Overview

Baltimore City Recreation and Parks welcomes and encourages individuals of all abilities to participate in our programs, enjoy our parks, and visit our spaces. Inclusive recreation takes place when individuals of all abilities participate in a recreational activity together. Inclusion Services are dedicated actions to decrease barriers to leisure by utilizing adaptations, programming accommodations, and decreasing or eliminating physical barriers. 

How to Request an Accommodation for a Disability

Register for the desired program. Complete the Accommodation Request Form. The request has to be received at least two weeks before the program start date.

Link to complete Accommodation Request Form https://forms.office.com/g/YW4GYznNAz 

Disability Accommodations provided by BCRP may include (but are not limited to): 

  • Use of Companions (Support Staff)
  • Sign Language Interpretation
  • Large Print/Braille
  • Support Staff
  • Adaptive Equipment
  • Accessible Transportation, if part of the program (i.e., field trips)
  • Disability and Sensitivity Training
  • Increased Staff-to-Participant ratio
  • Notification to Program Instructor of Participant’s Disability 

What are the minimum requirements for successful inclusion?

  • Meeting the age and registration requirements of the program
  • Following the rules of conduct (with or without reasonable accommodations)
  • Voluntary participation: recreation programs and activities are voluntary in nature; however, participation will be encouraged and aided, but not forced
  • Level of ability, with or without reasonable accommodations, the participant will engage in scheduled activities for the majority of the program time
  • Ability to tolerate and function, with assistance, in a larger social group (10 or more people)

What services are not provided as a part of BCRP’s Inclusion Services? 

  • Physical restraint or intervention beyond gentle redirection
  • Provision of a separate area or alternate activities for a significant portion (more than 25%) of the scheduled program
  • The exception to minimum compliance with the program's rules and regulations, with or without accommodations, established for the safety of all program participants and staff
  • Hiring, selection, or guaranteed assignment of a specific staff member
  • Individualized therapy within a program
  • Provision and/or purchase of personal custom devices
  • Guarantee of Inclusion Support availability at the desired time of program
  • Assistance feeding or using the restroom

Contact Us

Email olivia.miller@baltimorecity.gov
Phone Number: (410) 396-1550 
Therapeutic Recreation Program
4501 Farring Court, Baltimore, MD 21225 
Maryland Relay users dial 711.