This past Tuesday in class four groups presented a specific therapeutic program that our instructor had assigned to us earlier in the semester. The programs that were presented were: Therapeutic and Recreational Horseback Riding, Kayaking/Canoeing, Adaptive Painting and Sculpting, and High Ropes Course. My group present the High Ropes Course program and I was instructed that rather than explaining about all of the other programs, I were to blog about how we found and put together our information for our presentation. So here it goes!
At first it was really hard to think of ways to search for information on High Ropes Courses for people who were impaired in any way. Also, it was hard to find ways to make it adapative for people with disabilities or impairments to use a high ropes course. However, as a group we came together, found SOME information on adaptive equipment. This was a little helpful but we soon realized that a high ropes course was adaptable to anyone at anytime really. All you really need is to adjust the straps, width of the boards that you are crossing perhaps, and maybe even the length/height of the course within itself.
After we thought of our presentation this way, it was really easy to come up with ways to discuss with the class and present our project. High ropes courses would be a wonderful thing for an individual who has a disability or impairment to do. There is very little change in doing the activity but a huge change in their confidence and how they feel when they are doing it.
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