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Posts: 1901 (06/08/09 11:21 PM) PAClayFans Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None * This probably should be in the TBAF forum...and, Mods, you may want to move it there.....but I was so impressed when I saw the photos that I thought others might also enjoy seeing them. I thought I'd post them here where more people might see them and then let you move the thread after a short time. My sister is the director of a county-wide afterschool program in North Carolina. This year, her program was the recepient of a TBAF "Let's All Play" grant. She was really excited to hear they received the grant, but even more than the money, she was excited about the training that would come from the Foundation as a result of the grant. She felt her staff could benefit tremendously from learning how they could best assimilate children with disabilities into their afterschool and summer programs. Aron Hall did the training for them this past week and she emailed me afterwards to tell me: Aron Hall was the best summer camp trainer I have ever had for staff. Everyone is very inspired and unafraid to have a program of inclusion. It was a great day for all and he really is "great" at what he does. And, she also shared with me some of the photos she took during the training. I hope you'll enjoy seeing them as much as I did! Staff building a tower from toothpics and M&M's. Staff coloring while sight impaired. Staff experiencing being hearing impaired. Staff working with physical impairment. Aron Hall conducting the training. ETA: Photos are posted with permission from the owner and Aron Hall. Last Edited By: LLnepa 06/08/09 11:24 PM. Edited 1 time.
imsoaddictedtoClay		#1	[-]
Posts: 5735 (06/08/09 11:36 PM) Clay, you ARE the perfect man in my eyes Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	What a wonderful story! Thank you for sharing it, LLnepa. Those pictures are worth a thousand words. What better way to understand and help the disabled than by actually seeing for themselves what life is like with a disability. And BRAVO to Aron Hall!
Riverdancec2		#2	[-]
Posts: 12388 (06/09/09 3:01 AM) Registered Member Favourite body part - Clay's heart! Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	About the first picture.....I think that orange shirt belongs to Clay - lol
claynov30		#3	[-]
Posts: 950 (06/09/09 7:18 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Aron is very impressive and extremely capable. I have worked with Aron when doing some fundrasiers and he is a dream to work with. Clay sure knew what he was doing when he put Aron in this position-the LAP program and staff training are in good hands with Aron leading the way.
Claysbridge		#4	[-]
Posts: 3472 (06/09/09 7:48 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I've always wondered what kinds of things they do for the staff training for LAP. Those are some great pictures. It's nice to hear that those who work with Aron end up really enjoying what he brings to the table.
Clayscience21		#5	[-]
Posts: 33842 (06/09/09 7:54 AM) Administrator CDD Chief Scientific Officer Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	That looks like a great training session! I'm glad to hear that Aron's training sessions are well-received. I loved the bullet point on the slide about texting - in text speak. LOL.
PA4CLAY		#6	[-]
Posts: 4742 (06/09/09 8:15 AM) I think hell is freezing over, Bonnie Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	These are great Linda. Thanks for sharing
mamarose10		#7	[-]
Posts: 32798 (06/09/09 9:12 AM) Board Owner "Holding Fast, Home at Last" Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Love seeing these. Thanks!
scClay Aikenfan		#8	[-]
Posts: 342 (06/09/09 11:12 AM) *Bless his heart !* Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Thanks LLnepa for sharing this with us !! As a volunteer for the YMCA Inclusion Camp in Spartanburg, South Carolina, we attended the "Let's All Play" training session with Aron Hall. Aron was an excellent teacher and very knowledgeable. The entire YMCA staff, as well as all of us volunteers were very impressed with Aron Hall and the "Let's All Play" training session. Experiencing the simulations (as in the above photos from NC) of how those with various disabilities perceive the world around them and how they deal with their disabilities was very eye-opening and therefore made us more in tune with the campers with disabilities and better able to understand what they go through to perform the most ordinary tasks that we all take for granted. Clay is extremely fortunate to have Aron Hall as well as Jerry Aiken and Kristy Barnes and all others who work very hard in support of his Foundation to make these Inclusion Camps a reality. Ruthie Slaton Spartanburg, SC
claynov30		#9	[-]
Posts: 950 (06/09/09 2:00 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I think it is great that some of you have the opportunity to volunteer at one of the camps/programs that use the Lets All Play model. I hope to also do that one day , as soon as I have this crazy work schedule behind me. Seriously, thank you for your time and efforts. Last Edited By: claynov30 06/10/09 6:42 AM. Edited 1 times.
xMakeMeFeelItx		#10	[-]
Posts: 2572 (06/09/09 4:55 PM) ClayNIac Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	As of late I am waiting on funding to start a "training", if you could call it so, for children who do NOT have disabilities and how not to be afraid of disabilities. I know it's so much different in the states, but in the UK kids stare and the parents tell them off resulting in a huge dispellment of all types of disability in society by the time the younger generation become adults. So, I am hoping to go around schools to see kids from about 5 - 12/13 years old to let them ask the questions and get the awkwardness over, while also hopefully teaching the teachers a thing or two. As someone both hearing impaired and physically impaired, these ideas are so INNOVATIVE! I have never, ever seen arms tied up with elastic ropes to simulate the feeling of your arm being trapped -- it's ingenious. The hearing impaired one should be imposed so much more. My deafness only becomes problematic in those situations which are noisy and the person I am conversing with is not directly in front of me for lipreading, so I often get the look, suggesting I'm an ignorant so-and-so, when in fact I just don't know somebody is talking to me. I can't vouch so much for the visually impaired apart from the one time I forgot to steam my artificial tears and was sitting in biology not able to see the question paper at all... This training is so innovative, and I commend Aron and the whole LAP team for fantastic ways of moving forward, and some inspiration of my own! Kylie xx
ohgoodness		#11	[-]
Posts: 556 (06/09/09 5:41 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Ohhh... that's great! I love how they train them by having the experience what it must be like for these individuals on a daily basis. The vendors in my office building ( a state dept) always has individuals with disabilities working there. One of the individuals is def, dumb, and has limited, tunnel vision. He hits people with his cane!! and he chases people when they enter his store and then leave.. I think he thinks they must have stolen something. He's grabbed people and has actually hurt some females in our building... he's about 6'2" and 180-190lbs!! People don't like him and some are afraid of him. It's sad. But I am like, can you just imagine what it's like in HIS world.. to not be able to hear you or talk to you or even really see you?! It's tough because he has gotten violent, but I don't think it's because he IS violent... I think he just gets frustrated. Last Edited By: ohgoodness 06/09/09 5:45 PM. Edited 1 times.
MagicalMusic		#12	[-]
Posts: 4969 (06/09/09 7:15 PM) My world is a better place because of you Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Thanks for sharing this. The training does sound like it was a great experience.
carlene001		#13	[-]
Posts: 5150 (06/09/09 9:23 PM) My Love for Clay is unconditional Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I had that training program with Aron when I worked with the children with special needs at the Spartanburg YMCA camp. It was absolutely great!!! And I learned a great deal about people with disabilities. This is a fantastic training program. I am the Executive Director of a new organization I started called Awareness For Inclusion. I am now having a two week inclusion art camp that started yesterday here in Anderson, SC. I only had funding from friends and my community and used a lot of my own art materials, but so far, it is a resounding success after only 2 days. The kids love it and even the volunteers are having more fun that they ever thought it would be. We're going to have a dress up art reception on June 19th and show all the children's artwork that they did during the 2 weeks. Each child will get a blue ribbon for their best work. We also have some nice items from local merchants to raffle off at the reception to raise more money for our next project too. I have plans for more inclusion programs but have to get more funding first. I also plan to create literature to educate the public about inclusion and how to interact comfortably with people with disabilities and special needs. I will try to post some pictures tomorrow.
CLAYGAL		#14	[-]
Posts: 5449 (06/09/09 9:58 PM) No one succeeds alone Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I am loving this thread as it is so informative of the work that goes on and continues to go on involving children of all abilities. When we walk in the shoes of others, we certainly become more aware of what problems they face, not that that's the only solution. Thank you for sharing this information with us and so honored to be able to support TBAF in my own way. Kudos to all who work to improve the lives of many kids!
faybelady		#15	[-]
Posts: 1714 (06/09/09 10:37 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Thank you so much for sharing the photos and details of the workshop. As a nurse, I once participated in something similar, we wore glasses that had various coverings that gave very limited sight, lights were dimmed, the noise level was turned up and we had cotton balls in our ears, tied a leg or arm behind us, taped fingers together and had to figure out a way to get to the other end of the building and eat a meal. It was extremely difficult to complete the task with these restrictions and totally enlightened and changed the way our unit approached caring for our patients. KUDOS to TBAF and Let's All Play!!!
queen		#16	[-]
Posts: 163 (06/10/09 2:53 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	This is really great! Unforunately we don't have such programs in my country... Thanks a lot for sharing! Last Edited By: queen 06/10/09 2:56 AM. Edited 1 times.
GrandmaJoan		#17	[-]
Posts: 500 (06/11/09 12:45 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	This a wonderful way to envision what these children go through day-to-day I wish I could be part of this training. A friend of mine works at a center for disabled children and I want to let her know about this. She works a lot with autistic teens, but also cares for blind and deaf children. Linda: Your sister is doing a fabulous service and I'm so glad she received a grant from TBAF.
MistyMystery		#18	[-]
Posts: 2496 (06/11/09 6:26 PM) On A Sublime Journey ... Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Very interesting! Thanks very much for sharing the pictures and description with us.
LLnepa		#19	[-]
Posts: 1901 (06/11/09 11:23 PM) PAClayFans Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Thanks, Joan. I know she couldn't say enough good things about Aron and the training he provided. She said she had never had her staff so motivated and excited about moving ahead with a project. She said so many of them called or emailed her the next day to say how much they enjoyed the day. That's not something that usually happens after a day spent in training. She said she felt inspired and believed they could now produce a quality inclusive program.
clayniac2		#20	[-]
Posts: 12255 (06/11/09 11:25 PM) My heart is dancing through each day... Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I was fortunate to participate in the training program that Aron held for the Bend, Oregon, camp last year. He is a fantastic trainer! We had so much fun, and learned so much from him at the same time. If you ever get the chance to participate, jump on it! The training helped us to understand the challenges that many children face in accomplishing tasks that we take for granted. Hooray for all of those involved in these wonderful camps!