Inclusive Recreation Expo 2015

Wednesday, October 14, 2015 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The University of Central Florida Recreation and Wellness Center continues its commitment to fulfilling one of UCF President John Hitt’s key goals of becoming a more inclusive and diverse university with its annual Inclusive Recreation Expo. Over the past four years UCF Knights of all abilities have enjoyed the opportunity to learn more about the equipment, programs and services the RWC offers to students with disabilities on campus.

Imagine scoring a basket from a wheelchair, or scoring a goal blindfolded. Attendees will have an opportunity to try those activities and several more throughout the day at the RWC’s main building (Gemini Boulevard South across from Parking Garage B) Wednesday, October 14, 2015 from 11am-7pm. The line-up of free clinics include: ·
11am-12pm Blindfolded Yoga (Main Group Exercise Studio) ·
3:00pm-4:00pm Goalball (RWC Court 1) ·
4:00pm-5:00pm Wheelchair Basketball (RWC Court 1) ·
5:00pm-6:00pm Unified Basketball (RWC Court 1) ·
 6:00pm-7:00pm Quad Rugby (RWC Court 1)

The RWC’s Inclusive Recreation Program is gaining recognition with several news features in the past year. Sport Clubs Coordinator, Andrea Snead, runs the Inclusive Recreation program at the RWC. She says the goal is to become a nationally recognized program, “The importance of the Expo is to heighten the awareness of recreation available to students of all abilities. Our program is getting noticed due to recent media coverage and it is our job to continue to move this message forward to our students, faculty and staff here at UCF.”

The Inclusive Recreation Expo will also feature three of the RWC’s returning partners: Special Olympics of Florida, The Orange County Clash quad rugby team and Flippers Pizzeria. The Clash will host a clinic giving students the chance to participate in specially designed wheelchairs. The UCF RWC is funded by the Student Government Association. Comprehensive and diverse programs like Inclusive Recreation are part of the RWC’s mission and goals to continually enrich campus life and advance UCF’s educational mission for all students. For more information and questions about the expo please contact Andrea Snead at (407) 823-2408 or email her at andrea.snead@ucf.edu. You can also go to the RWC homepage: http://rec.ucf.edu/ Read More

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