NCHPAD is hosting it's first Virtual Inclusive Fitness Training March 30th and 31st. All course content and related materials can be found here. Check back often as we continue to update this page.

Currently 1 in 4 people in the United States has a disability. That means no matter the size, location, or topic of your event, you are most likely serving individuals with a disability. The goal of all organizations should be to host inclusive events that allow all individuals, including individuals with a disability, the opportunity to participate fully in the event. However, organizations often define inclusion and accessibility in many ways leaving individuals with a disability with an unclear understanding of what will be provided for them and the amount of access they will truly have. This toolkit will provide guidance on how to best serve the needs of all individuals in any event setting.

This is a brief presentation to help youth sports officials and coaches be more inclusive in their programs. The presentation will introduce coaches, officials, and sports staff to tips and strategies to include athletes with disabilities in the school’s sports activities. 

According to the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST), Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a research-based set of principles to guide the design of learning environments that are accessible and effective to all.  In order to impact different type of learners UDL focuses on multiple means of representation, multiple means of action, expression and multiple means of engagement. The video, Universal Design for Learning in Physical Education, features strategies based on the UDL framework and specific to physical education. The strategies shown in the video were obtained from the Lieberman-Brian Inclusion Rating Scale (LIRSPE).

Your interaction with students matters and it could play a role in their school success an help avoid tension. This training is designed to help improve your knowledge and communication skills when working with students with disabilities.

Discover Inclusive Physical Education provides training to help educators to create an inclusive environment for students of all abilities.

There are over 54 million American’s living with a disability. People with a disability are a largely underserved population, often this is due to a lack of knowledge on how to reach, address, and serve these individuals. This presentation will address communication tips and proper disability etiquette for individuals with sensory, intellectual and physical disabilities. It will also briefly discuss the barriers these individuals face towards participation and how to address them.  Finally, this presentation will look at the definition of inclusion and what that means for effective communication.

Adults spend a substantial part of their lives at work. Employers can play a critical role in helping their workforce stay healthy through inclusive worksite wellness programs. This training will discuss the fundamentals of a worksite wellness program that includes all employees, including those with physical, sensory and intellectual disabilities. Topics addressed include privacy and worksite wellness programs, choosing inclusive incentives, supporting healthy food choices and convening inclusive events such as walking meetings and health fairs.

Understand why you should eat breakfast and learn how to create a balanced breakfast plate. Enjoy a demo of a PB and J smoothie. 

Learn how food can effect your mood and how your mood can effect your  food choices. 

Discover Inclusive Nutrition Education provides strategies for how to include youth with disability in your nutrition and health education.  This training covers the definition of inclusion, effective teaching strategies for multiple disabilities, information on accessible school gardens, and several inclusive nutrition resources

This course will help educate individuals on what you need to know to become a caregiver for a family member or friend. 

This toolkit is meant to make promoting and celebrating National Diabetes Awareness Month in your community a little easier! This kit is designed to help you generate messages to support an inclusive diabetes prevention awareness campaign to your audiences.

Here is the addendum created by NCHPAD to assist in including individuals with a disability in the Enhance Fitness program. 

In this course you will find all the power points from the in-person training that took place at Lakeshore foundation. 

This inclusive worksite wellness training provides users with a background of why worksite wellness programs are important to the workplace, and why having inclusive worksite wellness programs can benefit all employees. This training, complete with knowledge checks, addresses disability education, reasonable accommodations, what employers are required to do in accordance with the law, and strategies for going beyond what is required in order to provide employees with a comprehensive, inclusive worksite wellness program.

Through our partnership with ADPH we have compiled a list of helpful resources for physical educators.

In this training, you will learn how to adapt the environment, skills and equipment to make your afterschool program inclusive of children and youth with disabilities. This program will give you practical ideas on how to make your program inclusive and an understanding of why inclusive afterschool programs are important and beneficial to the entire school.

This presentation will help organizations to become inclusion allies by engaging in community partnerships. 

This presentation will provide tips and considerations when making adaptations to outdoor equipment, recreation, and sports programing.  

Currently 1 in 4 people in the United States has a disability. That means no matter the size, location, or topic of your event, you are most likely serving individuals with a disability. The goal of all organizations should be to host inclusive events that allow all individuals, including individuals with a disability, the opportunity to participate fully in the event. However, organizations often define inclusion and accessibility in many ways leaving individuals with a disability with an unclear understanding of what will be provided for them and the amount of access they will truly have. This toolkit will provide guidance on how to best serve the needs of all individuals in any event setting.

Guidelines Recommendations Adaptations Including Disability

NCHPAD's Inclusive Community Implementation Plan designed for Lakeshore

This toolkit is meant to make promoting and celebrating National Diabetes Awareness Month in your community a little easier! This kit is designed to help you generate messages to support an inclusive diabetes prevention awareness campaign to your audiences.