Adaptive Recreation Opportunities: Aiming for Independence

The City of Fort Collins Recreation Division provides equal and quality recreation for community members with disabilities. Adaptive Recreation Opportunities (ARO) strives to ensure that people with disabilities have the necessary accommodations or support to participate in any recreation program at their highest level of independence. Specialized programming is also offered to increase opportunities and meet unique needs of individuals. A Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist oversees the creation of support for each person and the specialized program offerings made available. So what do you like to do? Aquatics? Sports and games? Arts and Crafts? YOU CAN DO IT and ARO is here to help.

The Adaptive Recreation Opportunities program provides unique services and classes to individuals of all ages and abilities. Exciting learning opportunities are available through internships and volunteering.

ARO Highlights

Learn more about Inspiration Playground at Spring Canyon Community Park
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Welcome Alison Cope!
Alison Cope, MS, OTR, has joined the ARO staff as a Recreation Specialist. As an occupational therapist, she has worked at Center for Community Partnerships (CCP) in the OT department at CSU for the last nine years, supporting people with a wide variety of disabilities to be successful in the community, particularly with employment. Renee and Alison have worked together since 2004 through collaborative grants to promote community involvement that allows people to balance their jobs and leisure activities.

Art and creativity are important in her life, and she wants to make sure opportunities to create art are available to everyone. Artistic Abilities is the result of connecting with the Department of Art at CSU for the last four years to offer classes for people with disabilities, taught by art education students. Now that these classes are part of ARO programs, she hopes to continue to grow and expand them.

In her leisure time, she loves sewing, African dancing, organic gardening and traveling. She hopes to meet many people enjoying the wonderful recreation and leisure activities throughout the city.

Adaptive Canoe Clinic
The National Sports Center for the Disabled will be providing equipment and instruction for a morning of canoeing and nature. Prepare to have a fantasic time! Lunch is included.
Ages: 12 and up
Saturday, June 27
Fossil Creek Park
10:00 AM-12:30 PM
Cost: $25.00
Register at any recreation facility. Please reference activity number 84618-01 when registering.

Adaptive Yoga
Instructor Faith Brandt will be guiding you on the journey of adaptive yoga! In this workshop you will learn a variety of Yoga postures that can be practiced and adapted for people of all physical abilities.
Fridays, July 24-August 7
10:00-11:00 AM
Cost: $22.00
Register at any recreation facility. Please reference activity number 84620-01 when registering.

Volunteers

Are you looking for a rewarding and fun volunteer opportunity? Look no futher, ARO is always looking for volunteers.
Click here to fill out our volunteer interest form and get started!

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