Inclusion at Residential Outdoor Environmental
Education Centers
1. Does your center offer
residential outdoor environmental education to school groups?
□ Yes □ No
If not, you may stop
filling out the survey now. Your center
was incorrectly included in the study sample.
Please place the survey in the enclosed envelope and return it to
Bradford
Woods Inclusion Survey
Indiana University
2931 East 10th Street
Bloomington,
IN 47408
Please answer all questions with regards
to residential programs for school groups only.
About Your Center
2. How many students can your center house at one time?
□ 1-50 □ 51-100 □ 101-150 □ 151-200
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201-250 □ 251-300 □ 300 +
3. How many students can your
center instruct at one time?
□ 1-50
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51-100 □ 101-150 □ 151-200 □
201-250 □ 251-300 □ 300 +
4. How many years has your center been offering residential outdoor
environmental education programs to school groups? ______
5. During what months do you run
these programs? (Check all that apply.)
□ January □ February □
March □ April □ May
□ June □
July □ August □ September □
October
□ November □ December
Administrative
Inclusion Practices
6. Do your marketing materials for participants display the
universal symbol of accessibility?
□ Yes, all do □
Yes, some do □ No, none do 
And/or a
statement regarding accommodations for persons with disabilities?
□ Yes, all do □ Yes, some do □
No, none do
7. Do your
recruiting/marketing materials include pictures of persons with disabilities?
□ Yes, all do □ Yes, some do □
No, none do
8. Are there specific words or
phrases in your mission statement that indicate your willingness to include
persons with disabilities in your programs?
Please state words or attach mission.
9. Do you require medical or
special needs information for students attending your programs?
□ Yes, for all programs □ Only for some programs □ No, not for any programs
10. When do your instructors generally
find out whether any of their students have disabilities that necessitate accommodations
for full program participation?
□ When the students
arrive □ When they meet their students for lessons
□ One day to one week
before students arrive □
More than one week ahead
11.
How is medical or special needs information shared with instructors?
(Check all that apply.)
□ Photocopied list □ Meeting with teachers □ Conversation with student
□ Conversation with student’s
guardian □ Other _________________________
Current Number of
Students with Disabilities Served
12. Please estimate the
percentage of schools coming to your center that bring all of their students,
regardless of disability.
□ 0 □ 10 □ 20 □ 30 □ 40 □ 50 □ 60 □ 70 □ 80 □ 90 □ 100 □ Do not know
13. Are there any special education
programs/schools that attend your center as a separate group?
□ Yes □ No If yes, how many? ____________________
14. When recruiting new schools
or planning with returning schools, do you specifically encourage them to bring
their students with disabilities to your center?
□ Yes □ No
Staff Training and
Skills
15. Please check all areas of training provided to
your environmental education instructional/program staff on working with
persons with disabilities.
How to adapt activities for
students with:
□
physical disabilities
□ mental retardation/
developmental
disabilities
□
learning disabilities; ADHD
□
chronic illnesses
□
visual impairment
□
hearing impairment
□
mental illnesses; behavior disorders
□
multiple, severe disabilities
□
other _________________.
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How to provide transfers or other personal care.
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How to prepare students without disabilities for inclusion.
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How to encourage communication and interaction between all students.
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Non-verbal communication techniques.
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Risk management concerns and procedures for inclusive programs.
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Accessibility of various sites on your property.
□
Other __________________________
How many hours do these combined trainings
last? _______
16. Do you always employ at least one staff member
skilled in making accommodations for people with disabilities to serve as a
resource for other staff?
□ Yes □ No
17. When interviewing prospective instructional
staff, do you ask about their experience working with students with
disabilities?
□ Yes □ No
18. If yes, how important is this
question to your final hiring decision?
□ Not important □
Somewhat important □ Very important
19. When students who are in
segregated special education classes at school are included in (regular
education) learning groups at your center, do you provide any peer orientations/group
discussions for the students without disabilities?
□ Yes □ No
Physical
Accessibility
20. Do you consider your facility
to be accessible to students with disabilities?
□ Yes □ Somewhat □ No
21. Have you conducted a physical
accessibility survey of your site?
□ Yes □ No
22. Please indicate the degree of
accessibility for each of these facilities at your center. If you have not conducted a physical
accessibility survey, please estimate accessibility based on your knowledge of
standards and recommended practices.
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Facility
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Not at All
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Partially
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Fully
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N/A
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Dining hall facilities
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Restrooms in common/instructional buildings
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Restrooms/showers in student living quarters
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Bedrooms in student living quarters
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Trails
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Climbing wall
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High ropes course
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Low ropes course/team challenge elements
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Sidewalks or paths within the central camp area
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Parking lot (with marked accessible spaces)
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Waterfront area
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Amphitheater or campfire area
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Program Accessibility
23. Do you consider your programs
to be accessible to students with disabilities?
□ Yes
□ Somewhat □ No
24. Do your curriculum and/or
instructional resource materials include activity ideas for students of varying
abilities?
□ Yes, for all lessons
offered □ Yes, for some lessons offered □ No
25. Do you have adapted or universally designed program
equipment available?
□ Yes, for all lessons offered □
Yes, for some lessons offered □
No
26. Please indicate the extent to which you think
students of all abilities can participate in these activities at your center.
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Program Area
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Fully
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Partially
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Only for students
without disabilities
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N/A
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Aquatic science
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Terrestrial science
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History
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Outdoor Living Skills
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Team
Building / Low Elements
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High Elements
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Fishing
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Art/Crafts
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Archery
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Boating
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Sports
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Night Hikes
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Overnight (Tent) Camping
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Campfires/Skit and Song Programs
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Equestrian Activities
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Overall Views
27. In your view, how central is
including students with disabilities to your center’s mission?
(Please circle.) 1 2 3 4 5
Unrelated Very Central
28. What level of priority do you
place on increasing inclusion at your center?
(Please circle.) 1 2 3 4 5
Low
Priority High
Priority
29. What resources would be most helpful to you in improving
inclusion at your center? Please rank your top three preferences.
___ Written
materials/suggestions for staff training.
___ Information
about local professionals/organizations who could help train staff.
___ Guidelines for
increasing facility accessibility.
___ Guidelines
for increasing program accessibility.
___ Curriculum materials designed
for students of all abilities.
___ Consultants
to assess your center and provide suggestions.
___ Professional development
opportunities related to inclusion.
___ Other
_______________________________________________________________
30. Other comments, suggestions,
or questions.
Thank you for your participation!