It's Your Choice
Network provides a community education program titled /"It's Your Choice". This
program focuses on educating the general public of the prevention of traumatic injuries
and of better understanding of persons with a physical disability The "It's Your
Choice" platform discusses the critical needs of appropriate decision making and
responsibilities regarding use of alcohol, drugs, driving safety, and recreational
safety... in short, how one decision can impact the rest of one's life.
This program is popular in the school systems, particularly around prom and graduation
times.
Adaptive Sports
Members of the HOPE Network staff and our Healthsports participants provide an energetic
interactive presentation on adapted sports opportunities. Open discussion is accompanied
by question and answer segments to address the audience's curiousities. A display
of adapted recreation/competitive sports equipment supplements the slow. Active
participation by select audience members enlightens the knowledge and show through
their use of the sports equipment. This program guarantees a very positive outcome,
opens eyes and minds about the abilities of people with a disability, and concludes
with a high level of excitement!
Roll Models
"Roll" Models is a program being introduced in 2008. The focus of this program is
for peer support... providing insights to living life with a physical disability.
Presenters are staff of HOPE Network and/or trained personnel who have a physical
disability. Individual or group presentations are available. This program is particularly
helpful in teaching new wheelchair mobility skills, car transfers, overcoming architectural
barriers, and seeing life from another point of view.
Motivation
HOPE Network provides speakers for motivational presentations. These can include
inspirational stories of overcoming obstacles in life, achieving success, incorporating
family and faith into life's journey. Sports banquets, church groups, community
service groups, professional conferences are all appropriate audiences. You will
be impressed and lifted!
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