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RECREATION AND PARKS

The City of Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Therapeutic Section offers a variety of activities throughout the year at three locations: Elysian Park Therapeutic Recreation Center, Martin Luther King Jr. Therapeutic Recreation Center, and Valley Therapeutic Recreation Center. Program participants range from children ages 5 to adults. For programs that may be appropriate for you and your family call the Therapeutic Section for additional information (213) 485-7512.

The Therapeutic Recreation Section encourages our consumers with disabilities to integrate into classes and programs offered at their local community recreation center and swimming pool. However, for those who prefer, we offer specialized therapeutic recreation opportunities. In these programs, people with disabilities have an opportunity to develop, maintain and experience a satisfying leisure involvement with qualified trained staff and volunteers. This brochure highlights some of these specially designed programs. Reasonable accommodations will be made with prior arrangements.

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Programs for all ages:

• Recreation programs including sports clinics, dance, cooking, drama and ceramics
• Summer, Winter and Spring Day Camps
• After-school Social Clubs for disabled children, youth and young adults to age 22
• Social and community integration programs for children, youth and adults
• Bowling Program and League: For children, youth and adults. League is inclusive for teens and adults with disabilities as well as family and friends with or without disability
• Fitness and Body Conditioning
• Adaptive Swimming: For persons with developmental or physical disabilities, this program helps participants to learn and improve skills, maintain and increase physical fitness, achieve success, receive recognition and experience self-actualization in a regular aquatics environment. We also offer Special Olympic Teams which are designed for athletes who want to train and compete in Special Olympic Events
• Licensed Adult Day Care: For adults 50 and over who are ambulatory and have mild to moderate developmental disabilities
• Wheelchair Sports: For individuals who use a wheel chair and want to be very active