Accessibility Considerations for Therapeutic Horticulture Programming

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Note the "Location" below which indicates if a particular class meets online or in person. Price differences may apply. Confirmation emails will contain specific logistics.
Evaluate tools, equipment, structures, spaces,and techniques used by participants in therapeutic horticulture activities. Explore universal design principles and how to incorporate them into programming, activities, garden design, and tools to meet the widest range of people's needs. Design and construct a kit of adaptive tools and assistive devices through problem-solving activities. Prerequisite: At least 2 Service Community courses

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Schedule:	ONLINE: Monday, 7/22, 6-8pm and Wednesday, 7/24, 6-8pm; ONSITE: Saturday, 7/27, 10am-2:30pm
Times:	06:00pm-08:00pm EDT
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Meeting Date Start Time End Time Monday, July 22, 2024 06:00pm 08:00pm Wednesday, July 24, 2024 06:00pm 08:00pm Saturday, July 27, 2024 10:00am 02:30pm Meeting Date Start Time End Time Monday, July 22, 2024 06:00pm 08:00pm Wednesday, July 24, 2024 06:00pm 08:00pm Saturday, July 27, 2024 10:00am 02:30pm
Instructor:	Phyllis D'Amico Phyllis D'Amico Phyllis D'Amico Phyllis D'Amico, HTM, is a registered horticultural therapist with theAmerican Horticultural Therapy Association and has worked in the fieldfor over 25 years with children and adults of all ages and abilities. Phyllis has created an award-winning horticultural therapy program for specialneeds students at the New Jersey Regional Day School in Newark, where she is the Lead Science Teacher and Horticultural Therapist. Shespecializes in children's garden design, organic gardening, nutrition education, and community inclusion programs. Phyllis earned a Certificate in Horticultural Therapy from the Botanical Garden, where she has been an instructor for 30 years. Joanne D'Auria Joanne D'Auria Joanne D'Auria Joanne D'Auria, owner of HortAbility LLC, was formerly Access & School Workshop Coordinator at Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG). Joanne developed and facilitated programs to support BBG's access initiatives. She earned a BA from Brooklyn College in Fine Arts and Education; Horticultural Therapy Certificate (2017) and a Landscape Design Certificate (1996) from New York Botanical Garden. Former member of the Museum Arts Culture Access Consortium (MAC) steering committee and is a current member of the Mid-Atlantic Horticultural Therapy Network and Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Best Practices Working Group.
Location:	Some sessions meet online & some at NYBG, Watson Room 320 2900 Southern Blvd Bronx, NY 10458
Session Number:	251THP406BL
Price:	Price Non-Member : $295.00 Member : $270.00
Prerequisite(s):	Therapeutic Horticulture for Youth with Disabilities Therapeutic Horticulture for Mental Health Therapeutic Horticulture for Chronic Health Conditions Therapeutic Horticulture for Older Adults Therapeutic Horticulture for Neurological Conditions

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