A specialized program for children with developmental disabilities within a "typical" overnight summer camp: Camp
1Tikvah Program, Camp Ramah in New England, 35 Highland Circle, Needham, MA 02494, USA. howardb@campramahne.org
Abstract:
The Tikvah Program is an overnight camping program at Camp Ramah in New England that serves campers with a range of developmental disabilities. The program has evolved over its 37-year history and includes a camping program, vocational training program, and inclusion program. Select graduates are hired by the camp for summer employment. The Tikvah Program offers a model for serving campers with special needs within a larger "typical" summer camp. Although serving the needs of such campers offers unique challenges, the presence of such a program in a regular summer camp offers tremendous opportunities and benefits for campers with special needs and more typically developing campers.
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