Course Description
Being part of our course and the partnership between the UW and the Outdoors For All Foundations means that you are helping to make outdoor play and learning accessible for people with disabilities in our community. This course is designed to provide a space for you to learn how scholarship and practice in the field of Disability Studies in Education is applied in community through accessible outdoor recreation. Through use of service- learning, academic texts, and contemporary media we will explore the following areas of study: a) historical and philosophical foundations, b) the inclusion/exclusion of youth with disabilities and those labeled with disability in formal and informal learning contexts, and c) allyship and social change. This course will be taught through a partnership with the Outdoors for All Foundation.
Here is a video of what service-learning looks like in this course in winter. Although the activities & seasons change the support and learning remains the same: Service-Learning w/Outdoors For All
In Person Class Meetings: THE FRIST IN PERSON CLASS MEETING ON JUNE 18th FROM 11am-1pm IS REQUIRED 5-7 in person service learning days to arranged across a range of activities June 18-Aug 16 with
Online Class Meeting Dates: Online class meetings will be: Fridays 07.19; 08.02; 08.16 from 11am-1:00pm. Via ZoomOnline sessions will be captioned, recored and transcribed to maximize accessibility.
Service Learning Requirements
- This course is a Community Based Learning course in partnership with the Outdoors for All Foundation. In person class meetings will be in community recreation spaces throughout the greater Seattle area.
- You must attend the first class meeting on June 18th. In this meeting we will be choosing service learning activities in partnership with Outdoors For All.
- Outdoors for All will provide training for each of the outdoor activities that you will support. If you do not complete these trainings, you cannot participate in this course.
- Additional online trainings through Outdoors for All may also be required before you being your time with participants.
- You will be required to be on location at outdoor recreation sites between June 18th and August 16th. Program availability variable. You will choose from a range of instructional and support roles. You can choose to stay in one activity or you can choose to support a range of activates.
Course Learning Goals
- You will identify, discuss, and demonstrate your understanding of accessibility issues related to outdoor recreation by working with Outdoors for All on a project dealing with the provision of adaptive and inclusive summer recreation opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
- You will, through reflective practice, describe the complexities of social issues related to ableism, access, and inclusion in winter sports and actively attempt to apply the knowledge to community situations via your service-learning project with Outdoors for All.
- You will examine what you currently know, and through the service-learning experience, practice reframing your understandings of disability, outdoor recreation, and social change
- You will connect scholarly research and contemporary disability justice activism to actions that will improve society and serve your communities.
Assignments—Assessment of Learning Objectives
Critical Incident Journaling (10-points each, 70 points total)
Final Reflective Paper (10-points)
Outdoors for All Service Learning Log (20-points)