CONTENTS

JULY 2024 VOLUME 54 ISSUE 7

ADAPTIVE SPORTS ISSUE

COVER STORY

13 AMY'S GOT THIS

Interview by Faye Simon, Editor In Chief

19 SOCIAL AND RECREATION PROGRAMS ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THE COMMUNITY

By Jennifer Montanez, M.S.

23 BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS: HOW COMMUNITIES ARE MAKING PLAYGROUNDS MORE INCLUSIVE BY RETHINKING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT By Jill Moore

25

EVERYONE CAN BE AN ATHLETE

By Aviva Gans, PT MS

28

SPORTS SHOULD BE INCLUSIVE TOO!

By Lauren Agoratus, M.A.

30

FROM PLANNING TO TAKEOFF: TRAVELING BY AIR WITH AN AUTISTIC CHILD By Marta Chmielowicz

32 FIVE TIPS FOR FINDING THE BEST SUMMER VACATION DESTINATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

By Beth Rush

FEATURES

34 SPEAKING UP

By Gavin Morrobel

42 AVOIDING THE SUMMER SLIDE: HOW TO COMBAT LEARNING ISSUES WHEN SCHOOL IS NOT IN SESSION

By A. Jordan Wright, PhD

ON OUR COVER

Amy Bockerstette, amateur golfer, disabilities advocate, and the co-founder of the I GOT THIS Foundation, shown with her friend pro golfer Gary Woodland. Amy is the subject of this month's interview by Editor In Chief Faye Simon. The interview is a highlight of EP Magazine's Adaptive Sports and Recreation Issue, which focuses on adaptive and inclusive sports, fitness and exercise. Other topics covered are: traveling with an autistic child, helping reduce the summer slide of learning and speaking up and self-advocating. Coverage begins on page 13.