[Michlib-l] Special Needs Programming

[Jen Taggart]

Hi Andrea,
About 3 years ago, we were observing and meeting many group home visitors in our Youth Services area, and caregivers were inquiring about attending some of our youth programs. We clearly saw a need to provide an ongoing program to engage these members of our community, so I worked with one of our adult librarians, Ed Niemchak, to develop an engaging, developmentally appropriate, and age respectful teen / adult sensory story time that is inclusive of all abilities. Here are a couple blog posts with more details:
https://adaptiveumbrella.blogspot.com/search/label/Adults%20with%20Developmental%20Disabilities
http://brycekozlablog.blogspot.com/2018/09/sensory-story-time-for-adults.html

We will also be discussing this topic at our next Special Needs Services Roundtable (SNSR) meeting at the Library of Michigan in Lansing on December 5. (I am working with the Superiorland Library Cooperative, using Zoom, for attendees to attend virtually if you cannot make the trek.)

Best,

Jen Taggart
Assistant Department Head, Youth Services
Bloomfield Township Public Library
1099 Lone Pine Road
Bloomfield Township, MI 48302
(248)642-5800<tel:(248)%20642-5800>
www.btpl.org<http://www.btpl.org/>
www.adaptiveumbrella.blogspot.com<http://www.adaptiveumbrella.blogspot.com>

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Subject: [Michlib-l] Special Needs Programming

Hi all,
We've had several requests of late for adults with special needs attending children's programming. Some programming seems to be fine for adults to participate, while with other programs its a bit difficult. Just wondering if you've encountered this situation and how you handle it?

Do you allow adults with special needs to attend children's programs?
Have you set some programs with strict age and or target audience participants only?
Have you developed special programming targeted at special needs adults?

So far we've handled each situation on the fly. Which is fine, but there have been a few this summer that have been tricky, and I guess we need to be more strategic in how we are handling this situation.

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[https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ZzZraRjjOMT9odAZUBIfN14CZBiJ8qYL&export=download]
Andrea Ingmire
Library Director
Peter White Public Library
(906) 226-4303 (office)
(906) 250-0080 (cell)
(906) 226-1783 (fax)
http://pwpl.info/


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