Celebrate National Therapeutic Recreation Week.July July: see month. 9-15, 2000 The purpose of National Therapeutic Recreation Week is to enhance public awareness of therapeutic recreation programs and services and expand recreation and leisure opportunities for individuals with disabilities. National Therapeutic Recreation Week, which was established by the National Therapeutic Recreation Society, has been celebrated during the second week of July every year since 1984. Each year, NTRS NTRS NASA Technical Report Server NTRS National Therapeutic Recreation Society NTRS National Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors NTRS National Technology Readiness Survey selects a theme; this year's theme is "Therapeutic Recreation--Our Greatest Contribution ... Quality of Life." The 2000 theme aims to educate internal and external audiences about the importance of therapeutic recreation to the quality of life and well being of persons with disabilities. The festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. will include health fairs, career days, festivals, wheelchair wheel·chair or wheel chair n. A chair mounted on large wheels for the use of a sick or disabled person. wheelchair, n athletic athletic (athlet´ik), adj pertaining to a bodily constitution characterized by a strong, muscular, robust appearance. athletic injuries, n. events, and more. For details about new products and resources from NTRS to help you plan your celebration and promote therapeutic recreation, visit the World Wide Web at www. nrpa.org/branches/ntrs.htm. |
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