VIDBE-Q Volume 67 Issue 3
This was a very powerful statement and showed all of us how much of an impact
this grant work is making for children with low incidence sensory disabilities.
Results from the parent, instructor and student surveys were overwhelmingly
positive and everyone stated they were excited for camp the following year.
We had a wrap up Zoom meeting after both camps were over and instructors
and student interns had a chance to share the highlights and lessons learned during
the first ESY
2
camps. Both camp groups reported that, as a whole, the camp
experience was extremely positive. Each group reported that transportation was an
issue and that some parents were not able to facilitate transportation which limited
access to camp. The grant was able to pay for $75 gift cards for each family that
attended all week to help support the cost of transportation. Another challenge
expressed by each group was getting parents to return the camp application and
sign their child up for camp. During the Zoom meeting, the instructors for each
camp discussed changes they would like to make for the following year. The
Summer Olympics camp team decided to use the Canters Cave facility for the
whole week and plan an overnight for one day of the camp. This was based on
overwhelmingly positive comments from the students and their desire to have the
opportunity to spend the night at camp. They also wanted to plan more whole
group activities, which would provide opportunities for the children who were
blind/low vision to interact with the students who were Deaf/hard of hearing. In
