Fox Valley Special Recreation Association (FVSRA)
Batavia Park District works collaboratively with the Fox Valley Special Recreation Association (FVSRA) to provide reasonable modifications for individuals with disabilities who need assistance to participate successfully in programs.
FVSRAInclusion Services for Individuals with Disabilities
We believe everyone belongs, and all have the right to choose which setting to participate in recreational activities. Batavia Park District works collaboratively with the Fox Valley Special Recreation Association (FVSRA) to provide reasonable modifications for individuals with disabilities who need assistance to participate successfully in programs. We strive to foster independence and active participation in the least restrictive environment. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), modifications can vary from program to program and are determined following an intake assessment conducted by a team member from FVSRA.
Modifications can include one or more of the following:
- Activity Modification
- Adaptive Equipment
- Additional Staff Support
- Sign Language Interpreters
- Staff Training
- Support Plans for Behavior, Diabetes, or Seizure Disorders
Requesting Inclusion Services
Inclusion services can be requested at the time of registration. You may verbally indicate this request on your registration form if registering in person or online by sending correspondence using the “Contact Us” quick link.
Once registration is complete, your request for support is forwarded to FVSRA for processing. Please note you must request inclusion services each time you register for a program.
Timeline for Services
For new participants, FVSRA aims to complete an intake assessment within one week of receiving your request for inclusion services. Once an individual has a completed intake on file, the average time to determine and coordinate modifications is two weeks. To provide the best customer service, we ask for at least two weeks’ notice before the start of the program to arrange modifications.
Frequently Asked Questions
For more information on inclusion services, visit FVSRA’s FAQ page.
FVSRA provides inclusion services to the following agencies:
- St. Charles Park District
- Fox Valley Park District
- Geneva Park District
- Batavia Park District
- Oswegoland Park District
- Sugar Grove Park District
- Village of South Elgin Parks and Recreation Department
Essential eligibility is the minimum set of factors that determines whether any person (exclusive of disability) is eligible to participate in a program. Essential eligibility changes from program to program, but not from person to person.
Essential eligibility requirements often include:
- Registration fees/charges – Paying the same fee everyone else is required to pay.
- Age restrictions – Meeting program age requirements/limitations (i.e., preschool children 3-5, summer camp for 4th and 5th graders, softball league for 8- and 12-year-olds, etc.)
- Complying with code of conduct/behavior expectations – All participants must abide by the same reasonable rules of conduct.
- Capacity restrictions – Once program capacity is met, the program provider can deny registration (denial is because the program is full, and not because of disability, race, religion, etc.)
- Residency – Program may be open to in district families first (denial is based upon non-residency status, and not because of disability, race, religion, etc.)
- Gender/sex – Some programs have gender requirements (i.e., girls or boys basketball, – denial is based upon gender, and not because of disability, race, religion, etc.)
- Minimum physical/mental/skill competency – Depending on the program/activity, participants may be required to have minimum physical, mental, or skill competencies. For example, to be eligible for a travel sport league, players may be required to prove certain offensive &/or defensive skills, or other minimum sport competency.
Toilet-training requirements – If a program never provides toileting assistance to any child or participant, then such a personal service would not be required to a child or participant with a disability. However, the child or participant cannot be excluded from the program because he or she was not toilet trained and a parent agrees to come and do the diapering, or the family pays for a personal attendant.
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