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The $12 Chicago Park District session is for youth with intellectual disabilities and runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at McGuane (John) Park.
All times are local to the venue · America/Chicago
The Chicago Park District’s Special Recreation work reaches back to staff training that began in 1965. The Nov. 25 program at McGuane is a more immediate offer: a daytime session combining creative activities with gym time, sports and other recreation.
The Park District says it began training employees to better serve Chicagoans with disabilities in 1965. In 1968, Chicago became the birthplace of the Special Olympics, with the district involved in its development. That history helps place the event within a longer local recreation effort, but the Nov. 25 listing does not announce a Special Olympics competition.
For its wider sports, recreation and leisure programs, the district describes goals that include skill development, social connection and independence for people with intellectual disabilities and developmental delays. Those are aims of the broader program, not promised outcomes or a detailed plan for this particular session.
Further reading: Special Recreation Programs | Chicago Park District ↗
The Nov. 25 description names arts and crafts, gym activities, various sports and other recreation. It does not identify particular sports or say how participants will move between activities during the six-hour session. Families deciding whether the day suits a participant may want to ask about the schedule, breaks and what to expect before attending.
The listing also does not specify meals, materials to bring, or drop-off and pick-up procedures. It describes the program as intended for individuals with intellectual disabilities and gives its age category as Youth, without a narrower age range.
Further reading: Out of School Program (Special Rec) at McGuane | Chicago Park District ↗
McGuane Park opened to the public in 1905 as Mark White Square. It was one of ten early neighborhood parks intended to provide recreation and educational and social services in Chicago’s tenement districts. The park took its current name in 1960 in honor of John F. McGuane, a lifelong neighbor who served on the Chicago Park District’s board.
The 9.88-acre park has two gymnasiums, an indoor pool, an assembly hall, a kitchen and meeting rooms, as well as outdoor fields and courts, a playground and an interactive water feature. The event listing names the park but not a building or room; it does not mention swimming, so the pool should not be taken as part of this program.
Further reading: McGuane (John) Park ↗ · Out of School Program (Special Rec) at McGuane | Chicago Park District ↗
The listing names arts and crafts, gym activities, various sports and other recreation, but not specific sports or a sequence for the day.
The session is listed for 9 a.m.–3 p.m. local time.
Out of School Program (Special Rec) at McGuane | Chicago Park District ↗
The event lists its age category as Youth and describes the program as intended for individuals with intellectual disabilities. It does not give a more specific age range.
Out of School Program (Special Rec) at McGuane | Chicago Park District ↗
The listed event fee is $12.
Out of School Program (Special Rec) at McGuane | Chicago Park District ↗
The listed address is 2901 S. Poplar Ave., Chicago, IL 60608. The event page does not identify the building or room used for the program.
Out of School Program (Special Rec) at McGuane | Chicago Park District ↗ · McGuane (John) Park ↗
The event listing gives no registration instructions. For Special Recreation program information, the Park District lists (312) 742-1298 and [email protected]. Its Special Recreation page lists (312) 745-1298 for questions about inclusion services.
Out of School Program (Special Rec) at McGuane | Chicago Park District ↗ · Disability Policy Office | Chicago Park District ↗ · Special Recreation Programs | Chicago Park District ↗
The event listing does not describe session-specific accommodations. The Park District’s Disability Policy Office lists options that include inclusion aides, service animals, other power-driven mobility devices, sign-language interpreters, assistive listening devices, information in alternative formats, and adapted equipment or techniques. Accommodation requests should be made at least one week ahead; interpreter requests require at least 72 hours’ notice. Contact [email protected] or (312) 742-4298 with accommodation questions. An assessment is required to determine whether inclusion services are needed.
The McGuane Fieldhouse page describes that facility as accessible but notes that its stage and spectator area are stair-access only. The event listing does not confirm that the program meets in the fieldhouse, so check the session’s actual location and access arrangements rather than relying on that facility detail.
Disability Policy Office | Chicago Park District ↗ · McGuane Fieldhouse ↗ · Out of School Program (Special Rec) at McGuane | Chicago Park District ↗ · Special Recreation Programs | Chicago Park District ↗
No detailed activity timetable, break or meal plan, materials list, or drop-off and pick-up procedure is given in the event listing.
Out of School Program (Special Rec) at McGuane | Chicago Park District ↗
The event is listed at McGuane (John) Park, 2901 S. Poplar Ave., Chicago, IL 60608. The Park District’s park page directs transit users to CTA trip planning but does not list a route number here. Map links can calculate directions from your own starting point. The event listing does not name a building or entrance or provide event-specific parking details.
Out of School Program (Special Rec) at McGuane | Chicago Park District ↗ · McGuane (John) Park ↗
Arts and crafts, gym activities, various sports and other recreation. The listing does not name specific sports or provide an activity timetable.
Out of School Program (Special Rec) at McGuane | Chicago Park District ↗
The listing gives the age category as Youth and describes the program as intended for individuals with intellectual disabilities; it does not give a narrower age range.
Out of School Program (Special Rec) at McGuane | Chicago Park District ↗
The event listing gives no registration instructions. The Park District lists Special Recreation program information at (312) 742-1298 and [email protected].
Out of School Program (Special Rec) at McGuane | Chicago Park District ↗ · Disability Policy Office | Chicago Park District ↗
The Disability Policy Office asks for requests at least one week before they are needed; sign-language interpreter requests require at least 72 hours’ notice. Contact [email protected] or (312) 742-4298.
2901 S. Poplar Ave., Chicago, IL 60608
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