EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: R. Dean Tice EDITOR: Michael R. Corwin ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Jeannie M. Barrell PRODUCTION: Pamela Leigh Amanda Tiffany EDITORIAL ADVISOR: Jeffrey B. Zeiger ART DIRECTOR: Annabel N. Markle ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Terrie Ann Tayler (703) 820-4940 ADVERTISING SALES REPRESENTATIVE The R.W. Walker Company, Inc. Tom Midgley 2716 Ocean Park Boulevard Santa Monica, California 90405 (310) 450-9001 in Santa Monica (415) 788-6655 in San Francisco Dick Busch, Inc. Dick Busch 40 Stony Brook Lane Princenton, NJ 08540 (609) 921-7763 J.P. Media, Inc. Jeanne McConnell Kevin S. Lapham 1415 N. Dayton Street Chicago, IL 60622 (312) 787-0618 NRPA REGIONAL SERVICE CENTERS: Pacific Service Center Pam Earle, CLP, Regional Director 1600 Sacramento Inn Way, Suite 217 Sacramento, California 95815 (916) 646-9050 FAX: (916) 646-1950 Southeast Regional Office Tom Martin, CLP, Regional Director 1285 Parker Road Conyers, GA 30207-5957 (404) 760-1668 FAX: (404) 760-9427 Northeast Service Center Kathy J. Bartlett, CLP, Regional Director 1800 Silas Deane Hwy. Suite 1 Rocky Hill, Connecticut 06067 (203) 721-1055 FAX: (203) 529-7518 Western Service Center Kent Ehmenthal Ph.D., CLP, Regional Director Garden of the God's Visitor Center, P.O. Box 6900 Colorado Springs, Colorado 80934 (719) 632-7031 FAX: (719) 632-0709 Great Lakes Service Center Walter C. Johnson, CLP, Regional Director 650 W. Higgins Hoffman Estates, IL 60195 (708) 843-7529 FAX: (708) 843-3058 BPA 4/OCTOBER 1992/P&R P&R THIS MONTH With the Americans With Dis- abilities Act now signed into law, Park and recreation providers have clear cut guidelines for mak- ing their facilities accessible to all. The process can be confusing, however-it isn't always easy to figure out the regulations, or the best way to make your area accessible. Phyllis Cangemi, founder and executive director of Whole Access consultants, and Wayne Williams and Paul Gas- kell associate professors in the Department of Health, Leisure and Exercise Science at Appalachian State University, address this issue in "Going to the Sources for Accessibility Assessment," page 66. In the past, military recreation was designed primarily for single men. The trend has changed out of necessity, as our armed forces "downsize" and as more women and families take advantage of Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) services, James A. Wil- gus, civil engineer and aquatics specialist for Heery International, Inc, describes the "Military Com- munities for Excellence" program, specifically the family aquatic cen- ter concept, in "Recreation for the Military Family," page 46. Summer is over, but it's never too early to plan for next year What do you do on a military base when school gets out? In "Willie Wildcat's Day Camp In Japan," page 50, Dr. Al Jackson, Program director for Willie Wild- cat Summer Day Camp program and associate professor at Califor- nia State University-Chico, de- scribes this popular day camp, CANGEMI BAKER (pictures) 01-02984