{"485141":{"#nid":"485141","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The ABILITY to Camp: School of Architecture and UGA Making it Possible","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe University of Georgia\u2019s College of Environment and Design and Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Architecture have partnered with Extra Special People, Inc. (ESP) to build the first-of-its-kind, fully-accessible overnight camp for children and young adults with developmental disabilities: Camp Hooray.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA 70-acre parcel of land will be transformed into an innovative and fully-functional camp. Camp Hooray is as a model for community stewardship and a template for future endeavors between the universities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur students gain practical experience through real-world projects,\u201d said Dan Nadenicek, UGA\u2019s College of Environment and Design Dean. \u201cThe studio environment and service-learning are unique among all teaching settings and leads to strong friendships and lifetime associations.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis project is important,\u201d Nadenicek added.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Extra Special People, Camp Hooray is an opportunity to expand its mission beyond the state. For 30 years, Extra Special People, based in Watkinsville, Georgia, has focused its mission on enhancing the lives of children with developmental disabilities and their families by emphasizing their abilities, not disabilities. Camp Hooray is an extension of that philosophy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFull story: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.arch.gatech.edu\/ability-camp-college-architecture-and-uga-making-it-possible\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.arch.gatech.edu\/ability-camp-college-architecture-and-uga-making-it-possible\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.arch.gatech.edu\/ability-camp-college-architecture-and-uga-mak...\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Architecture, UGA team up to build camp for disabled children.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"School of Architecture, UGA team up to build camp for disabled children."}],"uid":"28816","created_gmt":"2016-01-12 14:40:42","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:24","author":"Tia Jewell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-01-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-01-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"485161":{"id":"485161","type":"image","title":"Camp Hooray","body":null,"created":"1452898800","gmt_created":"2016-01-15 23:00:00","changed":"1475895239","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:59","alt":"Camp Hooray","file":{"fid":"204291","name":"camphooray_resized.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/camphooray_resized_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/camphooray_resized_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":37141,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/camphooray_resized_0.jpg?itok=W-17F71M"}}},"media_ids":["485161"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"137","name":"Architecture"},{"id":"139","name":"Business"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETia Jewell\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Events\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Architecture\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tia.jewell@coa.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Etia.jewell@coa.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["tia.jewell@coa.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}