In cooperation with EDGA, the National Alliance for Accessible Golf is pleased to now offer "Learning from the Edges - Changing Lives Through the Power of Golf" via the Alliance Education Hub. Per EDGA, "This program aims to provide coaches with insights that will enable them to optimize a golfer's function, whilst considering their limitations, impairments, or disability."

Dave Barton, PGA, Alliance Executive Director relays, "Learning from the Edges is THE place anyone interested in becoming an adaptive golf coach should begin their journey along with those who are looking to expand their knowledge beyond the types of impairments they may be working with now. This introductory program provides a solid foundation across numerous impairments that both golf coaches and therapeutic professionals will benefit from greatly."

Increasing the participation of individuals with disabilities in the game of golf requires more qualified coaches and programs across the full range of demographics and impairments. This self-paced instructional series provides a foundation of knowledge that will directly contribute to that effort and the Alliance is pleased to endorse and share this material on behalf of the EDGA.

Click Here to Access the Alliance Education Hub

Adaptive Golf Cars and IRS Tax Credits

Can you use IRS Tax Credits to offset the cost of an Adaptive Golf Car? What about tax deductions for barrier removal? Learn about ways you can budget for access in our newest microlearning lesson IRS Disabled Access Tax Credits and Deductions, now available HERE .

Chava McKeel is a National Alliance for Accessible Golf Board Member and Director of Government Affairs for the GCSAA - Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.

U.S. Adaptive Open,

Alliance Resources Change Lives

A suite of resources can help golf facilities navigate the Americans with Disabilities Act

By Chava McKeel, Sep 2024, GCM Online - You can imagine how excited I — a member of the executive committee of the National Alliance for Accessible Golf and as a lifelong Kansan who grew up on a farm 25 miles from the Sand Creek Station Golf Course in Newton, Kan. — was to attend the third annual U.S. Adaptive Open, hosted by the USGA. The event was held July 8-10 and featured the world’s best individuals with different abilities competing in a major championship.

My father attended the championship with me — a first. It was about as good as it gets in terms of walking the course with him for three days, watching him interact with the players and learning about their personal stories. During practice rounds, he walked up to a seated player hitting balls at the driving range and learned the player had been a high school athlete until being paralyzed from a skiing accident. It changed the trajectory of this player’s life. The game of golf renewed his spirit and gave him the drive to move forward. Read More

By Scott Kauffman as published in Golf Business Magazine and the National Golf Course Owners Association - NGCOA

Over the last 25 years, sparked by the Tiger Woods phenomenon, the golf industry’s leading associations made significant strides in making facilities and businesses more accessible and inclusive.

The First Tee and National Alliance for Accessible Golf are just two initiatives/

organizations reflective of the progress being made.

Nevertheless, there is still a lot of work to be done to make the game and

business even more welcoming and representative of society today. One area

of golf-related access that needs to be vastly improved going forward, according

to Alliance Executive Director Dave Barton, is not necessarily facilities themselves, but the virtual world of golf – namely websites. Read More

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024

3:00 PM Eastern Time

Upcoming Webinar

The Onboarding Training Series

On Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024, in partnership with the IAGA, the Alliance will be delivering a webinar to IAGA Members, their Member courses and anyone interested in learning more about the ADA and the game of golf.

This webinar will provide an overview of the Onboarding Training Series designed to educate golf facility leadership and staff on the ADA and the game of golf. Material in the Onboarding Series includes policies you need, communications and etiquette, the law, and much more.

To register for this free event, click HERE

Thank You to the Great Lakes ADA Center

The National Alliance would like to send a big thank you to Marcy Hintzman and the Great Lakes ADA Center for their invitation to speak at their Arts - n - Rec webinar session on Oct 10, 2024.

We are very appreciative of this opportunity and value the engagement and questions during the session. Thank you! For more info, click HERE.

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The National Alliance for Accessible Golf is the industry leader in inclusion— working to ensure the opportunity for all individuals with disabilities to play the game of golf and is represented by major golf, recreation and therapeutic organizations across the country.

Use of materials from Golf Inclusion Monthly: Please note, the Alliance encourages you to repurpose and share articles we have written or that have been provided to us for publishing in Golf Inclusion Monthly. We request that you please reference Golf Inclusion Monthly Published by the National Alliance for Accessible Golf and share the link for the article you have sourced. If you have any questions, please reach out to info@accessgolf.org. Thank you.

Thank you to our golf industry friends and supporters who contribute in so many ways to our mission of increasing participation of individuals with disabilities in the game of golf.

Please contact our Executive Director, davebarton@accessgolf.org if you and/or your company are interested in helping us further enhance our educational and resource offerings and grow our grant funds used to increase the participation of individuals with disabilites in the game of golf.

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Adaptive Golf Cars and IRS Tax Credits

Can you use IRS Tax Credits to offset the cost of an Adaptive Golf Car? What about tax deductions for barrier removal? Learn about ways you can budget for access in our newest microlearning lesson IRS Disabled Access Tax Credits and Deductions, now available HERE.

U.S. Adaptive Open,

Alliance Resources Change Lives

Thank You to the Great Lakes ADA Center

Can you use IRS Tax Credits to offset the cost of an Adaptive Golf Car? What about tax deductions for barrier removal? Learn about ways you can budget for access in our newest microlearning lesson IRS Disabled Access Tax Credits and Deductions, now available HERE .