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Welcome to "Adapted PE" on PELINKS4U. This issue of
the Adapted PE Page of PELinks4U includes the contributions of
undergraduate students in a Physical Education teacher
preparation program.
Students were asked to locate Internet
sites that would provide useful information for them related to
physical activity for individuals with disabilities. Both the
product and the process provided a useful learning
experience.
John O'Connor Ph.D.
Section Editor
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For professional information regarding disabilities, check out the wonderful National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities web site.
For professional updates regarding issues affecting the education of learners with disabilities, check out the comprehensive Council for Exceptional Children web site.
For information specifically related to physical education for individuals with disabilities visit the Advocate Webpage. Published by the National Consortium and edited by Deb Buswell, Ph.D., this newsletter is an essential tool for professionals in adapted physical education.
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If you have ideas, comments, letters to share, or questions about particular topics, please email one of the following Adapted PE Section Editors:
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Help to support quality physical education and health education by contributing to this site.
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Tips for the Trenches
By: J. Brokaw, M. Grizzle, & J. Parks
In the process of providing physical education for individuals with disabilities sometimes physical educators need real world solutions to real world problems. This website not only provides research applications, but also provides tips designed to help physical educators apply the research.
Equipment for Fun and Success
By: T. Richey, W. Seitz, J. Smith, & A. McKenzie
Some individuals with disabilities may experience greater success in physical education with modifications to the playing equipment. Teachers interested in modifying equipment should visit the Achievable Concepts website.
President's Physical Fitness Challenge
This website includes information on the administration of the President's Physical Fitness Challenge. Of special interest is the information related to modifications of the test for individuals with disabilities.
Sports and Physical Activity Ideas
The National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD), is an innovative non-profit organization that provides recreation for children and adults
with disabilities. In addition to recreational downhill and
cross-country skiing, snowboarding and snowshoeing lessons,
NSCD provides year-round competition training to ski racers
with disabilities. Summer recreation opportunities include
biking, hiking, in-line skating, sailing, therapeutic
horseback riding, white water rafting, baseball, fishing, rock
climbing for the blind, and camping.
Therapeutic
Horseback Riding
Find information about the benefits of therapeutic horseback riding. This center has closed its doors, but the website continues as a resource for horseback riding for individuals with disabilities.
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"The significant problems we face
cannot be
solved at the same level
of thinking we were at when
we created them."
~ Albert
Einstein ~
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Sledge Hockey
By: G. Mayorga, G. VanDyke, N. Miles, & R. Edwards
Sledge Hockey is a fast growing sport in Canada for children and youth with disabilities. The sport uses the same rules as hockey. Players sit on a specially designed sled. Players use two sticks to propel, maneuver, pass, and shoot the puck.
Two sites provide information on this sport. The site by the Paralympic Sports Association provides pictures, information, and links. The site by Sledge Hockey of Canada features audio and video highlights and interactive links.
National Wheelchair Basketball Association
By: K. Shelton, S. Slater, & T. Miller
This website contains information for individuals interested in collegiate wheelchair basketball rankings. Discover how your favorite team is ranked.
Disabled Sport - USA
DS/USA, a national nonprofit organization established in 1967 by disabled Vietnam veterans to serve the war injured, now offers nationwide sports rehabilitation programs to anyone with a permanent physical disability. Activities include winter skiing, water sports, summer and winter competitions, fitness and special sports events. Participants include those with visual impairments, amputations, spinal cord injury, dwarfism, multiple sclerosis, head injury, cerebral palsy, and other neuromuscular and orthopedic conditions.
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DON'T MISS!
This site is growing rapidly and is bound to become one of the best resources for information related to physical activity and individuals with disabilities.
Developed at the Department of Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois in Chicago, in partnership with the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) and the National Center on Accessibility (NCA) at Indiana University, this website provides information and resources on physical activity, and individuals with disabilities.
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