| Physical Educators have unique and significant skills
that they can share with individuals with disabilities in and through
leisure, recreation, fitness and sport activities.
* Volunteer to be a personal trainer for an individual with a disability
who wants an individually designed exercise program. Collaborate
with an Adapted Physical Educator to develop a work-out schedule
and training plan to best meet individual needs.
* Become a workout partner for an individual with a disability.
*Cycle with an individual who is blind, at the front end of a tandem
bicycle.
*Do your treadmill or stationary bicycle workout, on a parallel
piece of equipment, with an individual with Asperger's syndrome,
PDD, or autism and share thoughts and feelings.
* Become a coach for Special
Olympics. Physical educators have the unique and significant
task-analysis and pedagogical skills to really make a difference.
They also have specialized training in coaching and motivation that
make them particularly effective Special Olympics coaches.
* Work with a parent to develop a play program for a child with
a disability that encourages children without disabilities in the
neighborhood to join in play.
* Become a Big Brother or Big Sister for a child with a learning
disability
* Become an advocate for children who are struggling in the court
systems. Many cities, now, have advocate programs that would allow
a physical educator, known for persuasive and motivational skills,
to use their remarkable strengths to advocate for children who need
help.
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