Objectives
- To describe the difference between adapted sport and regular sport and provide examples of the five levels within the sport integration continuum
- To describe how the IEP can be used as a means to foster inclusion by including interscholastic sport programming
- To give examples of and describe the differences between unisport and multisport organizations
- To describe the Olympic and Amateur Sports Act and the role of the United States Olympic Committee in relation to adapted sport
- To describe the function and role of the U.S. Paralympics, including the relationships among the disabled sport organizations and national governing bodies
- To describe the responsibilities of schools and community agencies in providing adapted sport programming and the role played by the physical educator in promoting adapted sport programming
Suggested Learning and Enrichment Activities
- Have students select a sport or recreational activity and research it on the Internet. Identify such items as modified rules, adapted equipment, history of the activity for people with disabilities, and national governing body involvement.
- Have the class participate in an adapted sport such as goal ball, wheelchair tennis, wheelchair basketball, or sighted guide running. Discuss the appropriateness of using these activities in the public schools for disability awareness.
- Obtain an informational video from a Disability Sport Organization to show in class.
- Have students attend or volunteer at a sports event for people with disabilities (wheelchair basketball, goal ball, Special Olympics). Ask them to write a reaction paper describing the event, including the reaction of the crowd, competitiveness of the participants, and skill level of the athletes.
- Invite an athlete with a disability into the class to discuss the role sport has played in his or her life.
- Divide the class into groups and present the relevant facts related to the Kling vs. Mentor School District case. Have each group debate the issue and reach its own decision. Note: This works best if done prior to the class for which the chapter reading is assigned.
Audiovisual Resources
Audiovisual
America’s Best (videotape). Message Makers, 1217 Turner, Lansing, MI 48906; 517-482-3333. The story of the Dwarf Athletic Association of America.
This video describes the early years of Dwarf Sports, the significance of competition for little people, and the programming offered by the Dwarf Athletic Association of America.Disabled Sports Team-American Champions. (Videotape, 1996). Message Makers, 1217 Turner, Lansing, MI 48906; 517-482-3333.
Tells the story of the United States Disabled Sports Team at the 1996 Paralympic Games.
USOC Disabled Sports Promo (videotape). USOC Media Services, One Olympic Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO 80909.
Describes the disabled sports programming coordinated through the United States Olympic Committee.
World Triumph—1996 U.S. Paralympic Team. (Videotape, 1996). Available from Message Makers, 1217 Turner, Lansing, MI 48906; 517-482-3333.
Tells the story of the triumph of the 1996 U.S. Paralympic Team at the Atlanta Paralympic Games.Additional Video Resources
This list was taken from the following source: Wood, A. (2001). Get Physical: You Can Do It! Paraplegia News, 55(2). http://www.pvamagazines.com/pnnews/magazine/article.php?art=707
Basketball
Wheelchair Basketball
In two volumes, Wheelchair Basketball helps you visualize the concepts and skills described in the book Wheelchair Basketball. The first tape covers individual skills such as shooting mechanics, common pick mechanics, individual defense, and drills. The second tape examines team play, including defensive and offensive transition concepts, man-to-man and combination defenses, and the read-and-react offensive system. Cost for complete set (book and two videos): $49.95; single videos: $29.95 each. Available from Sports & Recreation Program, TASCO, PVA, P.O. Box 753, Waldorf, MD 20604-0753; 888-860-7244 or 301-932-7834; fax: 301-843-0159.Bowling
Wheelchair Bowling
This video is produced through a grant from the American Bowling Congress to encourage newly injured people to participate in the sport. The tape includes interviews and demonstrations by wheelchair bowlers and information on special adaptive equipment and techniques. Cost: $7, which includes shipping. Available from American Wheelchair Bowling Association, 6264 North Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309; 954-491-2886; www.awba.orgDancing
Dancing From the Inside Out
This video features professional dancers from the AXIS Dance Troupe, which includes people with and without disabilities. Dancing From the Inside Out looks at the lives of each of these athletes and examines the process of adapting to their disabilities. The 28-minute film includes scenes from the dancers’ daily lives, rehearsals, and a full-scale performance. Cost: $195. Available from Fanlight Productions, 4196 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02131; 800-937-4113; fax: 617-469-3379; www.fanlight.comExercise and Physical Fitness
Armchair Fitness Series
Armchair Fitness: Aerobics
The program includes three 20-minute stretching and strengthening routines accompanied by big band music. According to the tape’s producers, benefits from following their routine include strengthening the heart and lungs, lowering blood pressure, improving circulation, and increasing stamina and muscle strength.Armchair Fitness: Gentle Exercise
This 30-minute video is designed for people with limited strength and range of motion. It begins with a slow and easy warm-up. Instructor Betty Switkes progresses through a gentle full-body routine, including a seated dance. Anyone who can sit in a chair reportedly can benefit from this activity.Armchair Fitness: Strength
Improvement of upper-body and leg strength is important and possible at any age. In the first 20-minute session, Betty Switkes leads the group in a warm-up, strength building, a balancing exercise done standing or seated, and a lively seated dance. The second 20-minute session features gentle aerobics, upper-body strengthening using soup cans as weights, enjoyable dance motions, and a cool-down. The tape includes lively big band and popular music.Armchair Fitness: Yoga Health
Master teacher Pat Hulbert leads participants in three 27-minute sessions of breathing for relaxation, coordinated stretching, and yoga movements in a chair. Regular practice of rhythmic stretching and relaxation reportedly promotes confidence, a deepened sense of well-being, and serenity. No prior yoga experience is necessary.Cost: $39.95 for each video plus $4.50 for shipping and handling. The four-set Armchair Fitness collection is $120; a set of any three is $90; include $10 shipping and handling for four tapes and $8 for three. Available from CC-M, Inc., 7755 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20012; 800-453-6280; fax: 202-882-7432; e-mail: bob@cc-m.com; www.armchairfitness.com
Endurance and Body Sculpting
A timely, innovative, instructional fitness video for seniors and people with physical disabilities, Endurance and Body Sculpting features five participants demonstrating adaptive versions of the same workout, so virtually anyone can join in. This tape is a “how to” on total-body, aerobic conditioning to improve muscular strength, body contour, and range of motion. The regimen described reportedly burns fat, elevates daily energy, adds greater flexibility, and reduces stress. Cost: $36.95 (free shipping and handling for U.S. orders; add $3.50 outside the U.S.) Available from: Seat-A-Robics, Inc., P.O. Box 1253, Jamestown, NC 27282; 910-454-4615; e-mail: seatarobics@hotmail.comForever Fit
Fitness specialist Chris Hartman hosts this 30-minute workout. Designed to improve muscle strength, circulation, coordination, and flexibility, the program’s exercises are designed to be performed by a seated person. A special section provides relaxation tips for relieving stress. Forever Fit II is a 30-minute tape similar to the original one, but its music is livelier. Cost: $31.95 each, plus $3 shipping and handling. Available from Forever Fit, 2545 Westchester, Toledo, OH 43615; 419-531-4865.Just 4 Kids
This seated aerobic-exercise program incorporates animation, prop, and musical themes children age five through adolescence can relate to. Cost: $39.95 (free shipping and handling for U.S. orders; add $3.50 outside the U.S.) Available from Seat-A-Robics, Inc., P.O. Box 1253, Jamestown, NC 27282; 910-454-4615; e-mail: seatarobics@hotmail.comKeep Fit While You Sit
Developed by Allen Myerson (injured in a roofing accident) and Alan Slabo (an independent producer), this tape includes exercises created by physical therapist Karol Brumit. Aerobics for arms, torso, neck, and shoulders are designed to improve cardiovascular endurance and increase upper-body strength. Cost: $29.95, plus $6 shipping and handling. Available from Disability Bookshop, P.O. Box 129, Vancouver, WA 98666; 800-637-2256 or 360-694-2462.Maria Serrao’s Everyone Can Exercise
Maria Serrao does aerobics—for her health, her shape, and her living. And she does them on this video, so you can try them with her. Cost: $12.99, plus $4.50 for shipping and handling. Available from Brentwood Home Video, 31344 Via Colinas, Suite 106, Westlake Village, CA 91362; 805-375-9998; e-mail:Fishing
Gone Fishin’ for Fun & Fitness
Fourteen people with differing disabilities are featured fishing from boats and docks in locations across the United States. During this 98-minute video, participants discuss what it was like returning to the mainstream of life after a disability. Cost: $39.95, plus $4.50 shipping and handling. Available from Access to Recreation, Inc., 8 Sandra Court, Newbury Park, CA 91320-4302; 800-634-4351 or 805-498-7535; fax: 805-498-8186; e-mail: dkrebs@gte.net; www.AccessTR.comGolf
Challenge Golf
For the past decade, PGA professional Peter Longo has thrilled audiences with his spectacular trick shots. This Longo-produced video is devoted entirely to golf for people with physical disabilities. It includes segments on golf for people with one arm, for those who are blind, and for individuals with arthritis. The tape provides step-by-step instructions along with practical demonstrations and footage of golfers with disabilities at play. Cost: $49.95 (home edition); $69.95 (teaching version). Available from Access to Recreation, Inc., 8 Sandra Court, Newbury Park, CA 91320-4302; 800-634-4351 or 805-498-7535; fax: 805-498-8186; e-mail: dkrebs@gte.net; www.AccessTR.comHandcycling
AXA World Ride ’95: The Possible Dream
Experience a 13,000-mile circumnavigation of the globe by an amazing group of cyclists. Beginning in Atlanta and traveling through 16 countries over eight months, a core group of cyclists (five with disabilities) are joined by tens of thousands as they connect communities of the world. Cost: $24.95. Available from World TEAM Sports, 2108 South Boulevard, Suite 101, Charlotte, NC 28203; 888-840-1455 or 704-370-6070.Horseback Riding
Challenged Equestrians: The Use of the Horse for Special Populations
Directed toward riding instructors, therapists, educators, and rehabilitation specialists, this 18-minute film follows the natural learning process of a child, taking the rider through hippotherapy, developmental vaulting, remedial vaulting and riding, or sport riding, depending on the level of maturation and individual needs. The rationale of each stage is presented with a look at the professional involved, the benefits of that stage, and the therapeutic techniques used. Cost: $35. Available from Winslow Therapeutic Riding Unlimited, 340A South Route 94, Warwick, NY 10990; 845-986-6686; fax: 845-988-5980; e-mail: winslow@magiccarpet.com; www.winslow.orgJunior Sports
No Simple Road
The excitement and joy of children with disabilities participating in outdoor sports and activities are reflected in this award-winning film by Len Aitken. The 16-minute video records children experiencing the pleasures of rafting, fishing, hayrides, mountain excursions, and other play activities. Cost: Call HSP. Available from the HSP Office, The Children’s Hospital, 1056 East 19th B385, Denver, CO 80218; 303-861-6590.Miscellaneous
A Walk on the Wild Side
This video includes activities such as horseback riding, kayaking, bowling, wheelchair rappelling off a cliff, and riding all-terrain vehicles. Through images, music, and interviews with participants, the 13-minute tape captures the heart and soul of Idaho State University’s CW-HOG program. Cost: $29.95, plus $4.50 shipping and handling. Available from Access to Recreation, Inc., 8 Sandra Court, Newbury Park, CA 91320-4302; 800-634-4351 or 805-498-7535; fax: 805-498-8186; e-mail: dkrebs@gte.net; www.AccessTR.comBeyond the Barriers!
Mark Wellman is a paraplegic athlete who climbed a 120-foot rope and lit the torch at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics’ opening ceremonies. Beyond the Barriers! shows Wellman and other athletes with disabilities as they climb, sail, surf, dive, and fly into new worlds of freedom. Its soundtrack is by Van Gogh and other artists with disabilities. Cost: $29.95, plus $4.95 shipping. Available from No Limits, 11983 Snowpeak Way, Truckee, CA 96161; 800-742-0248; www.nolimitstahoe.comHow We Play
An 11-minute documentary, How We Play features people with disabilities playing tennis, snorkeling, whitewater canoeing, and practicing karate. Cost: $99. Available from Fanlight Productions, 4196 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02131; 800-937-4113; fax: 617-469-3379; www.fanlight.comDisabled Sports, USA (Introductory Video)
This overview of Disabled Sports, USA (DS/USA), is a fund-raising tool that features exciting competition footage and interviews with DS/USA participants and staff. The video is 11 minutes long. Cost: $19.95, plus $4.50 for shipping and handling. Available from DS/USA, 451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850; 301-217-0960; fax: 301-217-0968; e-mail: programs@dsusa.org; www.dsusa.orgNo Barriers
Mark Wellman and a small crew of friends with disabilities climb Yosemite’s El Capitan and Half Dome, sea kayak with whales, alpine ski the steep and deep, whitewater-kayak off waterfalls, cross-country ski across the High Sierras, and much more. Cost: $29.95, plus $4.50 shipping and handling. Available from No Limits, 11983 Snowpeak Way, Truckee, CA 96161; 800-742-0248; www.nolimitstahoe.comNo Excuses
Viewers follow three athletes—Ronda Jarvis (basketball), Willard Brooks (discus), and Mitch Strickland (power lifting)—in the year preceding their competition in the Atlanta Paralympic Games. This motivational videotape is 60 minutes long. Cost: $21. Available from University of Alabama Center for Public Television, P.O. Box 870150, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487; 800-463-8825 or 205-348-6210.The China Experience
This is an upbeat, scenic video featuring world-class wheelchair table-tennis athletes training in China for the 1992 Barcelona Paralympic Games. The group went to the Orient to learn from experts and to visit a foreign land. The camera follows them as they compete, sightsee, shop, socialize, and dance. The video depicts the curious Chinese crowds and their fascination with wheelchair athletes. Cost: $16.95. Available from American Wheelchair Table Tennis Association, 23 Parker Street, Port Chester, NY 10573; 914-937-3932.The Trevair Story: 2000
This action video on wheelchair extreme racing and mountain biking will get your heart started! Cost: $10. Available from Trevair, P.O. Box 17404, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96151; info@chairx.comWilderness Access
Shot on location in northwest Ontario, Canada—one of the last great wilderness regions of North America—this 28-minute film chronicles a 10-day Wilderness Inquiry II canoe trip involving participants with cerebral palsy, blindness, and other disabilities. Cost: $50. Available from Octavio Molina, 177 Water Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 718-855-8366; e-mail: octolad@aol.comRacing
How to Race
This instructional video by Kenny Carnes is a visual guide to teach everything you need to know about wheelchair racing and chairs. Learn how to adjust and operate a racing wheelchair to its maximum potential. Discover pushing techniques, sitting positions, compensator use, transferring to and from the chair, and preliminary training techniques. Cost: $39.95, plus $4.50 shipping. Available from Access to Recreation, Inc., 8 Sandra Court, Newbury Park, CA 91320-4302; 800-634-4351 or 805-498-7535; fax: 805-498-8186; e-mail: dkrebs@gte.net; www.AccessTR.comSkiing
Disabled Sports USA Presents Adaptive Ski Teaching Methods
In this two-video program, the first tape teaches how to take novice skiers with disabilities back to the slopes. Participants learn how to perform the essential techniques of balance and rotary movements and edge and pressure control. The 35-minute tape also features drills and exercises to improve overall performance. The second video (17 minutes) focuses on advanced three- and four-track skiing methods. Athletes learn drills, adaptive procedures, and alternative techniques to take them to the next level of recreational skiing. Cost: Tape 1 is $49.95; tape 2 is $39.95. Add $4.50 for shipping. Available from Disabled Sports USA, 451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850; 301-217-0960; fax: 301-217-0968; e-mail: programs@dsusa.org; www.dsusa.orgThe Mountain Does It for Me
This 12-minute video looks at the special training and educational approach used to teach youngsters with cerebral palsy to ski. “It’s kind of like a dream because movement, like walking, doesn’t come easy for me,” says one of the skiers. “But in skiing, I don’t have to fight it. The mountain does it for me.” Cost: Call HSP office. Available from the HSP Office, The Children’s Hospital, 1056 East 19th B385, Denver, CO 80218; 303-861-6590.Two, Three, Fasten Your Ski
Fun and excitement from a skier’s point of view are portrayed in this award-winning 17-minute video about a hospital rehabilitation program for people with amputations. Cost: Call HSP office. Available from the HSP Office, The Children’s Hospital, 1056 East 19th B385, Denver, CO 80218; 303-861-6590.Tennis
No Brakes
A host of wheelchair tennis’s top pros including Chantal Vandierendonck, David Hall, Ricky Molier, Laurent Giammartini, Maaike Smit, and Steve Welch participated in the new instructional video, No Brakes. Filmed after the Dutch Open in Utrecht, the video is a collaboration of top players, coaches, and equipment specialists. Thirty minutes long, No Brakes guides viewers through all the strokes, goes over some tactics, and shows some excellent slow-motion and freeze-action shots. Cost: $20 U.S. Available from International Tennis Federation, Nancy Faas, Bank Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5XZ, England; 011-44-181-878-6464; fax: 011-44-181-392-4741; e-mail: wheelchairtennis@itftennis.com; www.itftennis.comCommunity-Based Sports Organizations
With the advances made in using the Internet to access and disseminate information, many of the national governing bodies and multisport and unisport disability sports organizations have developed Web sites. Many of these provide links to other sites related to disability issues and adapted sport. Web sites and other information are listed below. Readers should realize that these sites have a history of frequent change. An excellent resource of adapted sports links is The Directory of Sports Organizations for Athletes with Disabilities, which can be found at the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Web site: http://www.aapmr.org/condtreat/athletes.htm
Community-Based Multisport Organizations
Disabled Sports, USA
451 Hungerford Dr., Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20805
301-217-0960; fax: 301-217-0968
e-mail:
information@dsusa.org
Web site:
http://www.dsusa.org/
Dwarf Athletic Association of America
418 Willow Way
Lewisville, TX 75077
972-317-8299; fax: 972-317-8299
e-mail:
jfbda3@aol.com
National Disability Sports Alliance
25 West Independence Way
Kingston, RI 02881
401-792-7130
e-mail:
info@ndsaonline.org
Web site:
http://www.ndsaonline.org
Special Olympics
1325 G Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005-3104
202-628-3630; fax: 202-824-0200
e-mail:
info@specialolympics.org
Web site:
http://www.specialolympics.org
U.S. Association of Blind Athletes
33 North Institute Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
719-630-0422; fax: 719-630-0616
Web site:
http://www.usaba.org/
USA Deaf Sports Federation
3607 Washington Blvd., Suite 4
Ogden, UT 84403-1737
801-393-7916 Office (tty: use your state relay service)
fax: 801-393-2263
e-mail:
info@usadsf.org
Web site:
http://www.usadsf.org
U.S Paralympics
25 N. Tejon-LL #110
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
719-471-8772; fax: 719-471-0196
Web site:
http://www.usparalympics.org
Wheelchair Sports, USA
3395 E. Fountain Blvd., L-1
Colorado Springs, CO 80910
719-574-1150; fax: 719-574-9840
e-mail:
wsusa@aol.com
Web site:
http://www.wsusa.org/
International Adapted Sport Federations
Cerebral Palsy-International Sports and Recreation Association
P.O. Box 16
6666 ZG Heteren
The Netherlands
e-mail:
cpisra_nl@hotmail.com
Web site:
http://www.cpisra.org
International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)
José Ortega y Gasset, 18
Madrid, Spain 28006
Web site:
http://www.ibsa.es
International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (CISS)
7310 Grove Road, Suite 106
Frederick, Maryland 21704, USA
e-mail:
info@ciss.org
Web site:
http://www.ciss.org
International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability (INAS-FID)
Box 1002
821 11 Bollnäs
Sweden
Web site:
http://www.inas-fid.org
International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation (ISMWSF)
Head Office
Olympic Village, Guttmann Road Aylesbury, Bucks HP21 9PP
United Kingdom
Web site:
http://www.wsw.org.uk
Unisport Organizations
Baseball
Little League Challenger Division
Web site: www.littleleague.org/divisions/challenger.asp
Bowling
American Wheelchair Bowling Association (AWBA)
Earle Annis, Executive Secretary/Treasurer
2912 Country Woods Lane
Palm Harbor, FL 34683-6417
727-734-0023
e-mail:
bowlawba@aol.com
Web site:
http://www.awba.org
Equestrian
American Competition Opportunities for Riders With Disabilities, Inc.
5303 Felter Road
San Jose, CA 95132
408-261-2015
Web site:
http://members.aol.com/acordcomp/
North American Riding for the Handicapped Association
P.O. Box 33150
Denver, CO 80233
800-369-RIDE
e-mail:
narha@narha.org
Web site:
http://www.narha.org
Football
Universal Wheelchair Football Association
UC Raymond Walters College
Disability Services Office
9555 Plainfield Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45236-1096
513-792-8625; fax: 513-792-8624
Web site:
http://dept.kent.edu/stuorg/AUWorld/UWF.html
Golf
Association of Disabled American Golfers
PO Box 280649
Lakewood, CO 80228-0649
303-922-5228
e-mail:
adag@usga.org
Web site:
http://www.golfcolorado.com/adag
National Amputee Golf Association
Executive Director
11 Walnut Hill Rd.
Amherst, NH 03031-1713
800-633-6242
e-mail:
Info@nagagolf.org
Web site:
http://www.nagagolf.org
U.S. Golf Association
Resource Center for Individuals With Disabilities
P.O. Box 708
Far Hills, NJ 07931
Web site:
http://www.usga.org/playing/rules/golfers_with_disabilities.html
This site provides rules to golf for people with disabilities.
Handcycling
United States Handcycling Federation
721 N. Taft Hill Rd.
Fort Collins, CO 80521
303-670-8290
e-mail:
info@ushf.org
Web site:
http://www.ushf.org
Hockey
U.S. Electric Wheelchair Hockey Association
7216 39th Ave. No.
Minneapolis, MN 55427
763-535-4736
e-mail:
info@powerhockey.com
Web site:
http://www.usewha.org/
U.S. Sled Hockey Association
Jeff Jones, President
710 N. Lake Shore Dr. #6
Chicago, IL 60611
312-908-4292; fax: 312-908-1051
e-mail:
jones02@rehabchicago.org
Web site:
http://www.usahockey.com/ussha/
Quad Rugby
United States Quad Rugby
5861 White Cypress Drive
Lake Worth, Florida 33467-6230
561-964-1712
Web site:
http://quadrugby.com
Road Racing
Achilles Track Club
42 West 38th Street, Suite 400
New York, NY 10018
212-354-0300
fax: 212-354-3978
e-mail:
AchillesClub@aol.com
Web site:
www.achillestrackclub.org
Scuba Diving
Handicapped Scuba Association International
1104 El Prado
San Clemente, CA 92672
949-498-4540
e-mail:
hsa@hsascuba.com
Web site:
http://www.hsascuba.com/
Shooting
National Rifle Association Disabled Shooting Services
11250 Waples Mill Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-267-1450
e-mail:
competitions@nrahq.org
Web site:
http://www.nrahq.org/compete/disabled.asp
Skating
The Skating Association for the Blind and Handicapped (SABAH)
1200 East and West Road
West Seneca, NY 14224
716-675-7222
e-mail:
sabah@sabahinc.org
Web site:
http://www.sabahinc.org/overview/
Skiing
Adaptive Sports Center
P.O. Box 1639
Crested Butte, CO 81224
866-349-2296
Web site:
http://www.adaptivesports.org
Ski for Light, Inc.
1455 West Lake St.
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612-827-3232
e-mail:
info@sfl.org
Web site:
http://www.sfl.org
Soccer
American Amputee Soccer Association
Web site:
http://www.ampsoccer.org
Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program (BORP)
Powersoccer Program
830 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA, 94710
510-849-4663
e-mail:
info@borp.org
Web site:
http://www.borp.org
Softball
National Beep Baseball Association
e-mail:
info@nbba.org
Web site:
http://www.nbba.org
Tennis
United States Tennis Association (USTA)
Web site:
http://www.usta.com/ (click on “community tennis” and then on “USA tennis wheelchair” or “special populations”)
Volleyball
USA Volleyball
715 S. Circle Dr.
Colorado Springs, CO 80910
719-228-6800
Web site:
http://www.usavolleyball.org/disabled/
Other Resources Related to Adapted Sport
American Association of Adapted Sports Programs (AAASP)
P.O. Box 538
Pine Lake, Georgia 30072
404-294-0070
e-mail:
adaptedsports@aaasp.org
Web site:
http://www.aaasp.org/
Since 1996, AAASP has made competitive after-school athletics a possibility in Georgia for hundreds of children with physical disabilities or visual impairments in grades 1 through 12. AAASP has joined forces with national authorities in sport and physical fitness to build the framework that will one day soon make it possible for all of America’s physically disabled youth to be active in competitive sports throughout their school years. This collaboration, called Project ASPIRE, is the first national education campaign to promote competitive after-school sports leagues for youth with physical disabilities or visual impairments.
America's Athletes With Disabilities, Inc.
8630 Fenton Street, Suite 920
Silver Spring, MD 20910
800-238-7632 or 301-589-9042 ; fax: 301-589-9052
e-mail:
AADHDQ@aol.com
Web site:
http://www.americasathletes.org/
Founded in 1985, America’s Athletes with Disabilities (AAD) is a consortium of five member disabled sports organizations. The Board of Directors is made up of representatives of these member organizations. Their mission is to raise and manage the funds necessary to support the Victory Games, athletic competitions held around the country that offer adults and youth with disabilities crucial and valuable experiences in personal growth and achievement.
International Paralympic Committee
Adenauerallee 212-214
53113 Bonn
Germany
Phone: +49 228-2097-200
Fax: +49 228-2097-209
e-mail:
info@paralympic.org
Web site:
http://www.paralympic.org
Provides information related to the happenings of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), which is the international representative organization of elite sports for athletes with disabilities. IPC organizes, supervises, and coordinates the Paralympic Games and other multidisability competitions at the elite sports level.
Metro Association for Adapted Athletics (MAAA)
Web site:
http://www.mnadaptedathletics.com/
The MAAA is a member of the Minnesota State High School League, which operates the adapted athletics program statewide for high school students with disabilities during each school year. The following indoor sports are offered: adapted soccer (fall), adapted floor hockey (winter), adapted softball (spring), and adapted bowling (spring).
Michigan State University Disability Sports
Web site:
http://edweb6.educ.msu.edu/kin866/
This is an excellent resource developed by Dr. Gail Dummer and her students at Michigan State University. The purpose of the disability sports Web site is to provide information about disability sports for students studying adapted physical activity.
National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCPAD)
1640 W. Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608-6904
800-900-8086
e-mail:
ncpad@uic.edu
Web site:
http://www.ncpad.org
The mission of the National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCPAD) is to promote the substantial health benefits that can be gained from participating in regular physical activity. The slogan of NCPAD is “exercise is for EVERY body.” This site provides information and resources that can enable people with disabilities to become as physically active as they choose to be.
Palaestra
Challenge Publications, Ltd.
P.O. Box 508
Macomb, IL 61455
309-833-1902
e-mail:
challpub@macomb.com
Web site:
http://www.palaestra.com
This publication is related to adapted sport, physical education, and recreation for people with disabilities.
Sports ‘N Spokes
2111 E. Highland Avenue, Ste. 180
Phoenix, AZ 85016-4702
888-888-2201 (toll-free) or
602-224-0500
Web site:
http://www.pvamagazines.com/sns/
This is a printed sports magazine for wheelchair users.
World TEAM Sports
2108 South Boulevard, Ste 101
Charlotte, NC 28203
704-370-6070; fax: 704-370-7750
e-mail:
info@worldteamsports.org
Web site:
http://www.worldteamsports.org
