Study aim: To determine the knowledge of participants and their attitudes towards sport of the disabled, in the basic and intermediary coach education. Material and methods: A group of 20 instructors, running a coach education course organised by the Institute of Coaching and Sport Education (ICSE), Semmelweis University (Budapest), were…

The proceedings from a 1983 conference on sports and recreation for students with physical disabilities are presented. The major part of the proceedings consists of state of the art analyses on five topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): (1) ability assessment (fitness norms, energy cost of walking, wheelchair kinesiology, psychology of…

Means of adapting some familiar and popular physical activities for multiply impaired persons are described. Games reviewed are dice baseball, one base baseball, in-house bowling, wheelchair bowling, ramp bowling, swing-ball bowling, table tennis, shuffleboard, beanbag bingo and tic-tac-toe, balloon basketball, circle football, and wheelchair…

This resource manual represents the most comprehensive information available on adapted sport and recreation activities for people with disabilities. The book focuses on ways that people with disabilities can access sport and recreational opportunities from which they have been traditionally excluded. The manual takes a cross-disability view of…

From a special section, "Adapted Physical Education. Also see AA 501 888 through AA 501 891, AA 501 893, AA 501 894.

Bibliography to a special section, "Adapted Physical Education. Other parts of this section are AA 501 888 through AA 501 893.

The use of trampoline activities with multiple handicapped students is discussed. Management considerations in safety are noted, and developmental trampoline skills are listed beginning with bouncing for stimulation. Progression to limited independence and finally independent jumping is described. The position statement of the American Alliance…

Reported is a study in which the effectiveness of an adapted surfing apparatus was evaluated for eight adolescents with upper extremity physical impairments. Related literature is reviewed, and a detailed analysis of the adapted device is presented. Case studies of the individual Ss are provided to demonstrate test performance in a pool and the…

A variety of strategies that itinerant special physical education teachers can use to solve problems in order to teach effectively are explored. Discussed are strategies needed for teaching and strategies needed to work with other itinerant special physical educators. (MT)

The Every Child a Winner Movement Program provides developmental movement experiences designed to fit the individual needs of children. This program is described in relation to its benefits for the mainstreamed population through themes of space awareness, body awareness, and quality of body movement. (JN)

The myth that the handicapped person participating in sports is inferior and different from the "normal" athlete is contrasted with the reality that the qualitative performance of the handicapped individual may equal or surpass the other athlete. (JMF)

Three institutions in Ohio now stress hydrotherapy and water recreation as important parts of individual educational programs for the handicapped. Specially designed and adapted pools provide freedom of movement and ego building as well as physical education and recreation. (Author)

The special section on recreation and leisure for the disabled child covers rights to recreation and physical education, summer programs for children with disabilities, and adapted recreation and equipment. (SBH)

This study examined effects of a 16-week aerobic exercise training program on the cardiovascular fitness and body composition of 30 students with visual impairments. In comparison with traditional physical education provided to sighted students, the exercise training program resulted in a significant increase in cardiovascular fitness and a…

Adapted physical education (APE) makes whatever adjustments are needed to allow students with disabilities to participate in regular physical education classes. APE at Beaverton School District (Oregon) is described, as well as the individualized special physical education classes provided to children with severe disabilities. (SV)