Palaestra articles from January 1998

Palaestra archives from January 1998

Implementing IDEA - phase II and other issues.(Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments)
January 1, 1998... "... Implementation of a new law means that specific guidelines and regulations are developed on precisely how the law should be enforced and regulated." Implementation of Legislation The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act...

Twin basketball for those with cervical cord injuries (quadriplegia).
January 1, 1998... Sports are very useful for those with cervical spinal cord injuries (quadriplegia), not only to improve functional movement levels, but also to experience spiritual uplift and gain psychological stability, as well as playing a part in community...

Modifying diet and exercise to reduce risk factors for diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease in people with spinal cord injury.
January 1, 1998... "People with SCI have an increased risk of DM and CVD due primarily to a sedentary lifestyle and a large mass of paralyzed muscle." Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a chronic systemic syndrome characterized by high blood glucose. The human...

Camp abilities: a developmental sports camp for youths who are visually impaired.
January 1, 1998... Status of Physical Activity Among Youths with Visual Impairments Over 25 million children in the United States participate actively in youth sports. Developmentally appropriate sport programs focusing on skill acquisition,...

Teaching swim skills to the hard to reach student.
January 1, 1998... The adapted physical education staff at the California School for the Blind has used some of the more popular swim programs (including American Red Cross and YMCA) with modifications in skill progressions and accompanying criteria to teach...

Influence of the National Disabled Veterans' Winter Sports Clinic on self-concept and leisure satisfaction of adult veterans with disabilities.
January 1, 1998... The Tenth Annual National Disabled Veterans' Winter Sports Clinic took place this year in Crested Butte, Colorado. The Clinic has become a model program utilizing adapted physical activities to aid the rehabilitation of severely injured...

Changing fat into fit.
January 1, 1998... "My dad is overweight. I'm worried he might die from a heart attack." "My 10-year-old daughter sure could miss a few meals." "My friend has gained so much weight since her accident. Is there anything I can do to help her...?" If you...

Reggie Colton.
January 1, 1998... Age: 32 Ht/Wt: 4'11"/140 lbs Birthplace: Wildwood, FL Hometown: Gainesville, FL Background Reggie Colton, age 32, assisted the 1996 United States Wheelchair Basketball Team to a bronze medal during the Paralympic Games in Atlanta,...