Palaestra articles from March 1993

Palaestra archives from March 1993

A reflection on person-first usage. (when referring to handicapped people) (Editorial)
March 22, 1993... For most of this editor's professional career (1956 - present) he has been educating students at the university level; young men and women who have or will enter the teaching field in the discipline of physical education. Although initial...

First coordinator, disabled sports programs. (the appointment of Jan Elizabeth Wilson as Coordinator for Disabled Sports Programs)
March 22, 1993... Since 1978, athletes with disabilities have been inching toward acceptance with the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). The reconstitution of the Committee on Sports for the Disabled (COSD) and the appointment of a Coordinator for Disabled...

Who is coaching athletes with disabilities?
March 22, 1993... Introduction Sport opportunities accessible to athletes with disabilities have increased tremendously since the 1940s and are currently found at local, state, national, and international levels. The level of competitiveness among...

Peak wheelchair ergometry metabolic values of elite wheelchair athletes.
March 22, 1993... Introduction U.S. wheelchair athletes face tough international competition in World and Paralympic competition. Sport for wheelchair users has developed in over a hundred countries. In many of these countries the level of competition...

Minnesota hosts National Wheelchair Tennis Championship.
March 22, 1993... The World Series, the Super Bowl, the NCAA Final Four, the Davis Cup...Minnesota has been the host of most of the premier sports events in the United States over the last year. Recently joining this illustrious list was the Everest & Jennings...

Coping with post-traumatic seizures.
March 22, 1993... Epilepsy is widely acknowledged as a potential consequence of head trauma. Depending on severity of injury, studies have estimated that people who have sustained neurologic injury have as much as a 35% chance of suffering post-traumatic...

Three adapted physical education conferences span the nation.
March 22, 1993... If you have a penny, and I have a penny, and we exchange, we each still only have a penny. If you have an idea, and I have an idea, and we exchange, we each now have two ideas. Three outstanding conferences--each one different and...

Effective teaching in adapted physical education ... a review. (review article)
March 22, 1993... What is an effective teacher? What exemplary behaviors or attributes do teachers exhibit that make them effective? Is it personality, planning skills, methods of instruction, or something else? Administrators, teachers, and parents would...

Accessible playground, a community effort.
March 22, 1993... Todd A. Teske coordinates special services (physical/ occupational therapy, physically and other health impaired, traumatic brain injured, austistic, and adapted programs) in the Eau Claire Public School District. He is adjunct instructor at...

Mini 12-metre boats ... a sport and recreational activity for persons with spinal cord injuries.
March 22, 1993... Asbjorn Mohr Drewes, MD, is with the Spinal Cord Injury Unit, Department of Rheumatology, Viborg County Hospital, Viborg, Denmark; Fin Biering-Sorensen, National University Hospital, Centre for Spinal Cord Injured, Department TH, Copenhagen,...

Physical education for children with Prader-Willi syndrome.
March 22, 1993... Robert C. Weber is assistant professor of physical education at Texas Tech University. He is also coordinator of Adapted Physical Education Programs and sponsor for the wheelchair athletic club. In addition, he has been active with Special...

Extracurricular fitness and leisure programming for individuals with disabilities.
March 22, 1993... The notion of including persons with disabilities in extracurricular activities available within the community is not widely accepted. Children and adults with disabilities are often overlooked when it comes to participating in community-based...

Apparatus used in teaching swimming to quadriplegic amputees.
March 22, 1993... Teaching quadriplegic amputees to swim can be both exciting and challenging for swimming instructors and aides. Excitement and challenges occur because of recognized needs confronting a swimmer who is a quadriplegic amputee, and ability of the...

Focus on training. (Gary Baker, wheelchair racquetball athlete)
March 22, 1993... Background: In 1979, Gary Baker started playing racquetball at the age of 19. Baker was an average player, not a champion, but not a last place finisher. Less than five years after his 19th birthday, Gary Baker injured his back when a load...

Access for All: A Guide for People with Disabilities to New York City Cultural Institutions.
March 22, 1993... Washington, DC: Thompson Publishing Group (1725 K Street, N.W., Suite 200, 20006; order from Thompson Publishing Group, Subscription Service Center, 11725 North Salisbury Boulevard, Salisbury, MD 21801-9848; $239.00 annual subscription rate)....

ADA Compliance Guide.
March 22, 1993... New York, NY: Hospital Audiences, Inc. ([220 West 42nd Street, 10036]), and WCBS Newsradio 88 [51 West 52nd Street, 10019]; paperback, 140 pg). This publication, the first comprehensive and detailed accessibility guide to New York City's...

Broken Wings Will Fly.
March 22, 1993... Centreville, MD: Tidewater Publishers (P.O. Box 456, 21617; ISBN 0-87033-439-5; hard cover, 32 pg; $10.85). This is a children's book about how sailing can set free individuals with physical disabilities. Sally and her dog Tucker often sat...

Cooking with "Catfish" Hunter: Tasty Recipes for People with Diabetes.
March 22, 1993... Coventry, CT: The Upjohn Company (P.O. Box 307-C, 06238); paperback, free. Ten appetizing menus designed for individuals with diabetes, including sandwich, soup, pastas, chicken kebabs, stew, fish dish, and desserts, are presented along...

Changing Kids' Games.
March 22, 1993... Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Books (Box 5076, 61825-5076; ISBN 0-87322-187-7; paperback, 144 pg). The true spirit of play is captured with this fully illustrated, easy-to-follow book. Basic to this book are the author's impressions of...

Adapted Physical Activity, Recreation and Sport: Crossdisciplinary and Lifespan, 4th ed.
March 22, 1993... Dubuque, IA: WCB Brown & Benchmark Publishers (2460 Kerper Boulevard [P.O. Box 539], 52004-0539; ISBN 0-697-10419-2; hard cover, 714 pg; $53.65/single copy). The fourth edition of this comprehensive, multipurpose resource can serve as a...

The ABC's of ADA. (Evaluation)
March 22, 1993... Libertyville, IL: Wonderlic Personnel Test, Inc. (1509 North Milwaukee Ave., 60048-1380; computerized database (a) for all IBM compatible units using MS-DOS [2.0 or higher], and with at least 512KRAM; (b) for IBMPS/2 series units; and (c) with...

Programs for Special Populations: YMCA Program Discovery Series.
March 22, 1993... (Volume 2, Number 3, August). Champaign, IL: Published for National Council of Young Men's Christian Associations by Human Kinetics Publishers (YMCA Program Store, Box 5077, 61825-5077; ISBN 0-87322-338-1; ISSN 1047-868X; paperback, 84 pg;...

Latest development and practices in the treatment of pressure ulcers.
March 22, 1993... Pressure ulcers, bed sores, and decubitus are synonymous terms used to describe a condition that is rapidly becoming a major health problem. Pressure ulcers are localized areas of dying cells occurring over bony prominences which are subjected...