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Palaestra articles from March 1996
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Palaestra archives from March 1996
Is special education too expensive? (Editorial)
March 22, 1996... The recent 60 Minutes segment on Special Education, aired by CBS on Sunday evening, June 9th, certainly could lead one to believe that many of the financial woes felt by public school education today lie within the realm of special education....
Fueling on a budget. (fast food for an inexpensive high carbohydrate diet for athletes)
March 22, 1996... "I'm a college athlete who hates to cook and has limited money to spend in restaurants. What fast food places offer the most carbohydrates for the least money?"... "When I travel with my team to away games, I get $15 a day for food. How can I...
Understanding parents and families of children with disabilities: considerations for adapted physical activity.
March 22, 1996... The world of children with disabilities has changed drastically. From predictable routines of the institution and segregated environments, children with disabilities have become community and family members. School administrators are no longer...
Mainstreaming: where did we fail?
March 22, 1996... Twenty years ago, The Education for all Handicapped Children Act in the United States mandated that children with disabilities be educated in the least restrictive environment. It should read "the least restrictive environment in which the...
Prevention comes first! (Managing Common Injuries in Individuals with Disabilities, part 2)
March 22, 1996... When it comes to preventing athletic injuries, truer words were never spoken. As with non-disabled athletes, the majority of injuries can be avoided or at least minimized with proper preventive strategies. Instituting proper training techniques,...
Boston: the 100th marathon and the wheelchair athlete.(Cover Story)
March 22, 1996... Once a year on Patriots' Day, the amateur athlete, weekend warrior, and recreational runner, share a bit of the glory and a lot of the road with the world's top competitors (The Boston Herald, April 15, 1996). In a typical year 9,500 runners...
Athlete classification: an explanation of the process.
March 22, 1996... In August, 1996, the largest sporting event for athletes with physical or sensory impairments will take place in Atlanta, Georgia. The 1996 Paralympics will host more than 3,500 athlete' from over 100 nations with competitions in 17 sporting...
When can I remove a child with disabilities from regular physical education?
March 22, 1996... Billy is a new third grader to your school. During an in-service meeting you are told that Billy has autism which affects his ability to stay on task, understand verbal directions, communicate with peers or teachers, and understand the flow and...
Shawn Meredith. (Focus on Training)
March 22, 1996... Background
Shawn was introduced to wheelchair sports while an in-patient at Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center in Fishersville, VA. Therapeutic recreation specialists Amie Bridge and Tim Zirkle taught him about wheelchair basketball,...
Is there justification for continued federal support to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting?
March 22, 1996... In 1967 Congress passed the Public Broadcasting Act to create the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). Congress made a small investment via CPB to meet a perceived need for alternative programming not provided by commercial TV networks....