Palaestra articles from March 2000

Palaestra archives from March 2000

Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy--A Review of Its Treatment Options.
March 22, 2000... Approximately 5,000 children in the United States are diagnosed with cerebral palsy each year. In addition, there are about 600,000 Americans currently living with various types of the disorder. Cerebral palsy is characterized by a wide range...

Planning for the 107th Congress.
March 22, 2000... The 106th Congress is currently winding down its second session and will finish in December, 2000. The 107th Congress will be sworn into office in January, 2001. Although the 106th Congress remains in session for several more months, little, if...

DS/USA.
March 22, 2000... An Era of Opportunity in the New Millennium As we enter the new millennium, a foundation has been laid for an era of opportunity for people with disabilities. Landmark federal legislative initiatives and regulations, new architectural...

SOI.
March 22, 2000... Special Olympics European Games The largest sports event in Europe for people with mental retardation, the 2000 Special Olympics European Games, are being held May 27 to June 4 in Groningen, the Netherlands. Approximately 2,000...

USABA.
March 22, 2000... ICG Communications Announces National Support of USABA Former Chicago Bears great Gale Sayers, ICG Communications Senior Vice President Lucia Esposito, and United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) pentathlete Vince Martin of...

USADSF.
March 22, 2000... Deaf Baseball 2000 The USADSF proudly announces Deaf Baseball 2000. This first-ever international baseball tournament will be held in the Washington, DC area on July 2-7, 2000. Practice sessions and games will be played at Gallaudet...

USCPAA.
March 22, 2000... National Sports Festival For The Disabled The 2000 National Sports Festival For The Disabled is set for June 19-25 in New London, Connecticut. This major national event will serve as the USCPAA national championships in boccia, bowling,...

WSUSA.
March 22, 2000... Allied Services Sets 2000 Riverside Rumble Kingston and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, will again play host to the Ninth Annual Allied Services Riverside Rumble 10 K International Classic Road Race on September 10, 2000. This...

COSD Forum.
March 22, 2000... The meeting of the Committee on Sports for the Disabled previously scheduled for March 30, 31 and April 1, 2000, was canceled. Pending a decision by the new Executive Director of the USOC, all non-essential committee meetings have been placed...

Creating an Inclusive Early Childhood Swim Program--.
March 22, 2000... Special Needs Aquatic Program (SNAP) Imagine yourself as a parent of a young child with a disability ready to enroll in a swim class at the local community pool. Unfortunately, all too often, one of the two following scenarios occurs....

A Great Game for Inclusion!
March 22, 2000... Looking for an activity which can be used in a large class with students having a variety of abilities? Team Bowling may be the answer. This is a game in which students using wheelchairs and others with a variety of different disabilities can...

A Physical Activity, Recreational, and Social Program for Children and Young Adults with Visual Impairments.
March 22, 2000... The Teubert Prep Program, initiated in 1990 by Dr. Ronald Crosbie, Professor of Adapted Physical Education at Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, is generously funded by the James H. and Alice Teubert Charitable Trust Foundation....

Leadership in Disability Sport, Adapted Physical Education, & Therapeutic Recreation.
March 22, 2000... The Spring, 1991, issue of PALAESTRA paid tribute to fifteen well deserving individuals for having spent the majority of their professional lives giving leadership within the area of adapted physical activity--sport, physical education, and...

Disability Sport.
March 22, 2000... Stan Labanowich by Robert Szyman Secretary General International Wheelchair Basketball Federation Stan Labanowich played a key role in the development of wheelchair sports in general and wheelchair basketball specifically on local,...

APAC Action.
March 22, 2000... APAC Honors Award Winners The 2000 Claudine Sherrill Awards Breakfast certainly provided an exciting venue for APAC, AAALF, and Sportime to honor its award winners. This years winners were-- * Professional Recognition--Frank Short,...

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly: Questioning Our Research Assumptions (Vol. 15, No. 3, July, 1998).
March 22, 2000... Bouffard, M., & Watkinson, J. (Editors) (1998). Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly: Questioning Our Research Assumptions (Vol. 15, No. 3, July, 1998) Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics (1607 North Market St., PO Box 5076; 217/351-5076,...

Development and Exercise: An Innovative, Multisystem Approach for Professionals and Families.
March 22, 2000... Cowden, J.E., Sayers, L.K., & Torrey, C.C. (1998). Development and Exercise: An Innovative, Multisystem Approach for Professionals and Families Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Ltd. (2600 S. First St., 62794-9265, 217/789-8980,...

From Trash to Treasure: New Ideas for PE Class.
March 22, 2000... Davison, B. (1998). From Trash to Treasure: New Ideas for PE Class Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics (1607 North Market St., PO Box 5076; 217/351-5076, 800/747-4457, FAX 217/351-2674; ISBN 0-88011-779-6; 112 pgs, paperback, $16.00). Practical...

A Wheely Good Access Guide to Sydney Australia.
March 22, 2000... Harper, M. (1999). A Wheely Good Access Guide to Sydney Australia Lane Cove NSW, Australia: Megan Harper (order from PO Box 1755, 2066; MOBILE 0417 217 393, FAX 02 9427 8820, e-mail harpers@zeta.org.au; paperback 4" X 8"); orders from USA or...

Adapted Aquatics Programming: A Professional Guide.
March 22, 2000... Lepore, M, Gayle, G.W., & Stevens, S.F. (199 Adapted Aquatics Programming: Professional Guide Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics (1607 North Marke St., PO Box 5076; 217/351-5076, 800/747-4457, FAX 217/351-2674; ISBN 0-88011-695-1; hardback, 314 pgs,...

Student-Centered Physical Education: Strategies for Developing Middle School Fitness and Skills.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Smith, T.K., & Cestaro, N.G. (1997). Student-Centered Physical Education: Strategies for Developing Middle School Fitness and Skills Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics (1607 North Market St., PO Box 5076; 217/351-5076, 800/747-4457, FAX...

I CAN Primary Skills: K-3 (Second Edition).(Review)
March 22, 2000... Wessel, J.A., & Zittel, L.L. (1998). I CAN Primary Skills: K-3 (Second Edition) Austin, TX: Pro-ed (8700 Shoal Creek Bird, 78757-6897; spiral bound, 373 pgs, $79.00). This second edition of the popular and time tested I CAN Primary Skills...

Teaching Karate from a Wheelchair.(Brian Boisvere)
March 22, 2000... Brian Boisvere began his love affair with the art form of karate when he was 9 years old. He says he liked it because he was a hyperactive kid who liked to fight a lot. He also liked its structure and learning how to use his body. In 1997,...

Computer Injuries.(in children and young people)
March 22, 2000... According to the National Academy of Sciences, 13 to 20 million adults suffer repetitive stress injuries. Carpal tunnel syndrome, computer related tendinitis, disabling nerve disorders, and related injuries caused by repetitive hand motions are...

Award Winner James Ellis.(recipient of the Paul G. Hearne Award for Disability Rights)
March 22, 2000... Professor James W. Ellis was chosen by the American Bar Association Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law, in cooperation with the National Organization on Disability, to be the recipient of the first Paul G. Hearne Award for...

Timothy Nugent Honored.(recipient of the 10th annual Henry B. Betts Award)
March 22, 2000... Considered to be the Nobel Prize of the disability community, The 10th annual Henry B. Betts Award was presented to Timothy J. Nugent for his efforts in breaking down physical, social, and educational barriers to higher education for...

Julie Blackburn Honored.(one of three recipients of the Outstanding Achievements by a Young Person award)
March 22, 2000... As part of the United Nations International Day of Disabled Persons, a multi-level event was hosted by America's Athletes with Disabilities, Inc., People-to-People Committee on Disability, U. S. Council for International Rehabilitation, and...

Uri Bergman--Recipient of John K. Williams, Jr. International Adapted Aquatics Award.
March 22, 2000... Uri A. Bergman (Ramat Gan, Israel) has been named recipient of the 2000 John K. Williams, Jr. International Adapted Aquatics Award. This recognition, established in 1994 by the Adapted Aquatics Committee of the International Swimming Hall of...

National Hydrocephalus Foundation.
March 22, 2000... The National Hydrocephalus Foundation celebrated its 20th year on December 11, 1999. Prior to its formal establishment, a group of parents of children with hydrocephalus had met informally in Chicago. They called their group, Know Problems!...

Focus on Training.(Scott Rodgers shares his wheelchair fencing training techniques)
March 22, 2000... Name Scott Rodgers Age 28 Height 6'1" Weight 155 lbs Disability C-5 Incomplete Quadriplegia Classification Category B Hometown Old...

Golf Cart Use and Individuals with Disabilities--Will the PGA Tour Ask the Supreme Court?
March 22, 2000... Two recent federal court decisions related to the use of golf carts in professional competition have produced significantly different outcomes. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (March 6, 2000) in San Francisco upheld a lower court's...

Three Ways to Weaken Your Workouts.(exercising on an empty stomach; insufficient hydration during exercise; starving oneself to lose last few pounds)
March 22, 2000... As a sports nutritionist, this author commonly listens to people of all ages and athletic abilities complain with frustration, "Something must be wrong with my diet... I'm just not getting what I want out of my exercise program!" The following...

Does Nutrition Education Help Lower Serum Lipid Levels in Athletes with Cerebral Palsy?
March 22, 2000... In the United States alone, as many as 2-3 million athletes with disabilities compete annually in a variety of recreational and organized sports (Ferrara, Buckley, McCann, Limbird, Powell, & Robol, 1992; Laskowski, 1994; Stopka, 1996). Cerebral...

A Guide for Teaching SCUBA to Divers with Special Needs.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Degnan, F. (1998). A Guide for Teaching SCUBA to Divers with Special Needs Flagstaff, AZ: Best Publishing Co. (2355 N. Steves Blvd., Box 30100, 86003-0100, 520/527-1055, 800/468-1055, e-mail divebooks@bestpub.com; ISBN 0-941332-64-0; paperback,...

Essential Principles of Aquatic Therapy and Rehabilitation: A Study Guide for the Aquatic Theraphy and Rehabilitation Industry Certification.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Soya, R. (1999). Essential Principles of Aquatic Therapy and Rehabilitation: A Study Guide for the Aquatic Therapy and Rehabilitation Industry Certification Chassell, MI: Aquatic Therapy & Rehab Institute, Inc. (Route #1, Box 218, 49916,...