Palaestra articles from September 1992

Palaestra archives from September 1992

In memorium: Dr. Charles E. Buell. (Obituary)
September 22, 1992... Charles E. Buell, pioneer, innovator, advocate par excellence for physical education, sport, and recreation programs for individuals with visual impairments, passed away October 23, 1992, in San Juan Capistrano, California. Charles Buell was a...

Athletes with disabilities & leadership roles. (COSD Forum)
September 22, 1992... Since the enactment of the Amateur Sports Act (PL 95-606) of 1978, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has significantly increased its involvement with athletes with disabilities. Although this involvement has been primarily focused...

Aerobic fitness benefits from participation in wheelchair sports. (Research Application)
September 22, 1992... Introduction Wheelchair sports were initially developed as part of the rehabilitation program for injured soldiers during World War II. The number of sports available to wheelchair users has grown since this early development, and...

Cardiorespiratory and perceptual responses using handrims of various size in male paraplegics. (Research Application)
September 22, 1992... Introduction There have been numerous research efforts quantifying exercise responses and cardiorespiratory fitness levels of persons with lower-limb disabilities. However, no one testing modality has surfaced as an accepted standard....

The slow metabolism woes. (Sport Nutrition)
September 22, 1992... I eat less than my teammates, but I still don't lose weight. There must be something wrong with my metabolism. I maintain weight on only 1,000 calories per day. I want to lose a few pounds, but I can't imagine eating any less... I work...

Accessible ropes/challenge courses in rehabilitation: roads to the community.
September 22, 1992... A visitor at a rehabilitation hospital ventures outside and first observes an elderly woman, physical therapist at her side, trying to balance on a tilting platform. Not far away a young man with a head injury, with his physical and...

A review of standards of gradient: new directions.
September 22, 1992... "...ATCB was charged with insuring compliance with the Architectural Barriers Act of August 12, 1968, investigating alternative approaches to a wide variety of barriers, identifying measures being taken to eliminate barriers, and establishing...

Operation mainstream intramurals ... integrating of university students in badminton competition.
September 22, 1992... Sport programs for individuals with exceptional needs have evolved from early programs in Veterans Administration hospitals following World War II to acceptance into Group E of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) membership of sport...

Considerations for clinical programs in adapted physical education. (Child Abuse and Neglect)
September 22, 1992... Passage of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (PL 93-247) in 1973, resulted in federal legislation that required each state to develop policies and procedures for effective reporting, investigating, and evaluating of alleged child...

Creating sport opportunities for persons with profound disabilities: Special Olympics Motor Activities Training Program.
September 22, 1992... Martin Block is director of Special Olympics International's Motor Activities Training Program. He is also an assistant professor in the Department of Human Services, Curry School of Virginia in Charlottesville. His main interest area lies in...

Nancy Anderson. (Focus on Training)(handicapped athlete)
September 22, 1992... Nancy was born with athetoid/spastic cerebral palsy affecting all four limbs, trunk, neck, and speech. Nancy uses a motorized wheelchair during the majority of the day, occasionally propelling a manual wheelchair with her arms or legs. At age...

Camille Black. (Focus on Training)(handicapped athlete)
September 22, 1992... Camille has achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism, associated with short limb length. She started swimming at age four at the suggestion of her physician, and joined a competitive swim team in her home town of Pascagoula,...

Clinics in Sports Medicine: The Exercise Prescription.
September 22, 1992... Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders Company (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc; ISSN 0278-5919. Subscriptions: individual, $76/yr; institutions, $90/yr; foreign, $96/yr+$8 postal charge). Although the content of Clinics in Sports Medicine is...

Physical Fitness and Motor Skill Levels of Individuals with Mental Retardation: Mild, Moderate, and Down Syndrome Ages 6-21.
September 22, 1992... Normal, IL: Illinois State University (Department of Health, Physical Education, and Dance, and the ISU Graduate School). This represents continuation of a longitudinal study started in 1980 by these researchers who conducted three...

Sport Instruction for Individuals with Disabilities: The Best of Practical Pointers.
September 22, 1992... Between 1977 and 1982 the AAHPERD Information and Research Utilization Center published a series of mongraphs entitled Practical Pointers. In 1989, 20 original Practical Pointers were compiled and published in book form. Sport Instruction for...

Special Recreation: Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities, 2d ed.
September 22, 1992... This updated textbook, written primarily for undergraduate students in recreation (especially those in their first two years of study), focuses upon the many facets of special recreation programming, not disabilities. The term special...

Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition, and Human Performance.
September 22, 1992... Although not developed for or including specific attention to persons with disabilities, this comprehensive text can serve as an excellent reference for individuals who serve special populations through physical, recreational, and sport...

Sante' (for Good Health): Food Analysis Program. (Evaluation)
September 22, 1992... This is an all-in-one weight control, diet planning, exercise, and recipe software package. Sante' helps an individual control weight, while getting necessary vitamins, minerals, and nutrients from any food available in grocery stores,...

The Challenge of Independence.
September 22, 1992... Four individuals--one who is blind, another deaf, one who became a quadriplegic from an accident, and the other labeled as mentally retarded--tell in their own words how each has overcome disabilities to achieve greater levels of personal...

Cowtails and Cobras, vol. 2, a Guide to Games, Initiatives, Rope Courses and Adventure Activities.
September 22, 1992... Each of these publications is based upon Project Adventure philosophy which in essence states that individuals are usually more capable mentally, emotionally, and physically than they perceive themselves to be, and if given the opportunity to...

The Bottomless Bag: Bag of Tricks.
September 22, 1992... Each of these publications is based upon Project Adventure philosophy which in essence states that individuals are usually more capable mentally, emotionally, and physically than they perceive themselves to be, and if given the opportunity to...

Bottomless Baggie.
September 22, 1992... Each of these publications is based upon Project Adventure philosophy which in essence states that individuals are usually more capable mentally, emotionally, and physically than they perceive themselves to be, and if given the opportunity to...

You'll Never Guess What We Did in Gym Today! More New Physical Education Games and Activities.
September 22, 1992... This wealth of information and valuable resource of over 325 physical education games and activities can help add zest to instruction in physical education classes, especially those for students in grades K-8. Although not specifically...

New Horizons for the Air Traveler with a Disability.
September 22, 1992... This booklet informs individuals with disabilities who travel by air of the latest steps taken to make their trips as efficient and enjoyable as possible, and what to expect in the future. Described are the latest changes made in response to...

Physical Education Curriculum Activities Kit for Grades K-6.
September 22, 1992... Although this excellent resource does not specifically address accommodations for children with disabilities, contents are such that the publication can be extremely valuable for teachers and leaders who teach and work with special populations...

Standards = certification = recognition and parity. (APE National Certification)(adapted physical education)
September 22, 1992... When the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) passed nearly 18 years ago, the U.S. Congress not only included physical education within the definition of special education but also stressed that physical education services be provided by...