Palaestra articles from September 1994

Palaestra archives from September 1994

Mark Shepherd named USOC manager of disabled sports services. (United States Olympic Committee's Committee on Sports for the Disabled)
September 22, 1994... On September 6, 1994, United States Olympic Committee Executive Director Harvey W. Schiller announced that Mark Shepherd Sr., of North Ridgeville, Ohio, had joined the USOC as Manager of Disabled Sports Services. By the end of September,...

Independent exercise in students with mental retardation: training to self-pace.
September 22, 1994... Introduction Students identified as mentally retarded must learn skills which will serve them through their lives, including skills necessary to participate in recreation and leisure activities. Health fitness activities are popular...

Increasing the ball kicking skills of individuals who are profoundly mentally retarded.
September 22, 1994... Introduction Individuals with profound mental retardation generally exhibit problems in learning gross motor skills. One reason for the inability to learn may be their serious attentional deficiencies. One approach that can be used to...

Water: back to the basics. (daily water requirements for good nutrition)
September 22, 1994... Water. Wonderful water. All natural. 100% pure. Low sodium. Fat free. No cholesterol. No calories. Water fits the description for a perfect food! Although water commonly gets overlooked because it is so ordinary, it is an essential nutrient in...

The profession continues to speak out on total inclusion. (of handicapped in physical fitness and education activities)
September 22, 1994... Because Everybody Else Does Why is it important to include interscholastic athletics for student athletes with disabilities? I would like to share with you the motivating factor for me to include all students in the interscholastic...

Wheelchair dancing. (Cover Story)
September 22, 1994... Throughout Europe wheelchair dancing is a relatively new sport for disabled persons using wheelchairs. Organized wheelchair dancing emanated from ballroom dancing associated with dancing by people who are not disabled. The Wheelchair...

Diving with spinal cord injury. (part 2)
September 22, 1994... This is the second in a series of articles on dive training for people with spinal cord injuries. In the first article, published in the previous issue of Palaestra, the focus was on the history of SCUBA diving, special problems associated with...

A cross-disability analysis of programming needs for athletes with disabilities.
September 22, 1994... Active participation in sport is generally associated with positive outcomes for athletes with disabilities (Dummer, Ewing, Habeck, & Overton, 1987). Many investigations have focused on physiological and biomedical effects of sport...

Inclusion at recess: a foundation for friendship.
September 22, 1994... As students with severe disabilities receive their education alongside non-disabled peers, need for planned, interactive activities to bring students together becomes critical. Being physically located in a regular school does not guarantee...

Friendships and Community Connections Between People with and without Developmental Disabilities.
September 22, 1994... Authors (21 in all) of this enlightening book have combined wisdom gained from their respective backgrounds in advocacy, service provision, parenting, support services, and research to shed light on how to facilitate friendships among people...

Managing Sports and Risk Management Strategies.
September 22, 1994... Although this book deals generally with administering sports and risk management strategies, discussions and practical procedures are quite appropriate for and can be applied to sport programs and activities involving participants with...

Disability Etiquette: Interacting with People with Disabilities.
September 22, 1994... This brochure provides basic information to help staffs of public accommodations (i.e., fitness centers, community recreation agencies, theatres, gymnasia and arenas, stadiums, swimming pools, schools and other educational agencies, motels and...

Enhancing the Aerobic Fitness of Individuals with Moderate and Severe-Disabilities: A Peer-Minded Aerobic Conditioning Program.
September 22, 1994... The Peer-Mediated Aerobic Conditioning Program Model (PACP) was developed through a federal grant to promote physical fitness for students with moderate and severe disabilities. Integration with nondisabled peers and attitudes of nondisabled...

Walking for Fun and Fitness.
September 22, 1994... This book is easily readable and understandable by the novice exerciser/walker. Although neither designed for nor discussing individuals with disabilities, philosophy (to share the fun and fitness of walking), principles, and approaches are...

Legal Aspects of Preventive, Rehabilitative, and Recreational Exercise Programs, 3d ed.
September 22, 1994... This edition is a continuing step in providing awareness, understanding, and clear direction regarding issues which are important to successfully operating preventive, rehabilitative, and recreational exercise programs. Liability and legal...

Making School and Community Recreation Fun for Everybody.
September 22, 1994... The challenge of inclusion is presented with a workable, realistic plan for making community recreation programs (including school recreation and physical education programs, summer camps and adult activities) accessible and available to...

Adapted Aquatics: Promoting Aquatic Opportunities for All.
September 22, 1994... This practical material has been designed for use by aquatic personnel who teach and work in either integrated or special setting with individuals with disabilities. Content is divided into six sections: (1) Introduction includes philosophy,...

Position statement for adapted physical education.
September 22, 1994... The California Association for HPERD believes adapted physical education is one of the program options available to students with disabilities who are eligible for special education. Direct service Adapted Physical Education is provided by a...

WIAA illegally discriminated against coach with crutches. (Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association)
September 22, 1994... The State Equal Rights Division has ruled the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association illegally discriminated against girls' softball Coach, Terry Beining, Wabeno High School, by refusing to allow him to use crutches while standing in...

First in the nation: Minnesota's athletic conference for those with disabilities. (Metro Adapted Athletic Conference)
September 22, 1994... It has taken 25 years and the efforts of many high school athletes with disabilities and their teachers and coaches to achieve the goal of establishing an adapted athletic program, the Metro Adapted Athletic Conference (MAAC). Furthermore,...