Palaestra articles from September 2002

Palaestra archives from September 2002

Self-esteem and adapted physical activity. (Editor's Corner).
September 22, 2002... Nowhere in either PL 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, or PL 101-476, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, is development of self-esteem as an objective of physical education mentioned. Rather, the law quite...

Balance ability and fear of falling in elderly with various exercise participation levels. (Research Application).
September 22, 2002... Aging is a popular issue for the 21st century. The U.S. Bureau of the Census, International Data Base (1998) reported the aging population of individuals over sixty years of age in Hong Kong was 952,000 in 1998, and it is expected to increase...

Legislative update.(Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Reauthorization Process and Related Issues)
September 22, 2002... Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Reauthorization Process and Related Issues The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires that a free and appropriate education be provided for students with disabilities...

NCPERID meeting. (APAC Action).(National Clearing House for Professionals in Special Education)
September 22, 2002... The 2002 NCPERID annual meeting held July 13-15 in Crystal City, VA, was well attended. Participants attended free communication and poster sessions led by John Dunn, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Bob Arnhold, Slippery Rock...

APENS update. (APAC Action).(Adapted Physical Education National Standards)
September 22, 2002... Adapted Physical Education National Standards (APENS) is on the move! Beginning last August, APENS is now housed at the State University of New York at Cortland under the leadership of Timothy D. Davis. If you are a current Certified Adapted...

Academic scholarships available. (APAC Action).
September 22, 2002... With a grant funded by the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, Slippery Rock University is offering five full-time one-year scholarships for students with spinal cord injuries interested in studying adapted physical education, therapeutic...

Adapted physical activity resources. (APAC Action).
September 22, 2002... The recent Bulletin of ICSSPE, no. 35/May 2002, has a special focus on The Paralympic Movement--Sport Science and Physical Education. Please contact ICSSPE--International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education at AM Kleinen Wannsee 6,...

Call for award nominations. (APAC Action).
September 22, 2002... Nominations for APAC Awards--Program Recognition Award, Student Recognition Award, Professional Recognition Award--are due January 15, 2003. Qualifications, criteria, and packet requirements may be obtained from Tina Summerford, Department of...

Happenings within U.S. Paralympics. (U.S. Paralympic Forum).
September 22, 2002... It was a busy summer for this nation's elite-level athletes with physical disabilities and the U.S. Paralympics staff. Several teams competed in their respective world championships with good results as they look toward Athens 2004. For...

Slopes welcome skiers with disabilities. (DS/USA).(Disabled Sports USA)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2002... The outstanding slopes of Breckenridge, Colorado, Will once again draw skiers nationwide to The Hartford Ski Spectacular for a week of adapted skiing and snowboarding. Presented by Disabled Sports USA, a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee,...

Sports festival. (NDSA).(2002 National Sports Festival for the Disabled)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2002... The 2002 National Sports Festival for the Disabled, an NDSA event, was the largest in the five-year history of the event. Registered participants topped the 500 mark for the multi-sport event held at Connecticut College in New London,...

Indoor soccer championships set. (NDSA).(Brief Article)
September 22, 2002... The 21 st International Wheelchair Soccer National Championship Finals, sponsored by the Houston Metro, will be held in Houston, TX, on January 16-28, 2003, with travel dates of January 15-19. Finals in two divisions and two all star games,...

Special Olympics and Hewitt team up. (SOI).(Lleyton Hewitt)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2002... Defending U.S. Open Champion Lleyton Hewitt joined Special Olympics in its campaign to double the number of Special Olympics athletes worldwide by the year 2005. Hewitt plans to support SOI's campaign by spreading the message of athlete and...

Partners to promote Special Olympics in Latin America. (SOI).(Special Olympics International, Leo Burnett and Cisneros Group's Claxson, and DirecTV Latin America plan to promote Special Olympics in Latin America)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2002... Special Olympics, Leo Burnett and Cisneros Group's Claxson, and DirecTV Latin America are collaborating to broaden the reach of the Special Olympics' message throughout Latin America. For the next 18 months, Leo Burnett, led by the Puerto...

Boston dentist receives award. (SOI).(Steven P. Perlman receives the Pediatric Dentist of the Year Award from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Foundation)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2002... Special Olympics Special Smiles' Global Clinical Advisor Dr. Steven P. Perlman received the Pediatric Dentist of the Year Award from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) Foundation. Perlman is an Associate Clinical Professor of...

Nelson Mandela Children's Fund. (SOI).(Special Olympics International)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2002... The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund partnered with Special Olympics to host an annual birthday celebration, July 19-20, for its Founder and Chairperson; former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela. In alignment with this year's theme,...

Golfers drive to the Green. (USABA).(U.S. Association of Blind Athletes)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2002... Seventy-two golfers from Colorado Springs came to Country Club of Colorado on July 15 to participate in the Waste Management Drive to the Green Golf Classic and raised more than $25,000 for the U.S. Association of Blind Athletes. According to...

2002 National Youth Sports Festival. (USABA).(U.S. Association of Blind Athletes' National Youth Sports Festival)
September 22, 2002... On July 13-17 at the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB), 55 blind and visually impaired youths and coaches participated in eight events at this year's U.S. Association of Blind Athletes' National Youth Sports Festival. Events...

Women golfers capture championship. (USADSF).(USA Deaf Golf Foundation )(Brief Article)
September 22, 2002... The USA Women's golf team, representing the USA Deaf Golf Foundation and USADSF, recently won the World Deaf Golf Championship in Dublin, Ireland, August 5, 2002. It is the first time in this event that women competed as a team. The team...

Grand opening. (WSUSA).(Wheelchair Sports, USA Hall of Fame)
September 22, 2002... Ninety-six people turned out at the Roosevelt Institute of Rehabilitation in Warm Springs, Georgia, on May 18 for the Grand Opening of the Wheelchair Sports, USA Hall of Fame. Fifteen existing members of the Hall of Fame were on hand for this...

Calendar of events.(Calendar)
September 22, 2002... Camps November 23-30 Nordic Training Camp, West Yellowstone, MT. Contact: Jon Kreamelmeyer; (970) 668-5384; jkxcski@yahoo.com -or- Kathy Celo, Operations/Program Services Manager, DS/USA; (724) 265-2546; kcelo@dsusa.org. ...

Motor behavior and the autism spectrum disorders--introduction. (Cover Story).
September 22, 2002... In the 1940s the term autism was used in separated and independent accounts of 11 children by Kanner (1943) and 4 children by Asperger (1944/1991). Both Kanner and Asperger described the children as being socially isolated, with poor eye...

SUPERsports: Secondary Unified Physical Education & Recreation.
September 22, 2002... Since many skills are developed and maintained in the context of recreation leisure settings, designing interventions and opportunities promoting interactions between students with and without disabilities are vital components of educational...

Tips for first year itinerant adapted physical educators.
September 22, 2002... Reflecting back over 13 years as an itinerant adapted physical education specialist, numerous important tips came to mind that might help some first-year itinerant adapted physical education specialists. As an adapted physical education...

Enhanced transition programs: a university perspective.
September 22, 2002... The Department of Kinesiology and Health Science (KHS) at California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) is currently involved in a community partnership with a local school district. The University plays a critical role in the district's...

U.S. Men's CP Soccer Team. (Focus on Training).
September 22, 2002... Head Coach Rick Moss Assistant Coach Paul Noon Assistant Coach and Team Manager Jim Grier Background In September, 2002, the U.S. Men's Cerebral Palsy Soccer Team travelled to Santiago, Chile, to compete in the...

News from ACSM. (Sport Nutrition).(highlights from the American College of Sports Medicine 2002 conference)
September 22, 2002... The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) is the nation's largest professional organization for exercise scientists, sport nutritionists, and other sports medicine specialists. Every May, experts from around the country and the world...

Amtrak makes rail travel more accessible. (Bits & Pieces).(Brief Article)
September 22, 2002... With ample room to move and greater features for guests with disabilities, Amtrak is ensuring that passenger rail is a user-friendly and accessible mode of travel by offering travelers with disabilities a 15% discount on coach travel and a 15%...

Young inventor. (Bits & Pieces).(Lanay L. Tierney )(Brief Article)
September 22, 2002... Lanay L. Tierney has earned an impressive number of awards at her school's science fairs. In middle school, she won third place for her project on bioluminescence. Last year she earned second place in a Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

AbilityFirst. (Bits & Pieces).(www.abilityfirst.org)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2002... AbilityFirst has the philosophy that people with disabilities do not need pity, but they should realize their ultimate potential. Established in 1926 as the Crippled Children Society, it has evolved into a multifaceted program to help children...

Fraud & abuse in SSI. (Bits & Pieces).(Supplemental Security Income program)
September 22, 2002... A consortium of 100 disability organizations advocating on behalf of people with physical, mental, and sensory disabilities sent their chairperson, Tony Young, to testify before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the House Committee on Ways...

Look!--no hands! (Bits & Pieces).(NaturalPoint track IR device enables hands-free access to the Web)(www.naturalpoint.com)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2002... Jim Richardson has invented a device letting his cousin use his computer after he was paralyzed in an accident. The device, named the NaturalPoint trackIR (www.naturalpoint.com), is a cursor-movement system allowing the user hands-free control...

A Ray of Elvis. (Bits & Pieces).(Elvis impersonator, Ray Guillemette, Jr. )(Brief Article)
September 22, 2002... Ray Guillemette, Jr., is known around the world as an Elvis Presley impersonator under the name A Ray of Elvis. Over a year ago, Ray was riding his motorcycle in Connecticut when he was hit by a drunk driver. As a result, part of his left leg...

Wishes do come true! (Make A Wish[R]).(call for volunteers from the readership)
September 22, 2002... The Make-A-Wish Foundation has been granting special wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy since 1980. It all began with 7-year-old Chris Greicius who wanted to be a...

Avid sports participant.(Denis Marchetto)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2002... Agawam, Massachusetts, resident Denis Marchetto does not let his disability impede his active participation in the realm of sports. At Agawam High School, he was the manager for three different sports teams--soccer, lacrosse, and field hockey....

The Americans with Disabilities Act: Is It Working?(Video Recording Review)
September 22, 2002... Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (PO Box 2053, 08543-2053; [609] 275-1400, [800] 257-5126, FAX [609] 275-3767; VHS Video, 11-min; $69.95 plus 8% or $8.00 [whichever is less] s/h). Larry Paradis, Executive Director of...

Finding A Way: Moving into the Mainstream.(Video Recording Review)
September 22, 2002... Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (PO Box 2053, 08543-2053; [609] 275-1400, [800] 257-5126, FAX [609] 275-3767; VHS Video, 26-min; $59.00 plus 8% or $8.00 [whichever is less] s/h). Although more and more people with...

Case Studies in Adapted Physical Education: Empowering Critical Thinking.(Hodge, S.R. Murata, N.M. Block, M.E. Lieberman, L.J.)(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Scottsdale, AZ: Holcomb Hathaway, Publishers (6207 N. Cattletrack Rd., Ste. 5, 85250; [480] 991-7881, FAX [480] 9914770; sales@hh-pub.com; ISBN 1-890871-42; paperback, 269 pgs, $23.00). Case studies methods can be used as effective teaching...

Disability Sport and Recreation Resources, 3d ed. .(Paciorek, M.J. Jones, J.A.)(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Traverse City, MI: Cooper Publishing Group (PO Box 1129, 49685; [231] 933-9958, FAX [231] 933-9964, lcooper100@aol.com; ISBN 1-884125-75-1, paperback, 312 pgs, $35.00). The most up-to-date information available is provided on 47 sports and...

Yossi Laibel on the Ball.(Rosenfeld, D.)(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... (One of a series of stories,dealing with important themes, such as not judging others by their appearances, but accepting them for who they are and what they can accomplish; designed for children ages 3-5 years of age). Brooklyn, NY:...

The Spectrum of Autism.(Video Recording Review)
September 22, 2002... Boston, MA: Fanlight Production, (4196 Washington St., Ste. #2, (02131; [800] 937-4113, FAX [617] 469-3379, outside U.S. call [617] 469-4999; ISBN 1-5729S-344-6; 34 min; purchase, $195.00, rental, $50.00/day). Autism, referred to as a...

From Good Will to Civil Rights: Transforming Federal Disability Policy, 2d ed.(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press (1601 N. Broad St., USB 305, 19122-6099; [215] 204-3440, FAX [215] 204-4719, kramer@mail.temple.edu; ISBN 1-56639-897, paperback, 218 pgs, $17.95). This case study of enacting and implementing...

Refrigerator Mothers.(Video Recording Review)
September 22, 2002... Boston, MA: Fanlight Productions (4196 Washington St., Ste. #2, (02131; [800] 937-4113, FAX [617] 469-3379, outside U.S. call [617] 469-4999; ISBN 1-557925-346-2; 54 min; purchase, $195.00, rental, $50.00/day). From the 1950s through the...

Cardiac rehabilitation--opportunities for adapted physical education. (Issues).
September 22, 2002... With school-centered physical education currently being reduced, or even eliminated, it behooves universities with physical education/exercise science professional preparation programs to explore and introduce additional career options for...