SPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

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SPORT FOR PERSONSWITH DISABILITIES

• CHAPTER 24

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• (Insert Case Study on page 353 here.)

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I. Why sports for persons with
disabilities?

• Sport as habilitation/rehabilitation/therapy
• Sport as an opportunity to have and socialize
  through normalizing life experiences
• Sport for sport sake (I am an athlete)

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II. Sport Organizations

• There are several national and international
  sport organizations for individuals with
  disabilities. A variety of sport opportunities
  are available through specific organizations
  some may be restricted to a certain disability
  (Special Olympics) while others may be more
  general. Using the internet, search for the
  following sport organizations and the sports they
  sponsor

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Sport Organizations (contd.)

• Blazesports
• wheelchair sports USA (WSUSA)
• disabled Sports USA (DS/USA)
• National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA)
• National Beep Baseball Association (NBBA)

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Sport Organizations (contd.)

• Special Olympics
• United States Association for Blind Athletes
  (USABA)
• National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD)
• Dwarf Athletic Association of America (DAAA)

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III. Classification Systems

• Classification systems are used to ensure that
  competition is equitable. Medical classification
  systems are designed to determine the degree
  which a medical condition that causes disability
  (spinal injury) can impact the individuals
  ability to perform. Functional classifications
  systems focus not on the medically condition
  rather observe what functional abilities they
  have in their specific sport as noted in Table
  24.2.

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• (Insert Table 24.2 on page 361 here.)

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IV. Critical thinking and learning

• Find out what adapted sports activities are
  available in your local area by contacting local
  school districts, recreational agencies or sports
  organizations. Select an activity to attend and
  write a brief synopsis of the event. Did the
  event meet your expectation and what did you
  learn from the event?