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Adapted Physical Education and Disability
Sport Web Links
Abilitations: Adapt-Talk and
Thera-Talk
The Abilitations  division
of Sportime proudly sponsors these two list serves, designed
to discuss the latest issues about APE and physical &
occupational therapy. These interactive sites allow you
to send and receive messages from therapists and APE specialists
around the world. Messages are posted and archived so you
don't miss any of the conversation.
Achievable
Concepts
The entire range of adapted equipment and specialized products
is listed with prices. The equipment ranges from the passive
to the extreme and includes adapted cycles, beach wheelchairs,
modified games and cards, bowling aids, specialized gardening
equipment, activity resource manuals and other publications.
The equipment is suitable for adults and children with disabilities
as well as useful for aged care facilities and specials
schools.
Adapted
Physical Activity Assessment Tests
The Department of Physical Education & Health Promotion
at the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh offers a website
to numerous links including Equipment Sources, Assessment
Tests, Disability Resources, Camps for Individuals with
Disabilities, and WI Disability Sports.
Adapted
Physical Activity Council
The purpose of the Adapted Physical Activity Council is to advocate and
encourage programs, policies, standards, and research that will positively
affect opportunities for physical activity and recreation available to
individuals with disabilities.
Adapted Physical
Education National Standards (APENS)
This website describes the roles, responsibilities, and
perceived needs of practicing adapted physical educators.
The national APENS exam is also explained and visitors can
see when the next exam is going to be.
ADAPTIP: The Support
Service for Adapted Physical Activity
This website is an on-line support system for the Center
for Active Learning and Empowerment. The center's vision
is to enable people who perceive inclusion as an opportunity,
rather than as a burden by generating an adaptation database
of physical activities for individuals with disabilities.
American Association
of Adapted Sports Programs (AAASP)
The mission of this website is to lay the foundation for
a national network of interscholastic adapted athletic programs
and to advance research regarding youth disability sports.
America 's
Athletes with Disabilities (AAD)
The mission of this website is to promote and sponsor sports,
recreation, fitness and leisure events, including the Victory
Games, for children and adults with physical disabilities.
Assessment for Adapted Physical
Education (A-APE)
This website contains an MS Excel workbook containing separate
worksheets for more than 20 of the most commonly used APE
assessment tools. The user merely inputs the raw scores
and test data are automatically calculated creating a statistically
interpreted written report. Results can be sent directly
to a printer or copied and pasted to a word processing program.
Blaze Sports America
The bedrock of Blaze Sports America, are the community-based,
year round programs delivered through local recreation providers.
These grassroots programs offer introduction and instruction
for youth and adults with physical disability in a variety
of adapted sports, such as wheelchair basketball, wheelchair
tennis, wheelchair rugby, swimming, and track and field.
Blaze Sports America supports the community providers
with training for community instructors and coaches,
sports training manuals, operations standards, and other direct
benefits.
Camp
Abilities
Camp Abilities is a one week developmental sports camp for
children who are blind, deaf-blind or multi-handicapped.
Counselors are undergraduate and graduate students from
all over the USA in professional preparation programs such
as APE, PE, and SPED.
Center on Motor
Behavior in Down syndrome
The goal of this website is to share information with scientists,
parents, and professionals around the world through presentations
and publications of current
research, discussion of review
papers, and organization of seminars. The ultimate outcome
will be a significant increase in the number of people conducting
research and scholarship related to individuals with various
pediatric disabilities, hopefully leading to meaningful
development of movement, play, and sport skills.
Cerebral Palsy International
Sports and Recreation Association (CP-ISRA)
The mission of this website is to promote and develop the
means by which people with cerebral palsy or a related neurological
condition throughout the world can have access to opportunities
for participation in sport and recreational activities.
Challenged
Athletes Foundation (CAF)
The mission of this website is to provide opportunities
and support to people with physical disabilities to pursue
an active lifestyle through physical fitness and competitive
athletics. The Challenged Athletes Foundation believes that
involvement in sports at any level increases self-esteem,
encourages independence, and enhances quality of life.
Children's
Disability Information
This website was created to help parents of children with
special needs with articles on topics that we have found
to be supportive to us over the past 15 years. We have also
included books and other resources that either our family
or parents on our support groups have found especially useful.
This website has a special focus on the needs of preemies
and young adoptees.
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CEC)
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities is a coalition of approximately 100 national disability organizations working together to advocate for national public policy that ensures the self determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society.
Council
for Exceptional Children (CEC)
This organization is dedicated to improving educational
outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students
with disabilities, and/or the gifted. CEC advocates for
appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards,
provides continual professional development, advocates for
newly and historically underserved individuals with exceptionalities,
and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources
necessary for effective professional practice.
California
State University at Long Beach APE Program of Study (CSULBAPE)
The Department of Kinesiology & Physical Education at
CSU Long Beach offers students a diversified and comprehensive
academic course of study and field experiences in the administration
and implementation of physical activity programming for
individuals with disabilities.
Disability
Sport
The purpose of this website is to provide information about
disability sports for students who are studying adapted
physical activity; however, the content will certainly be
interesting for members of the disability sports community
as well.
Disabled
Online
Dedicated to providing beneficial resources for the disabled
community and their families and friends. DisabledOnline.com
offers something for everyone, including: news stories,
message boards, and links to sport and recreation websites
for persons with disabilities.
Disabled Sports USA
The mission of this website is to provide the opportunity
for individuals with physical disabilities to gain confidence
and dignity through participation in sports, recreation
and physical education programs, from preschool through
college, and through elite sport levels.
Dwarf Athletic Association
of America (DAAA)
The mission of this website is to develop, promote, and
provide quality amateur athletic opportunities for dwarf
athletes in the USA and to encourage people with dwarfism
to participate in sports regardless of their level of skills.
Eagle Sportschairs
If you are a wheelchair athlete looking for the equipment
that will put you out in front of the competition - look
no further! Eagle Sportschairs build chairs to suit every
need and every sport using the highest grade of materials,
and master engineering skills in the construction of our
handcrafted chairs.
Electronic State Council
on Adapted Physical Education (E-SCAPE)
This website provides a means for the Council to share information
with teachers, activity leaders, parents, individuals with
disabilities, and others interested in APE.
Fore Hope Developmental
Golf Program
The mission of this website is to provide a therapeutic
and educational golf program for persons of all ages with
disabilities to assist them with physical and emotional
development by providing quality experiences that are flexible
and responsive to the special needs of the community.
Healthy
People 2010
This website provides a framework for national health objectives
designed to identify the most significant preventable threats
to health and to establish national goals to reduce these
threats. It can be used by many different people,
states, communities, professional organizations, and others
to help them develop programs to improve health.
Human Kinetics
The mission of this website is to
produce innovative, informative products in all areas of
physical activity that help people worldwide lead healthier,
more active lives. Human Kinetics Publishers provides many
links to a variety of adapted physical activity sites. This
is a great place to begin your search for information on
APE.
Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Web Site
This site was created to provide a "one-stop shop" for resources related to IDEA and its implementing regulations, released on August 3, 2006. This site has an Q&A Corner where you can submit questions.
International
Blind Sports Federation (ISBA)
IBSA constitutes the supreme international authority on
sports matters for the blind and visually impaired, and
therefore has the broadest authority and functions that
could correspond to any international federation with respect
to each sporting specialty.
International
Federation of Adapted Physical Activity (IFAPA)
IFAPA coordinates national, regional, and international
functions (both governmental and nongovernmental) that pertain
to sport, dance, aquatics, exercise, fitness, and wellness
for individuals of all ages with disabilities or special
needs.
International
Federation of Tennis (ITF)
It is the ITF's objective to promote and develop the game
of tennis to make it a truly global sport available to all
in a non-racial, non-political form and to preserve the
integrity and independence of tennis as a sport. This includes
information on wheelchair tennis topics such as upcoming
tournaments and player rankings.
International
Paralympic Committee (IPC)
The International Paralympic Committee supervises and coordinates
the organization of the Paralympic Summer and Winter Games
and other multi-disability competitions on elite sport and
grassroots levels.
Internet
Resources for Special Children (IRSC)
The IRSC website is dedicated to communicating information
relating to the needs of children with disABILITIES on a
global basis. This website includes a wealth of information
on specific disabilities, laws, adapted equipment and technologies,
recreation and sports, and schooling.
Janus
Development of Assistive Living Devices
The mission of this website is to coordinate the development
of assistive living devices. Linking resources like technology,
production capability, and financing to create groundbreaking
products for the people that need them is our business.
Just
for Kicks Developmental Soccer Program
This website provides children with disabilities an opportunity
to gain the skills and knowledge necessary to successfully
participate in soccer programs in their communities.
Latex
Allergy
This website provides valuable information about latex allergies
to individuals, families, and professionals. It is very
difficult to obtain accurate information on latex content
of products, which may vary between companies and product
series.
LD
Online
This is the leading website on learning disabilities for
parents, teachers, and other professionals. The LD OnLine
Report offers news about learning disabilities and about
the latest events on our website.
London
Play
This link is based in London, England but much of the information
on play and playgrounds is pertinent to the USA, as well.
Metro
Association for Adapted Athletics (MAAA)
The MAAA website's purpose is to provide online
news and information about our adapted athletics programs
in Minnesota for coaches, fans, media and league members.
Move
Opportunities Via Education (MOVE) International
MOVE International was born out of a need to improve the
quality of life for people with severe disabilities. MOVE
International is dedicated to helping children and adults
with severe disabilities sit, stand and walk through instruction
and adapted equipment that enhances independent mobility.
National
Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCPAD)
The mission of the NCPAD is to promote substantial health
benefits that can be gained from participating in regular
physical activity. The slogan of NCPAD is Exercise is
for EVERY body, and every person can gain some health
benefit from being more physically active. This site provides
information and resources that can enable people with disabilities
to become as physically active as they choose to be.
National
Consortium on Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals
with Disabilities (NCPERID)
The Mission of the National Consortium for Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities is to promote research, professional preparation, service delivery, and advocacy of Physical Education and Recreation for individuals with disabilities.
National Association of State Directors of Special Education
NASDSE operates for the purpose of providing services to state agencies to facilitate their efforts to maximize educational outcomes for individuals with disabilities.
National
Disability Sports Alliance (NDSA)
The name, National Disability Sports Alliance, reflects
the mission of the organization to serve all individuals
with physical disabilities in the areas of sports, fitness
and recreation. This is the official website for the United
States Cerebral Palsy Athletic Association (USCPAA).
National
Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA)
The NWBA is the nation's oldest and largest disability sport
organization, which serves as the national governing body
for men's, women's and youth wheelchair basketball in the
USA. The NWBA's mission is to provide persons with permanent
lower limb disabilities the opportunity to play, learn and
compete in wheelchair basketball.
New
Mexico Department of Health - Long Term Services Division
The Long Term Services Division provides community based
services to individuals living with a variety of disabilities.
In addition, the Long Term Services Division provides services
to families of children with, or at risk for, developmental
delays.
New
Mexico State University Adapted Physical Education (NMSUAPE)
This site is provided by the NMSUAPE program to promote
APE and Disability Sport in the southwestern United States.
North
American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA)
NARHA is a national non-profit organization that promotes
the benefit of the horse for individuals with physical,
emotional and learning disabilities. For individuals with
disabilities, equine-assisted activities have been shown
to improve muscle tone, balance, posture, coordination,
motor development as well as emotional well-being. This
is the premier site for information on equine-assisted activities.
North
Carolina is ACTIVE
This website is dedicated to keeping you informed about
physical education, health education, athletics and sports
medicine in North Carolina and the nation. Energizers are
classroom based physical activities that integrate physical
activity with academic concepts. These are short (about
10 minute) activities that classroom teachers can use to
provide activity to children.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services ~ Parent Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students With Disabilities
These new documents were written specifically for parents and include information they need as they work with schools to ensure that their children are receiving a quality education. Materials included in the new Parent Tool Kit provide information that will help them become active and informed participants in IEP discussions and other decision-making meetings that support students with disabilities and their families.
Pacific
Lutheran University Adapted Physical Activity (PLUAPA)
Throughout this site are various ideas and links about how
a teacher can adapt physical activities to fit the needs
of disabled and special needs students. In this site you
will find classroom applications, disabilities awareness
adaptations for activities, and adaptations for disabilities.
Palaestra
(Forum of Sport, Physical Education & Recreation for
Those With Disabilities)
A quarterly publication and premier resource on adapted
physical activity.
PE
Central
PE Central is an excellent website that provides physical
education teachers with ideas for games and lessons. It
has a bookstore where various literatures can be purchased.
There is a specific site just for APE including some basic
definitions and testing procedures.
PELINKS4U
(Adapted Page)
This website offers numerous links to everything APE from
assessment protocols to useful resource sites. You can also
look at archived editors comments concerning hot topics
in APE.
Project INSPIRE (TWU)
Project INSPIRE is a website that provides an enormous amount of information related to individuals with disabilities. Some of the information include: instructional techniques, inclusion strategies, sport organizations, health and safety issues, and even a parent page to assist with activities in the home and community.
SIRC
Sport Research
SIRC Sport Research is a not-for-profit organization based
in Ottawa Canada. Founded in 1973 as a resource for coaches,
athletes, sports medicine professionals and sporting organizations,
SIRC is a leading source for academic and medical sport
research. Our flagship product, SIRC SportDiscus database,
is considered to be the primary sport research tool in libraries
worldwide.
Skating
Association for the Blind and Handicapped (SABAH)
This website provides information about ice skating programs
for people with visual impairments. The joys and lessons
learned in the rink translate into skaters' life situations.
Goal-setting and achieving, cooperation, courtesy, recognition,
and empathy - as well as expanded physical health and stamina
- are the lessons that SABAH provides and encourages.
Special Olympics
The mission of this website is to provide information on
year-round sports training and athletic competition to more
than 1 million people with intellectual disabilities in
more than 150 countries. This site has information on sports
offered by Special Olympics, links to individual state programs,
volunteering, and other pertinent information.
Teaching, Responding, Communicating
Inclusive Physical Education
This is a 4 page brochure/document that provides appropriate
adaptations for inclusion of all children in quality physical
education. This document offers some basic information on
how the physical education teacher can ensure that services
are available to everyone they teach.
TOPSoccer
TOPS "The Outreach Program for Soccer"
is a community based training and team placement program
for young athletes with disabilities, organized by youth
soccer association volunteers, designed to bring the opportunity
of learning and playing soccer to any boy or girl, ages
4-19, who has a mental or physical disability.
Therapeutic
Recreation Directory
This is a therapeutic recreation directory site, with links
to many different topics ranging from activity and treatment
ideas to workshops and conferences. "inTeRlink"
is an on-line therapeutic recreation newsletter featuring
links to articles on & related to recreation therapy
and therapeutic recreation on the Internet.
United
States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA)
The mission of this website is to increase the number and
quality of grassroots-through-competitive, world-class athletic
opportunities for Americans who are blind or visually impaired.
We value the life-enhancing aspects of sports and the opportunity
to demonstrate the abilities of people who are blind and
visually impaired.
USA
Deaf Sports Federation (USADSF)
Recognized as the only national athletic association
to coordinate the participation of American deaf and hard
of hearing individuals in international competition, the
USADSF has been affiliated with the DEAFLYMPICS since 1948.
US
Paralympics
This website focuses efforts on enhancing programs, funding
and opportunities for persons with physical disabilities
to participate in Paralympic sport. Their goal is to be
the world leader in the Paralympic movement by developing
comprehensive and sustainable elite programs for our athletes
with disabilities.
Wheelchair
Net
Wheelchair Net is a community for people who have a common
interest in wheelchair technology and its improvement and
successful application. Wheelchair Net's purpose is to serve
the information needs of anyone interested in wheeled mobility.
Wheelchair
Sport USA
Dedicated to the guidance and growth of wheelchair sports,
Wheelchair Sports, USA, has been directed and developed
by wheelchair athletes and wheelchair sports enthusiasts
themselves, individuals with a first-hand understanding
to the values of participation. This website includes information
on archery, swimming, athletics, table tennis, shooting,
and weightlifting.
Wheelchair
Sports Worldwide
The Wheelchair Sports Worldwide website is the premiere
source of information on global wheelchair sports events.
In this site you will find information on all aspects of
wheelchair sport and related topics, from future sports
events to authorized merchandise and on-line donations.
World
Organization of Volleyball for the Disabled (WOVD)
The WOVD was established in 1992 as the international organization
of volleyball for disabled people and is affiliated to the
International Paralympic Committee. WOVD encourages the
growth and development of the sport in all nations through
an organized program of education and instruction.
World
Transplant Games Federation
Our purpose is to publicly and visibly demonstrate the benefits
of successful organ transplant, working to increase public
awareness of transplants and thereby increasing organ donation,
as well as promoting the full rehabilitation and well-being
of our participants.
Wright's
Law
Parents, advocates, educators, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw
for accurate, up-to-date information about special education
law and advocacy for children with disabilities. You will
find articles, cases, newsletters, and resources about dozens
of topics in the Advocacy Libraries and Law Libraries. This
article is advice for parents and advocates on "My
Child is Being Evaluated - What Tests Should I Request".
Yoga
for the Special Child
This site contains information on teaching yoga to infants
and children with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder, learning disabilities and
other syndromes and disorders. |
