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New Year greetings and welcome to another "Adapted PE" section on PELINKS4U. If you have Adapted PE teaching tips to share with other teachers, please contact us. Also, we would be happy to try to find answers to any questions you may have. Help us to keep this page beneficial by sending us feedback, questions, and contributions. Thanks.
Cindy Piletic, Ph.D.
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Try this book out !
Fink, D. B. 2000
Making a Place for Kids with Disabilities
Westport CT
Praeger Publishers/Greenwood Publishing Group
ISBN: 0-275-96565-1
For more information, contact the publishers at: (203) 226-3571, or bookinfo@greenwood.com
The book is about a program administrator who has a sister with Downs Syndrome. He presents a compelling case for inclusive recreation and sports programming for all individuals with disabilities (including camping, hiking, cooking, sports, outdoor play, crafts, trips to museums and parks, swimming, etc.).
Other books that may be of interest to you...
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Our Teacher's In a Wheelchair
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The Berensein Bears and the Wheelchair Commando
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Someone Special, Just Like You
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Your Skin and Mine
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Howie Helps Himself
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Imagine Me On a Sit Ski
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Nick Joins In
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| These and more can be found at Amazon.com |
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PELINKS4U welcomes articles, letters, ideas, conference dates and reports, suggestions for links and any suggestions for site improvements. Help to support quality physical education by contributing to this site.
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Check out this site. This is the home site of the the American Association of Adapted Sports Programs, Inc. (AAASP). The AAASP's mission is to enhance the health, independence, and future economic self-sufficiency of youths with physical disabilities by facilitating a national disabled sports movement. The AAASP assists communities in creating the best member programs possible for physically disabled youth electing to compete in team and individual sports on a local, regional, and national level. Web Address: www.aaasp.org
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Activity Guides
Get great ideas for activities and adapted equipment!
M.O.V.E.
MOVE International seeks to improve the overall quality of life for people with severe disabilities and for the people who care for them, regardless of age or cause of disability. It also seeks to promote fuller participation in home, school, work and community life and to encourage the dignity and hope such participation brings to each individual.
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"There are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything
is a miracle." - Albert Einstein
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For professional information regarding disabilities, check out the wonderful National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities web site.
For professional updates regarding issues affecting the education of learners with disabilities, check out the comprehensive Council for Exceptional Children web site.
For information specifically related to physical education for individuals with disabilities visit the Advocate Webpage. Published by the National Consortium and edited by Deb Buswell, Ph.D., this newsletter is an essential tool for professionals in adapted physical education.
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Here is a web site that
you may want to check
out as you are considering different ways to enjoy the great outdoors with all your friends and family, including those with disabilities.
Adventures Without Limits offers outdoor adventure trips and clinics for people of all ages and abilities. Our trip participants include: students and professionals, people with disabilities, kids, grandparents, families, and young adults.
It is a unique site, check it out: Adventures Without Limits
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PELINKS4U is made possible through the generous support of several site sponsors. This month, we welcome two new sponsors: Athletic Stuff and Direct Case. Please show your appreciation for their support by clicking on the banners and logos of our sponsors, and taking a few minutes to visit their web sites. Thanks.
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Would you like to reduce unnecessary email, but still stay professionally connected?
Instead of using our listservs to discuss topics, post questions to the PE-Forum, then email your favorite listserv to invite comments ON THE FORUM rather than to everyone on the email list!
The PE-Forum is easy-to-use once you complete a first time registration. Check it out !
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If you have ideas, comments, letters to share, or questions about particular topics, please email one of the following Adapted PE Section Editors:
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