PELINKS4U - Adapted Physical Education

Editorial

Welcome to another "Adapted PE" on PELINKS4U. We hope you find the information on this page informative and inspiring. Please help us to keep this page beneficial by sending us feedback, questions, and contributions.

John O'Connor Ph.D.
Adapted PE Section Editor

Featured Articles

Deaf Kids and Youth

This site provides information and activities for children and youth with hearing impairments including deafness. This site also focuses on developing a sense of community for for children and youth with hearing impairments including deafness.

Guide to Children's Literature and Disability

This bibliography includes books that are written about or include characters who have a disability. The list is grouped according the following disabilities: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), blindness, cerebral palsy, deafness, learning disabilities, serious or life-threatening conditions, physical disabilities, and other disabilities.

Questions from Kids About Blindness

This website has put together some of the most often asked questions by blind children. These questions are drawn from letters and questions from children (with and without a visual impairment) who wish to learn more about blindness.

WeMedia.com

This site provides links and search engines for information related to disability on the Internet and in the news. Topics include law, rights, physical activity, and other important issues.

PE-News

PE-News is a biweekly digest bringing you the latest news and reminding you to view the current PELINKS4U web site. If you are not already receiving the digest please e-mail us with your name and type "Subscribe" in the Subject line of the message. Please send the addresses of colleagues who might also be interested in PELINKS4U so that we can inform them about the site.

Adapted PE
Teaching Ideas

Accessing the Wilds

Taking the opportunity to teach children and youth with disabilities about outdoors and wilderness activities is important. This article discusses the balance between create opportunities for access and wilderness conservation.

NCPAD Website

The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability encourages persons with disabilities to participate in regular physical activity as a means of promoting healthy lifestyles and preventing development of secondary conditions.

Mike's Adapted Physical Education Page

This site provides links to pages containing information on adapted physical education.

Professional Development

Pioneers of the Past, Trailblazers of the Future

Attend a conference featuring 25 leaders in the field of Adapted Physical Education.

Research in Action

Get informed of some present research in the APE field, provided by PE Central.

Hot Ideas

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.

"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

Miscellaneous

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.

Featured Web Site

DON'T MISS!

Here is a site that allows you to send e-messages to friends and family in sign. Advocacy for individuals with disabilities involves raising awareness of individuals without disabilities - send a message that raises someone's awareness.

Facilities & Equipment

Check out the web sites of the PELINKS4U Site Sponsors - whose logos appear on this page! Also, PE Central's Health & Physical Education's list of online equipment suppliers. The site includes monthly and seasonal listings.

University Sponsored

Check out THE Adapted PE Site on the Web:
Project INSPIRE at Texas Woman's University.

Click and appreciate the informative site on Disability Sport from Michigan State University.

Visit the Adapted Physical Education Advocacy Page from Mankato State University.

Stop Email!!

Well actually we think everyone would enjoy seeing a reduction in unnecessary email. How can we do this? Easy! Start posting questions to the PE-Forum and use email 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!

Contribute YOUR Ideas

If you have ideas, comments, letters to share, or questions about a particular topics, please email one of the following Adapted PE Section Editors:

Help to support quality physical education and health education by contributing to this site.

December 11, 2000, Vol. 2, No.22				CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP CALENDAR