Adapted Physical Education Web Sites
Abilitations Thera-Talk
The Abilitations division of Sportime proudly sponsors thera-talk, designed to meet the professional needs of Physical & Occupational Therapists, as well as parents of specially abled children.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 wheelchair, modified games and cards, bowling aids, specialised 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.Adapt-Talk
Subscribe to this listserv sponsored by SportTime and discuss the latest issues about Adapted PE.Adapt Your Camp
An online community to help create inclusive recreational activities for campers of all abilities.Adapted Physical Education National Standards (APENS) Project
This Web site describes this project in which the roles, responsibilities, and perceived needs of practicing adapted physical educators are described. The national APENS exam is also explained and visitors can see when the next exam is going to be.Anchorage School District Adapted PE Page
This site contains information about adapted physical education including a listing of common disabilities, teaching strategies, photos of equipment for adapted physical education settings, and a nice list of resources. The Anchorage School District Adapted P.E. department was awarded the first PEP Grant, called Project ACCESS, that addressed students with special needs in October of 2003. Grant monies will enable APE staff to better serve students with special needs in the physical education setting. Opportunities for better access to physical education for students with disabilities is the result of over $75,000 dollars to spend on appropriate equipment needs.Assessment for Adapted Physical Education (a-ape Computer Assisted Software)
a-ape is an MS Excel workbook containing separate worksheets for more than 20 of the most commonly used adapted physical education assessment tools. Dan Cariaga, an adapted physical educator, developed a-ape to make motor assessment accurate and efficient for the IEP process. When you use the a-ape software the user merely inputs the raw scores. Test data is 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.Childhood Obesity
Former NASPE President Dolly Lambdin of the University of Texas at Austin and NASPE member Robert Pangrazi, professor emeritus in the department of kinesiology at Arizona State University, were among the expert panelists who contributed to the development and analysis of a listing of the "10 best and worst states for fit kids."Development of assistive living devices
Janus Development Group, Inc. is a North Carolina corporation that was specifically established to coordinate the development of assistive living devices. Practical devices for people with disabilities are not easily fabricated or marketed. Linking resources like technology, production capability, and financing to create groundbreaking products for the people that need them is our business.Disabled Online
This is an exciting website for people with disabilities, along with their families and friends! Disabled Online is an online portal that offers a web directory, classified ads, shopping, news, forums and chat rooms specifically for people with disabilities. Want to post your resume or an ad free of charge, visit our classifieds section! Looking for a product to purchase? We offer over 60,000 products in our accessible Shopping Mall, with such great categories like Health and Wellness, Gourmet Delectables, Sports Memorabilia and more!Disabled Sports, USA
Mission 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
The mission is the develop, promote, and provide quality amateur athletic opportunities for dwarf athletes in the US and to encourage people with dwarfism to participate in sports regardless of their level of skills.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 Adapted Physical Education (APE) and Adapted Physical Activity (APA).General Wheelchair Sports
Dedicated to the Guidance and Growth of Wheelchair Sports.Individuals with Disabilities Education
This web site allows visitors to learn about this important legislation.Latex Allergy
This website provides valuable information about latex allergies. Note: These lists are offered as a guideline to individuals, families, and professionals. It is very difficult to obtain full and accurate information on latex content of products, which may vary between companies and product series. Double-checking with suppliers before use with latex-allergic individuals is strongly recommended.LD OnLine
This is the leading Web site about learning disabilities and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.London Play
This link is based in London, England but much of the information re: play and playgrounds is pertinent to the U.S. as well.Motor Opportunities Via Education (MOVE)
MOVE International is dedicated to helping children and adults with severe disabilities sit, stand and walk. MOVE International was born out of a need to improve the quality of life for people with severe disabilities. This is achieved through instruction and adaptive equipment that enhances independent mobility.National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCPAD)
The newsletters and other documents on the NCPAD site provide up-to-date information about individuals with disabilities. NCPAD is funded by the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is located at the University of Illinois at Chicago in the Department of Disability and Human Development. All materials listed below - and more - are available on the NCPAD Web site at http://www.ncpad.org or by calling our toll-free number: 1-800-900-8086. Alternative formats are available.National Consortium on Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities (NCPERID)
This site is maintained by the National Consortium of Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities. It contains information on the Consortium's mission, annual meeting, membership information, and an online copy of its newsletter, "The Advocate".National Disability Sports Alliance
The legal, corporate name for the organization is the United States Cerebral Palsy Athletic Association, Inc. The National Disability Sports Alliance (NDSA) is a DBA (Doing Business As) of the corporation. All required forms have been filed to conduct business as 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.National Program for Playground Safety
During the past two decades, US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) statistics have shown a dramatic increase in playground-related injuries. It is estimated that every two-and-a-half minutes a child is treated in an emergency room for a playground-related injury. This does not include the children whose injuries receive treatment outside the emergency room. Clearly, efforts are needed to insure safer play environments for the children on our nation's playgrounds.North American Riding for the Handicapped Association
NARHA is a membership organization which fosters safe, professional, ethical and therapeutic equine activities through education, communication, standards and research for people with and without disabilities.North Carolina is ACTIVE
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 which corresponds with the request from the North Carolina State Board of Education's Healthy Active Children Policy (HSP-S-000) section 3b and 3c for elementary teachers.PALAESTRA (Forum of Sport, Physical Education & Recreation For Those With Disabilities)
A quarterly publication and premier resource on adapted physical activity. Forum of Sport, Physical Education and Recreation For Those With Disabilities.PELINKS4U Adapted Page
Project INSPIRE
If you are looking for a wealth of information regarding Adapted Physical Education, then visit Project INSPIRE, Texas Woman's University Web page. It provides concise fact sheets regarding typical behaviors associated with a number of disabilities, program modification suggestions, and Internet links to facilitate acquisition of additional information.Skating Association for the Blind and Handicapped (SABAH)
This site provides a little information about their ice skating program for people with visual impairments. You can read about their accomplishments and learn about their mission statement. Also, you can see more detailed information about their program by clicking on the "Request Info" link on their site.Special Olympics
Providing year-round sports training and athletic competition to more than 1 million people with intellectual disabilities in more than 150 countries. This site is maintained by Special Olympics International, with 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 reviews North Carolina and federal laws. In addition, this brochure also provides appropriate adaptations for inclusion of all children in quality physical education. In many cases regular physical education teachers are not equipped with the knowledge and skills to effectively include children with disabilities into their classes. This document offers some basic information on how the physical education teacher can ensure that services are available to everyone they teach. This brochure was brought together in partnership with NC Office on Disability and Health, NC Department of Public Instruction: Healthful Living and Exceptional Children Sections, NC Healthy Schools, Be Active NC, PE Central. Thank you also to folks that reviewed this document including the PE Central APE board, Jolanda Hengstman and Jim Rich.Thera-Talk
This is an interactive site that allows you to send and receive messages to therapists and adapted physical education specialists around the world. Messages are posted and archived so you don't miss any of the conversation.Therapeutic Recreation
This is a therapeutic recreation directory site, with links to many different topics ranging from activity and treatment ideas to workshops and conferences.TOPSoccer
TOPSoccer is a community based training and team placement program for young athletes with disabilities, organized by youth soccer association volunteers. This program is 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. TOPS stands for "The Outreach Program for Soccer". Our goal is to enable the thousands of young athletes with disabilities to become valued and successful members of the US YOUTH SOCCER family.United States Association of Blind Athletes
Mission is to change the attitudes of the general population about the abilities of the blind and visually impaired.United States Cerebral Palsy Athletic Association
Mission is to provide both individualized sports training and competitive opportunities for athletes with CP or other similar disabilities such as traumatic brain injuries (TBI) or strokes.Yoga for the Special Child
This site contains information on teaching yoga to infants and children with Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Attention Deficit Disorder, Learning Disabilities and other syndromes and disorders.
