Creating Equal Opportunities for Children and Youth with Disabilities to Participate in Physical Education and Extracurricular Activities
Appendix C: Resources
National Center on Accessibility
This center is supported through a cooperative agreement with the National Parks Service. It promotes access and inclusion for people with disabilities to parks, recreation, and tourism. The center promotes personal wellness and community health.
National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
NCPAD is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is an information center concerned with physical activity and disability. The center provides an online source for information about people of all ages with disabilities, including Web pages that list resources by categories.
National Consortium for Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities
NCPERID promotes research, professional preparation, service delivery, and advocacy of physical education and recreation for individuals with disabilities.
The President’s Challenge
www.presidentschallenge.org/participate/ed-disabilities.shtml
The President's Challenge to increase physical fitness is made to all children, youth, and adults of all ages and abilities. Detailed information about the challenge and resources to support individuals and school or community groups in meeting the challenge are made available through the President‟s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition.
Project UNIFY
www.specialolympics.org/projectunify.aspx
The Special Olympics' Project UNIFY is supported by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). It is a K-12 intervention that strategically activates youth, engages educators and promotes communities of acceptance and inclusion where all young people are agents of change—fostering respect and dignity for people with Intellectual Disabilities (ID), utilizing the sports and education initiatives of Special Olympics.
ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION PERSONNEL PREPARATION PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Adapted Physical Education Training of U. S. Pacific Islanders Using a Teacher-Consultant Model (Project APERT), University of Hawaii
Nathan Murata, Ph.D.
Center on Health and Adapted Physical Education, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Garth Tymeson, Ph.D.
Personnel Preparation of Highly Qualified Adapted Physical Education Teachers in Pennsylvania, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Robert Arnhold, Ph.D.
Preparation of Fully Credentialed, Highly Qualified Adapted Physical Educators at the Masters Level for Students with Low Incidence Disabilities, Texas Women's University
Ronald French, Ph.D.
Preparation of Leadership Personnel in Adapted Physical Education, Oregon State University
Jeffrey McCubbin, Ph.D.
Project ADAPTED PE, University of Utah
Hester Henderson, Ph.D.
hester.henderson@health.utah.edu
Project for Preparing Adapted Physical Education, Western Michigan University
Debra Berkey, Ph.D.
Project P. P. A. P. E.: Professional Preparation of Adapted Physical Education, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Gloria Palma, Ph.D.
Using a Hybrid Online Master's Degree Program to Train Qualified Adapted Physical Education Teachers, Western Michigan University
Jiabei Zhang, Ed.D.
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