This website will help you gain a clear understanding of what Adapted physical Education really is. It will give you a wide range of physical activities, lessons, and assessment ideas that have or have not been modified to meet the needs of students.
2. NCPAD: National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
This website is full of information on all different types of disabilities and physical activities. It will also give you a 14 week program that promotes fitness and a healthier you! Takes you step by step in what you need to do in order to be successful with the program.
3. PE Links 4 U: Promoting active and healthy lifestyles
This website has a wide range of information on a variety of physical activities, health and fitness information, standards, and organization links.
4. AAPAR: American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation, Adapted Physical Education Resource Manual.
The purpose of this manual is to help you find resources related to APE. The areas are broken down into chapters so you can find exactly what you are searching for, whether it be equipment companies or disability sport organizations.
5. Disabled Sports USA
The purpose of this website is, “providing national leadership and oppurtunities for individuals with disabilities to develops independence, confidence, and fitness through participation in adaptive sports.”
6. IFC: Inclusive Fitness Coalition
According to IFC, “The Inclusive Fitness Coalition developed out of the need to address these health issues (the fact that roughly 56 million people are affected with some type of disability and the health risks that come with a sedentary lifestyle) and create a unified effort to increase access to and participation in physical activity for youth, adults and seniors with physical, cognitive and sensory disabilities.”
7. Pacer Center: Champions for Children with Disabilities. Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights
This website gives individuals with disabilities tools to use from birth through adulthood, and parents and family members tools for more involvement. There are projects, workshops and other publications that are all very helpful tools.
8. CEC: Council for Exceptional Children
According to their website, “CEC works to improve public policy affecting children and youth with disabilities and gifts and talents, their parents and the professionals who work with them, at all levels of government.” From this site you can look at how CEC advocates for children with exceptionalities and for special education policy.
9. NCPERID: National Consortium for Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities
NCPERID mission is to, “promote research, professional preparation, service delivery, and advocacy of Physical Education and Recreation for individuals with disabilities. On this website you can browse through their accomplishments, and learn about their annual conference.
10. APENS: Adapted Physical Education National Standards
This website allows you to read, learn and study the standards for Adapted Physical Education. It also gives a direct definition of Adapted Physical Education. Here you can see what the 15 standards are and get a clearer understanding of what teachers do in order to meet all of these standards.
Good resources. There are some here I have never heard about that I'll have to check out.
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