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Fall Issue
 
Fall, 1999
Vol. 15, No. 4
 
(click on cover at left or title below to read current featured article)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus co-exists with many persons who have physical, neurological, or neuromuscular limitations and disabilities. Given that physical inactivity increases the risk for various health-related problems, the role of an active lifestyle among persons with physical disabilities and type 2 diabetes may be central to their health and well-being. Drs. Larry Verity and Peter Aufsesser discuss physical activity program development, management, and recommendations.
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The United States Cerebral Palsy Athletic Association (USCPAA) hosted the national Sports Festival on the Campus of Connecticut College, New London, CT, this past summer. Dr. Elizabeth Evans shares her pictures and stories of the event.
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Aleita Hass-Holcombe, 1995 National Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year, gives some key strategies to insure meaningful and successful programs, regardless of each student's unique and very special needs, throughout a teaching career.
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Basic ideas and information for using the internet in your professional life. Susan Grosse writes - "While many people still go to libraries, access card catalogs, search stacks, sit in cubicles and take notes (or use copy machines), check out books, and then travel home again, others spend much less time and effort accessing a great deal more information while remaining in their own homes or offices. Their library is on a computer, available at the touch of a keyboard. These people are internet literate, using the internet to access needed data." Learn to be internet literate with the basic information provided in Dr. Grosse's article.
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Dr. Martin Block continues his discussion of the problems and benefits of inclusion in general physical education classes. (Part 1 was featured in the last issue of PALAESTRA and can be read in its entirety from our home page - click on the link below.)
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Plus our regular Department features :
 
  • Editor's Corner (So here we are - closing out the 1900's)
  • Letters to the Editor (our readers speak out and share ideas)
  • Bits & Pieces (short stories of interest in the disability arena)
  • Sport Nutrition (1999 nutrition news from the American College of Sports Medicine)
  • Publication Reviews (reviews of helpful books and videos)
  • Calendar of Events (see what is happening nationally and internationally)
  • APAC Action (the Adapted Physical Activity Council, a council of AAHPERD, provides timely information)
  • Focus on Training (meet Edward "Eddie" Munro, USABA track & field competitor)
  • Issues (The U.S. Supreme Court and the Cost of Special Education)
  • Legislative Update (a report on our effectiveness in influencing legislators to support issues vital to physical education and recreation for individuals with disabilities)

And Much, Much, More .....

 
 
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