In 2014, the first Physical Activity Report Card (RC) from Ireland (the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland) was published as part of a Physical Activity Global Matrix. It serves as an advocacy tool for influencing physical activity (PA) policy and programming based on aggregating the best
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Irish Para Report Card on Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities
Kwok Ng, Sean Healy, Wesley O’Brien, Lauren Rodriguez, Marie Murphy, and Angela Carlin
Results From South Korean 2022 Para Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities
Jeongmin Lee, Kitaek Oh, Jihee Min, Seon-Young Goo, Eun-Young Lee, Kyoung June Yi, Jinmoo Heo, Joon-Sung Lee, Dong-il Kim, Wonsang Shin, Kwon-il Kim, Yeonsoo Kim, and Justin Y. Jeon
Card could be used as an advocacy tool to influence stakeholders and policy makers to make effective and sustainable changes to PA promotion programs for CAWD. Specifically, the Para Report Card advisory committee, which included government personnel from the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism
U.S. Physical Activity Para Report Card for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities
Heidi Stanish, Samantha M. Ross, Byron Lai, Justin A. Haegele, Joonkoo Yun, and Sean Healy
article represents the first U.S. Para Report Card on PA for children and adolescents with disabilities, with the intention to serve as a resource and advocacy tool to influence priorities and practice for increasing PA in this population group. Method The authors of the U.S. Para Report Card comprise a
“It Shaped My Future in Ways I Wasn’t Prepared for—in the Best Way Possible”: Alumni Volunteers’ Experiences in an Adapted Sports and Recreation Program
Meredith Wekesser, Guilherme H. Costa, Piotr J. Pasik, and Karl Erickson
taken into account when analyzing and interpreting results. Additionally, these differences encouraged deeper conversation and discussion surrounding disability and advocacy during data analysis. Participants To be eligible for the study, participants must have graduated from the academic institution
Understanding Disability: Biopsychology, Biopolitics, and an In-Between-All Politics
Dan Goodley
self-advocacy, work, and community living. And humanactivism.org reports on one key finding: People with intellectual disabilities are often the most skilled and capable at looking after other people with intellectual disabilities. This is a DisHuman frictional moment—when we think of disability, we
Brazilian Women in Paralympic Sports: Uncovering Historical Milestones in the Summer Paralympic Games
Luiz Gustavo T. Fabricio dos Santos, Isabella dos Santos Alves, Náthali Fernanda Feliciano, Africa Alejandra Ortuño Torres, Luis Felipe Castelli Correia de Campos, and Maria Luiza Tanure Alves
in Paralympic sports, the progress made so far is commendable. The success of Brazilian Paralympic women, particularly in individual sports, such as Para athletics and Para swimming, underscores their unwavering dedication and exceptional talent. Nonetheless, further research and advocacy are
“I’ve Had Bad Experiences With Team Sport”: Sport Participation, Peer Need-Thwarting, and Need-Supporting Behaviors Among Youth Identifying With Physical Disability
Krystn Orr, Katherine A. Tamminen, Shane N. Sweet, Jennifer R. Tomasone, and Kelly P. Arbour-Nicitopoulos
whom must be further explored. Mentorship and advocacy for adapted sport programs and disability rights should also be considered more broadly. Although a recent study expressed athletes’ roles as disability sport advocates ( Smith, Bundon, & Best, 2016 ), the question remains as to whose role it is to
Critical Pedagogy and APA: A Resonant (and Timely) Interdisciplinary Blend
Maureen Connolly and William J. Harvey
and taken-for-granted assumptions that are inherent in unquestioned relations of dominance and subordination and, as a result, to transforming these power differentials through inquiry, education, activism, and advocacy. Socially critical research perspectives made inroads into studies of embodiment
Physical Activity for Disabled Youth: Hidden Parental Labor
Donna L. Goodwin and Amanda Ebert
. (Cheryl) Only when certain parameters were met, often through the labor of the parents (research, advocacy and direct support), was the inclusion of their children possible. It could be argued that parental labor was perpetuating the very ableistic network of beliefs, processes, and practices that
Parents’ Beliefs About Physical Activity for Their Children With Visual Impairments
Luis Columna, Denzil A. Streete, Samuel R. Hodge, Suzanna Rocco Dillon, Beth Myers, Michael L. Norris, Tiago V. Barreira, and Kevin S. Heffernan
, Dolphin, & McCabe, 2017 ). Given that PA for children with VI is contingent on the advocacy and support they receive from their parents ( Columna et al., 2017 ), parental involvement is critical to ensuring the active PA participation for children with VI ( Columna et al., 2017 ; Stuart, Lieberman