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Montana Adapting Sports & Fitness for People with Disabilities SportsUnited: China, U.S. Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center of the University of Montana

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Adapting Sports & Fitness for People with Disabilities

SportsUnited: China, U.S. Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center of the University of Montana

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Objectives

• Exchanges identified needs and ideas to adapt sports and fitness activities for individuals with disabilities

• Adapting activities for all abilities

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Why Adapt Sports and Fitness

• Pain

• Fatigue

• Lack of energy, endurance, strength

• Weight Control

• Depression

• Isolation

• Financial

• Transportation

• Accessibility

• Time

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Why Adapt Sports and Fitness

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Unified Sports Opportunities

Adapting Sports for people with and without disabilities to participate together as teammates.

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Sport Selection

Three Important Considerations

1. Accessibility: Can students with different types of disabilities participate in the sport with appropriate accommodations?

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Sport Selection

Three Important Considerations

2. Meaningful Involvement: Can students with and without disabilities contribute to their Unified Sports teams meaningfully?

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Sport Selection

Three Important Considerations

3. Safety: Can all students participate safely in the sports environment without fundamentally altering the nature of the sport?

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Adapting Fitness

•Supervised accessible fitness facility• Pneumex body-support assisted standing and

walking program

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Working with Bands

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Adapting Equipment

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Adapting Equipment

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Adapting Equipment

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Adapting Equipment

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Questions?

• Would Unified Sports be something that you could do in your community?

• What are some exercises that you have adapted to meet the need of individuals with disabilities?

• What are some of the sports that you adapt for people with disabilities?

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Thank You!