adaptive sports exam 1

Dr. Ludwig Guttman

"Father of the paralympics"

IPC has established 6 disability categories

1. amputee 2. CP 3. wheelchair 4. Visually impaired 5. intellectual 6. Les Autres- physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other 5 categories

qualifications for DO athletes

1. deaf, hearing loss of at least 55 dB per tone avg. in the better ear. 2. members of an affiliated national deaf sports federation and citizens of that country. 3. no age limit. but age restrictions may apply. 4. audiogram form must be sent to National deaf sport federation

Winter games held since

1949

Camp shriver

1962, summer camp held. in the Shriver's backyard for 50. campers. precursor. to. the so

SO founded in

1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver with the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr foundation

summer games DO

21 sports

PG summer games

22 events

Summer SO games

29 events

how many SO athletes ages 8+ and from more than 170 countries

3.7 million

Paralympic winter games

5 events

DO winter games

5 sports

How many people have a disability?

56.7 million 2/3 have a severe disability nearly 1/5 ppl in U.S. have a disability

1924

9 countries participated in the first international silent games in Paris, France.

Anne Marie

A physical education teacher in Chicago, came up with the idea for the SO and went to Shriver to help with the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation.

Timothy Shriver

CEO of the SO

1922

CISS The International Committee of sports for the deaf founded

1968 first special olympics held in

Chicago, Illinois

1986

Dwarf athletic association of America founded

96 member countries organized in 4 regional confederations:

Europe, Asia-Pacific, Pan-America and Africa.

Lakeshore foundation

Facility for recreation, rehabilitation, and athletics.

Deaflympics 1924

First ever international sporting event for athletes with a disability.

Dr. Ludwig Guttman

Founded the National Spinal injuries centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire, England in 1944. created the Stoke Mandeville Games (Paralympics) in 1948 for British WWII veterans

1989

IPC founded

2011 DO winter games

In Slovakia, was cancelled

Eugéne Rubens-Alcais (DO)

Influential in starting the DO

IPC

International Paralympic committee

2015 DO Winter games

Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia

Rehab act of 1973

Laid ground work for the ADA. the rehab act only covered the public sector, but the ADA covered ALL areas.

2015 most recent SoG

Los Angles California

Classification systems of Paralympics

Medical and functional

Rome 1960

Olympic style games for athletes with a disability were organized for the first time here, now called the Paralympics.

Paralympic games

Para means equal to. they are equivalent to the Olympic gamed for athletes with. disabilities or visual impairments.

Eugéne Rubens-Alcais

President of the French Deaf Sports Federation Founded the Ddeaflympics in 1924

most recent winter PG

PyeongChang, South Korea

2016 Summer games PG

Rio de Janerio, Brazil.

IOC and IPC

Sign agreement that the SO will always happen shortly after and at the same venue at the OG

2020 summer PG

Tokyo, Japan

1976

US Association of blind athletes was founded.

1978

US cerebral palsy athletic association founded

mixed loss

a combination of conductive and sensorineural losses.

dictionary defines disability

a physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities.

participation restriction

a problem experienced by an individual in involvement in life situations

Practical skills

activities of daily living

Special olympics

an international sport training and competition program for people with INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES ages 8 and up

According to the WHO (world health organization) disability is defined as

an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions.

American Association of intellectual and developmental disabilities (AAID) defines intellectual disability

as a disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which covers many everyday social and practical skills. Disability originates before the age of 18.

No DO in year 1939-1949

bc of WWII

Young athletes program (YAP)

children ages 2-7 can participate in this. designed for rents to play with their young athletes at home and in schools etc.

limitations in adaptive behavior characterized as:

conceptual, social and practical skills

Per Ludos Aequalitas

equality through sports

Americans with disabilities act of 1990

extended civil rights protection for individuals with disabilities to all areas of American life.

1968

first Special olympics

winter PG 1976

first games held in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden

Deaflympics

first international sport for people with disabilities. International silent games held in Paris France in 1924

1960 SUmmer paralympic games

first official PG held in Rome, Italy

Ohio School for deaf

first school to offer baseball to students with hearing impairments.

James Shepherd

founded Shepherd center. He incurred a spinal cord injury in 1972. Located in ATL. IS a hospital serving individuals with temporary or permanent disability caused by injury or disease. Founding sponsor of the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic games.

Disabled sports USA

founded by a group of Vietnam veterans

Ben Lipton

founded the national wheelchair athletic association

Robert Sargent Shriver

founded the peace corps

Rubens-Alcais

founder of the french deaf sports federation and was the 1st president. Was a mechanic and competitive cyclist.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Anne Marie McGlone Burke

founders of the SO.

Sir Ludwig Guttman

german neurologist "father of paralympics" 1944- founded the national spinal injuries centre at stoke mandell hospital in Buckinghamshire england. 1948- organized athletic competition for WWII veterans. 1952- the Stoke mandell games become an international competition.

rehabilitation act of 1973

ground breaking law that extended more opportunities for employment and education, but this only protected someone from the public sector. People with disabilities were still discriminated by the private sector.

2022 WPG

held in Beijing, China

2017 DO summer games

held in Samsun Turkey.

first special olympics

help in Chicago Illinois

Shepherd center

hospital with many of the same type activities as lakeshore

Functional classification

identify how an athlete performs specific sport skills. combines medical information with the performance info to evaluate an athletes sport-specific skills and medical condition required in an event. Function is primary, medical is secondary

Lakeshore foundation

in 2001, official paralympic and olympic training site. Birmingham, AL. Covers: Aquatics, Fitness, competitive athletics and general recreation.

first Winter games DO 1949

in Seefeld, Austria, w/ 33 athletes from 5 countries.

IQ test of 70 or 75

indicates a limitation in intellectual functioning

LIMA FOXTROT

initiated in response to the significant numbers of injuries from conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. one of this country's premier, comprehensive, year round, sport, fitness and recreation programs for severely injured members of armed forces.

IPC added:

intellectual disabiilities as a category, but iit is primarily for athletes with Physiical disabilities. the intelectual disabilities includes only elite athletes who qualify for certain events.

ICSD

international Committee of sports for the deaf. headquarters are in Frederick, Maryland.

social skills

interpersonal skills

activity limitation

is a difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action

impairment

is a problem in body function or structure

Conceptual skills

language and literacy, money, time and # of concepts and self-directon

Sensorineural hearing loss

occurs when there is damage to the inner ear (cochlea) or to the nerve pathways from the inner ear (retrocochlear) to the brain

1948 Sir Ludwig Guttman

organized a Competition involving veterans with a spinal cord injury. Called the Stoke Mandell games. 4 years later, Athletes from the Netherlands joined the games and created the first International games.

the university of Illinois

organized the first national wheelchair basketball tournament.

ADA defines disability

physical or mental. impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of an individual.

hard of hearing

refers to a hearing loss that makes understanding speech through the ear alone difficult but not impossible.

deaf

refers to a severe or profound hearing loss in which hearing is insufficient for comprehension of auditory info. with or without the use of a hearing aid.

Rehabilitation act of 1973

section 504 of this act was designed to prevent discrimination against and provide equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance.

2011 Winter games scandal DO

sole organizer, Jaromir Ruda, embezzeled approximately $11 million intended for the Slovakia games. Cancelled a week before the opening ceremonies. Mr. Ruda, arrested and serving 13 years in prison.

conductive loss

sound is not transmitted well to the inner ear. Similar to a radio with the volume on low.

person first language

speak of the person and then their disability. The children with special needs.

Stoke Mandeville Hospital (England)

sponsored the first recognized games for wheelchair athletes

Shepherd center

sponsors many wheelchair sports teams. Official sponsor of the Wheelchair division of the Peachtree road race since 1984.

adaptive sports

sport modified or created to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities.

1945

the American athletic association of the deaf (AAAD) now known as the USA Deaf Sports Federation

IPC founded in 1989

the global governing body of the paralympic mvmnt. Organizes the summer and winter games every 4 years. governs 26 sports

1982

the international coordinating committee for sports for the disabled on the world (ICC)

IDEA (individuals with Disabilities Education Act) 1975, 1990, 2004

these acts and their amendments are designed to ensure that all children with disabilities are provided a free appropriate public education that emphasizes special education (including physical education) and related services designed to meet their unique needs.

Amateur Sports act of 1978 Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur sports act 1998

these acts coordinate national efforts concerning amateur activity, including activity associated with the olympic games. as a result of this legislation, US Olympic committee took over the role and responsibilities of the U.S. Paralympic Committee.

Medical classification

verifies minimum disability and is not concerned with the functional ability of the athlete. Level of visual impairment etc. used by the paralympics untl 1980's

1984

•International Olympic Committee recognized the term "Paralympics" and retroactively assigned name to Stoke Mandeville Games.