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Bernabe, Elaine A.; Block, Martin E. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1994
Coaches and players were assisted in modifying select rules of a girls' fast-pitch softball league so as to accommodate the skill limitations of a player with moderate to severe disabilities. The girl's batting average and on-base average indicated that modifications were effective. The player was well received by her teammates and other teams.…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Attitudes, Females, Intermediate Grades
Balthaser, Barbara A.; Farrell, Pat – Parks and Recreation, 1981
A survey, consisting of demographic, leisure, and personal data, was conducted on middle-aged-adults in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Questions were designed to elicit information concerning the subjects' expectations of increased or decreased leisure activity during the years preceding retirement. Results show that activity patterns for…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Community Programs, Leisure Time, Life Style
Peer reviewedSchleien, Stuart J.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1995
Fifteen children with autism participated in monthly cooperative art activities with same-age nondisabled peers at a children's museum. Nondisabled children received information concerning disabilities and were encouraged to be friendly. Both younger and older children with autism received more positive interactions from nondisabled peers during…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age, Art Activities, Attitude Change
Download full textPeniston, Lorraine C. – 1995
This needs assessment survey attempted to determine if community recreation programs, including school-based and college-based programs, are meeting the needs of citizens with disabilities living on the Northern Mariana Islands. The survey polled 35 people with disabilities about the effectiveness of community recreation programs and services and…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Agencies, Community Recreation Programs, Delivery Systems
