AccesSports: A Model for Adapting Mainstream Sports Activities for Individuals with Visual Impairments.

Ponchilla, Paul E.

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ERIC Number: EJ505064

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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AccesSports: A Model for Adapting Mainstream Sports Activities for Individuals with Visual Impairments.

Ponchilla, Paul E.

RE:view, v27 n1 p5-14 Spr 1995

The AccesSports Model allows professionals with basic knowledge of visual impairments and mainstream sports to analyze any sports activity and design adaptations needed for targets or goals, boundaries, and rules to enable individuals with visual impairments to participate. Suggestions for modifying baseball, table tennis, swim racing, wrestling, track, and others are provided. (JDD)

Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Adjustment (to Environment), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Athletics, Elementary Secondary Education, Models, Task Analysis, Visual Impairments

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Language: English

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