Adaptive sports are based on existing body abled sports modified to meet the needs of persons with a disability. A recent study at the University Of Texas at El Paso found that about 40 % of the students that receive help from the center would be willing to participate in an Intramurals Adaptive Sports category at the recreation center.
Adaptive sports are based on existing body abled sports modified to meet the needs of persons with a disability. A recent study at the University Of Texas at El Paso found that about 40 % of the students that receive help from the center would be willing to participate in an Intramurals Adaptive Sports category at the recreation center.
Adaptive sports are based on existing body abled sports modified to meet the needs of persons with a disability. A recent study at the University Of Texas at El Paso found that about 40 % of the students that receive help from the center would be willing to participate in an Intramurals Adaptive Sports category at the recreation center.
by yourself, having to depend on others to do your daily duties and being treated different because of your disability. Unfortunately many people face these difficulties and are even discriminated against because of their disability. Colleges are not except for this action that denies social participation and it is more than obvious that there must be some changes in how society views this issue in order to eradicate this kind of behavior.
If you had a disability, wouldnt you want to have the same
opportunity to participate in any social activity? Adaptive Sports: based on existing body abled sports, modified to meet the needs of persons with a disability, are an efficient solution for those persons that may not be able to compete in a conventional league because of the need of special equipment. Some of the most popular adaptive sports currently being implemented in many Colleges throughout the United States are: wheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis, wheelchair volleyball, wheel chair fencing and wheel chair ping pong. But not all adaptive sports involve the use of wheel chairs; soccer for example can be played by blind
people or amputees using crutches.
It is responsibility of Colleges to provide the equal number of sports to able and disabled students .These students who also pay the recreational fee that is included in their tuition should have access to sports that will promote their physical and mental health. Colleges can achieve this by making sure that they have the adequate equipment and the certified personnel to deal with any incident that may occur during these events.
According to a recent study conducted by employees of the Center of
Accommodation Services (CASS), at the University Of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), about 40 % of the students that receive help from this center would be willing to participate in an Intramurals Adaptive Sports category at the Recreation Center. Neelam Agarwal: Assistant Director of CASS, agrees that it will only be beneficial for this student with disabilities to engage in sports at UTEP, and that the events that take place at the Memorial Gym where they gather and participate in wheel chair basketball tournaments are not enough, and that UTEPs community need to come up with something else to include all of its students. Ricardo Soto: Recreational Sports Specialist at UTEPs Recreation Center considers that the UTEP already has the necessary infrastructure to host this kind of events and that the only things that are missing are the certified personnel and the capacity of advertising this event at campus.
You are not disabled by the disabilities you
have, you are able by the abilities you have -Oscar Pistorius In conclusion, every College has the potential of becoming the home of future successful athletes, but not all of them are receiving the opportunity to show their talents and gain experience trough competition, and the students that would like to practice sports just with recreational means, are not even taken in consideration. As individuals we have the duty to demand equal opportunities for all students, by doing so we will only be promoting physical and mental health for all those persons with disabilities.