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Memo: Inclusivity in sports It is required that schools "provide disabled students with access to opportunities in extracurricular activities including varsity, club, and intramural sports under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973" (Staurowsky 2013). Schools are not allowed to exclude persons with disabilities who are capable of participating in sports and must also make accommodations for persons with disabilities who may need additional sporting activities that make allowances for their limitations (such as persons in wheelchairs who wish to play wheelchair tennis).
Memo: To the general public
Re: Disabilities and sports -- what you can do to change the image of disabled athletes
Recently, there has been a great deal of concern expressed about the modern image of sports: sports have been criticized for being insensitive to the concerns of people who do not reflect the image of the 'typical' athlete, including women, gay people, and persons with disabilities. In fact, people from all of these categories can be extraordinary athletes. The media image of whom and what is constructed as an athlete must begin to change and shift and there must be a national education about the possibilities of persons who defy conventional stereotypes of what it means to be disabled. "People with disabilities have historically been excluded in the realms of sport - where they fail to meet standards of the 'ideal sporting body' - and in advertising, where they also fail to meet an ideal-body standard" (Hardin 2003).
Outside of school, the media has a responsibility to give greater attention to athletes who have overcome physical, mental, and emotional challenges. Compared with the 'regular' Olympics, the extraordinary achievements in the Paralympics receive almost no attention. Disabled athletes are often seen as 'less than' as a result, and their contribution to the world of sports is not valued. "Studies of disabled sport coverage have revealed that elite disabled athletes have less chance of being…
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Hardin, Marie. (2003). Marketing the acceptably athletic image: Wheelchair athletes, sport related advertising and capitalist hegemony. Disability Studies Quarterly, 23 (1): 108
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Staurowsky, Elaine. (2013). New guidance from the Office for Civil Rights regarding athletes with disabilities. College Business News. Available: http://collegesportsbusinessnews.com/issue/march-2013/article/new-guidance-from-the-office-for-civil-rights-regarding-athletes-with-disabilities-utm_source=College+Sports+Business+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=7cf9981ff3-Mar21-Staurowsky&utm_medium=email
Motor Processes in Sport Tom is an 18-year-old goalkeeper who recently moved up in class from youth to adult football. He was an early maturer and has a history of being more advanced in soccer than his peers but now a weakness is exposed. He never learned to kick with his left foot and this has been a problem at this level. The current paper discusses the proposed reasons for his
Presidential Fitness Testing National Significance Obesity and other lifestyle-related health problems have become increasingly fatal epidemics striking America's population in recent years. Though perhaps the most shocking and horrifying statistics can be found in the infection rates among our country's children. In fact, according to the data collected by The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, an estimated 16.9% of children and adolescents between the ages of 2 and 19 are obese
Some of these problems can cause dissatisfaction among coworkers. Because substance abuse is a problem affecting all persons regardless of gender, class, age, or race, employees and supervisors must learn how to recognize some of the signs of possible problems. Changes in employee behavior, moodiness, social problems, and poor performance can all indicate that a substance abuse problem is present. Because of the significant safety hazards that can occur
Juvenile Delinquency Crime statistics from Chicago, Illinois testify to the increasing number of youth offenders. In 1989, the Chicago police reported that 64% of 274,000 their crimes were committed by individuals under the age of 25; 40% of these crimes were committed by teenagers under 18." (Malmgren, Abbott, & Hawkins, 1999) The recent headlines show that more and more kids are being expelled from schools for carrying guns, knives and for
Secondary risk factors are high E2 serum levels or rising levels, more than 20-25 follicles in both ovaries, the number of eggs retrieved, stimulation agents used, hCG administration, and pregnancy. Younger women are more prone to the syndrome as they are more responsive to gonadotropins and have more follicles than older women. Findings suggested that a lower body mass index carries a risk. Women with PCOS are more sensitive
In the article "Pregnancy & Treatment," Linda L.M. Worley, past medical director of UAMS Arkansas CARES: Center for Addiction, Research, Education and Services, and Curtis Lowery (2005), maternal fetal medicine expert, report that a number of medical and child welfare groups, including the American Medical Association, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Nurses Association, and the March of Dimes, conclude that threatening