Report finds disabled students lack P.E. choices
Schools struggle to meet the physical education needs of students with disabilities, according to a recent congressional investigation conducted in Maryland and six other states.
Released in June, the report from the Government Accountability Office, which is Congress’ investigative agency, shows schools offer opportunities for PE participation to students with disabilities that are similar to those of other students, but a lack of funding and teacher training hamper those efforts in general PE classes. In addition, students with cognitive and physical disabilities are less likely to participate in extracurricular athletics.
via Report finds disabled students lack P.E. choices – wtop.com.
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Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts is founder of Support for Special Needs and has been a regular contributor since its inception in May 2010. A mom to two kids with special needs, she didn't want other parents to feel what is the often isolating world of raising a child (or two!) with disabilities. Her kids had kidney transplants at the age of eight and will need liver transplants in the future as a result of ARPKD/CHF. They both have vision disorders and learning disabilities.
I’m doing a project for KaBOOM!.org which involves exploring local playgrounds and adding them to the site’s Playspace Finder (http://playspacefinder.kaboom.org/). I’m finding a distinct lack of universally accessible activities and equipment on both public and school playgrounds. I have found one single school playground that at least has a ramp — I need to go back and get a better look at the activities that the ramp leads to. So, since most schools and towns can’t/don’t/won’t provide the equipment for unstructured play, I can’t say that I’m surprised that schools are failing to offer options for structured physical education classes.