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The good news is that Sue Tarr and I were obviously on the same
page...starting to think about summer and the opportunities available
for individuals with disabilities and their families.
Sue had some great recommendations in the
last edition. I've added a few more recommendations.
Carol Huettig, Ph.D.
Texas Woman's University
Adapted Section Editor
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Dr. Nick Breit hosts an
Annual Junior Wheelchair Camp at California State University, Northridge
from June 24-June 28th. The camp is in its 17th year and its
counselors are individuals who have dealt successfully with their
own disabilities.
Drs. John Downing &
Peter Aufsesser at San Diego State University host a summer program
for adults through August 2nd.
One of the VERY BEST camps around is Camp ASCCA. The Camp
ASCCA Mission is to help children and adults with disabilities
achieve equality, dignity, and maximum independence. This
is to be accomplished through a safe and quality program of camping,
recreation, and education in a year-round barrier-free environment.
Our goal is to serve those who can derive maximum benefit from the
resident camp experience and provide a healthier, happier, longer,
and more productive life for children and adults of all abilities.
Camp ASCCA will also accent "reverse mainstreaming" by
including non-disabled persons with disabled persons in the resident
camping experience to facilitate the sharing of information and
programs of advocacy.
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Questions to Ask, or
Thoughts to Share?
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More Summer Camp
Opportunities
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Dr. Lauren Lieberman hosts an outstanding camp at the State University
of New York at Brockport. Camp
Abilities is a one week developmental sports camp for children
who are blind, deaf-blind or multi-handicapped. The camp is set
up to provide a 1:1 instructional situation for each child.
Counselors are undergraduate and graduate students from all over
the US in professional preparation programs such as adapted physical
education, physical education, and special education.
Dr. Barry Lavay hosts the excellent Camp
Nugget at California State University Long Beach. It is
a carefully supervised program from June 24-July 19, 2002 that offers
campers with disabilities opportunities to learn skills in aquatics,
fundamental movement skills, adapted sports and cooperative activities.
Dr. Sherry Folsom-Meek at Mankato State University hosts a summer
Aquatics camp from June 19 - June 28, 2002. For more information,
contact Dr. Folsom-Meek.
Dr. Scott Modell at California State University, Sacramento has a
summer camp called WAVE
for teens with physical disabilities...sounds like a great place to
hang 10.
Dr. Jeff McCubbin hosts a comprehensive year round clinic at
Oregon
State University. The program extends into the summer, as
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And I saw a new heaven and new earth,
for the first heaven and the first earth were passed
away...
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying,
Behold...
I make all things new.
Revelation, 21
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Dr. Chris Stopka recommends the following Florida
camps: "There is an awesome camp in Florida for summer (and
during the year on weekends) for kids with disabilities called the
Boggy Creek Camp (started
by
Paul Newman and Gen. Norman Schwartzkopf), similar to Paul's Hole
in the Wall Gang camp in New England. Another great one in
central Florida is Camp
Challenge.
Sharing
Innovations for Play and Socialization
Bonita Hall, of the Rehabilitation Engineering Program, Rancho
Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center is seeking information
from parents and rehabilitation professionals who have used their
creativity to adapt and problem solve so children with disabilities
can participate in games, sports and play with peers.
Please support this research funded by a grant from
the National Institutes on Disability and Rehabilitation Research,
U.S. Department of Education.
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NCPERID: Call for
Poster and Free Communication Presentations
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NCPERID: National Consortium for Physical Education and Recreation
for Individuals with Disabilities
A CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS [Free Communication and Poster]
Summer Meeting: Saturday, July 13 - Monday, July 15, 2002
Washington, D.C., Crystal City Hilton
The 2002 summer meeting of NCPERID will be held in conjunction with
the meetings of the Council for Exceptional Children and the Office
of Special Education Programs in Washington, D.C. This will give
NCPERID members significant opportunities to interact with other
professionals also committed to providing quality education services
to learners with disabilities.
The focus of this year's summer conference is "The Cutting Edge:
Research in Adapted Physical Education." The Board of Directors
is making a call for free communication and poster presentations
for the upcoming meeting. The officers are seeking research-based
presentations that address the following:
* State of the art assessment, intervention, collaboration, and
program implementation in Adapted Physical Education
* New and innovative strategies to provide quality services to learners
with disabilities and their families
A one-page abstract of the poster presentation is due by May 1.
These
abstracts, for both the free communication and poster presentations
will be peer reviewed.
Please email the abstract to
Carol Huettig, Ph.D. The review panel members include Board
of Director members:
Dr. Daniel Webb
Dr. Chris Stopka
Dr. Carol Ryan
You will receive a response to your submission from the committee
by May
15, 2002 to allow adequate time for making flight/hotel reservations.
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