NCHPAD PRODUCTS AND RESOURCES
NCHPAD Webshop: Visit often for an array of new products at http://www.ncpad.org/ShopIndex, including some of the newer additions such as:
- An Exercise Program (DVD/VHS) and Quick Series Booklet for Stroke Survivors
- Core and Stability Exercises (DVD/VHS) for Stroke and Multiple Sclerosis
- AIMFREE Manuals for measuring fitness and recreation environments
- Discover Leisure Booklet on "Educating Children with Disabilities for a Fun-Filled Life"
NCHPAD Parks Survey: Park Managers and Superintendents, add information on your accessible park/recreational opportunity to the database/online survey, just in time for summer excursion planning at http://www.ncpad.org/directories/18/Parks.
NCHPAD Forums: Click on http://www.ncpad.org/phpBB/ to network, find equipment, locate community resources, and gather information about grants and articles, as well as best practices and exercise adherence suggestions.
NCHPAD Personal Trainers Survey: Personal trainers, add your information to the NCHPAD database/online survey at http://www.ncpad.org/475/2359/2007-6~Issue~~People~with~Disabilities~in~the~Development~
of~New~U~S~~Physical~Activity~Guidelines, which can be great advertising for potential clients.
NCHPAD IN THE NEWS
On October 26, 2006, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that it will develop comprehensive guidelines summarizing the latest knowledge about activity and health. The development of the Guidelines will use a Federal Advisory Committee process. Thanks to the growing visibility of our two Centers, NCHPAD and the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Recreational Technologies and Exercise Physiology for People with Disabilities (RERC Rectech), people with disabilities will be represented by our director, James H. Rimmer, Ph.D., on the Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee.
To read more about the guidelines and recently appointed committee, including useful links, go to this month's Director's Column at http://www.ncpad.org/475/2359/2007-6~Issue~~People~with~Disabilities~in~the~Development
~of~New~U~S~~Physical~Activity~Guidelines
"Group Seeks Better Fitness Access", Post-Crescent Newspaper, April 19, 2007
This article, describing the quest of one fitness facility to be a "facility for everyone", quotes James Rimmer, Director of NCPAD, on the barriers that people with disabilities face when trying to be healthy.
Staff writer Ed Lowe can be reached at 920-993-1000, ext. 293, or elowe@postcrescent.com.
OTHER NEWS
Disability in the News: New York Times
"Clearly, Frankly, Unabashedly Disabled," Mireya Navarro, May 13, 2007
The author discusses a broader portrait of disability now infusing the arts in television, film, and theater.
To read this article, go to http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/13/fashion/13disabled.html?ex=1181707200&en=4d04414f0a121a66&ei=5070.
Support the Rights of Athletes with Disabilities to Full Participation in Interscholastic Sports
Mitsubishi Electric of America Foundation is circulating a case summary and action alert regarding Paralympic wheelchair racing champion Tatyana McFadden and her fight to be allowed not only to practice with her teammates on the high school track team but to earn points for them as well.
For more information, read the full announcement at http://www.jfanow.org/jfanow/index.php?mode=P&id=3269.
Volunteers Needed for Adaptive Golf Program, North Miami, Florida
A newly formed adaptive golf program is looking for volunteers with disabilities in the North Miami area. No experience with golf is necessary. *This program is not yet equipped to include participants using wheelchairs.
If you are interested, please write to Leo Goldman at 20610 NE 7th Court, N. Miami Beach, FL 33179 and you will be contacted for an interview.
MONTHLY NATIONAL HEALTH OBSERVANCES
Vision Research Month and Deaf-Blind Awareness Week (June 24-30)
With June housing both Vision Research Month and Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week, use the following NCHPAD resources to learn more about physical activity and fitness in the health and well-being of people who are visually impaired, blind and/or deaf-blind and also how inclusive physical activity communities can allow them to maintain a more independent and enjoyable life.
- Fitness for Individuals who are Visually Impaired, Blind, and Deafblind at http://www.ncpad.org/110/847/Fitness~for~Individuals~who~are~Visually~Impaired~~Blind~~
and~Deafblind - Emerging Evidence in Health and Disability: Building Inclusive Physical Activity Communities for People with Vision Loss at http://www.ncpad.org/newsletter/712/3525/March~2007
For more information on Vision Research Month, contact (800) 331-2020 or info@preventblindness.org or go to www.preventblindness.org. For more information on Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week, contact (516) 944-8900 x254, (516) 994-8637 TTY, development@hknc.org, or go to www.hknc.org.