Wheelchair Curling Factsheet Plus Video!
http://www.ncpad.org/competitive/fact_sheet.php?sheet=815
Fostering Fitness Among Staff and Caregivers
http://www.ncpad.org/yourwrites/fact_sheet.php?sheet=862
Fitness Handout For Staff and Caregivers
http://www.ncpad.org/yourwrites/fact_sheet.php?sheet=861
Cerebral Palsy & Ballet http://www.ncpad.org/fun/fact_sheet.php?sheet=856
Call for Participation - Your feedback is needed!
Most people understand the importance of community living for all citizens, including those with disabilities. In order to make sure the community living experience is beneficial to everyone, we need to work together to identify ways to improve access to housing, community supports, fitness opportunities, transportation, and more. To ensure the fullest inclusion of all people in every aspect of the community, we are developing a much-needed measurement tool to assess how well a community supports healthy, active living for people with disabilities. Through a participatory process with the general public and disability experts, we will determine what should be measured and how to best measure the elements of a healthy community for people with disabilities. Once completed, this measurement tool will be available for public use to help community leaders and citizens determine ways to improve all aspects of a healthy community to make them more accessible and inclusive to members with disabilities.
Help us in developing this tool by providing your suggestions:
Please let us know what you think are the elements of a healthy community that support healthy active living for people with disabilities. Why do you think these elements are important? Do you have any success/failure stories about the elements of a healthy community that you can share? We will use these suggestions to begin our process of identifying the critical factors that are needed to create a healthy, inclusive community. It will be very helpful if you let us know some background information about yourself when you are responding - such as: name, disability if applicable, age, state, and organizational affiliation.
Send ideas to Yochai Eisenberg: yeisen2@uic.edu
THANKS!
More news you might have missed this past month:
Disabled women activists change the world through YouTube music video: Loud, Proud and Passionate!(SM)
January 6, 2011 - Signing and singing with passion in Arabic, Spanish and English, 54 disabled women activists from 43 countries celebrate the achievements, pride and solidarity of women with disabilities around the world. These leaders are revolutionizing the status of women and girls worldwide. Filmed during MIUSA's 5th International Women's Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD), the Loud, Proud and Passionate!(SM) music video release marks the beginning of MIUSA's 30th Anniversary year-long celebration.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxxomUVsSik
Shaggy Angels
http://www.canine-angels.org
Sir Roger Moore Speaks Out for Children with Disabilities
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/kazakhstan_57181.html
School Allows Epileptic Boy to Have His Service Dog in Class During 3-Week Trial
http://www.pawnation.com/2011/01/05/school-allows-epileptic-boy-to-have-his-service-dog-in-class-dur/
Court Orders Accommodations for Blind Bar Examinee
http://www.metnews.com/articles/2010/enya010511.htm
Wave Goodbye To Any Physical Limits
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/health/2011/0104/1224286696977.html
Siblings And Disabilities
http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/10856468/article-Siblings-and-disabilities?instance=homesixthleft