*Please note: This is an incomplete list and does not encompass all aspects of life for people with disabilities or overlapping intersectional identities <link>. Please help us make additions or corrections by emailing us at nick@sct.productions
The Adaptive Sports community is a group of people that participate in adaptive sports. Common examples are:
Wheelchair basketball
Sled Hockey
Track/Road Racing
Handcycling
Skiing
Softball
Here is a list of sports at the Paralympics <insert link to Paralympics>
Here is a list of sports at the Special Olympics.
According to the CDC, cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture.
Inclusive Play is the acceptance of people with all abilities through universal accessibility principles that increase activites and infrastructure.
According to the CDC, “Developmental disabilities are a group of conditions due to an impairment in physical, learning, language, or behavior areas. About one in six children in the U.S. have one or more developmental disabilities or other developmental delays.”
The Paralympics are a series of international competitions that occurs every four years and covers a wide variety of adaptive sports.
Methodology of encouraging positive behaviors by by focusing on person-centered motivation tactics.
A spinal cord injury occurs when causing incomplete or complete paralysis. Paralysis will be impacted by the location, with usually higher damage leading to an increased amount of reduced movement.
The SCI community consists of a group of people with varying injury levels. During the injury, damage is done to the spinal column, and paralysis may occur.
There are many through chapters of the United Spinal Association.