Resources
Australian Sports Commission
Sports Ability Kit - $1990.90 (GST exclusive)
Sports Ability equipment can now be purchased exclusively through Modern Teaching Aids (MTA). The package includes sports equipment for five inclusive activities, activity cards, instructional video and a boardmaker CD.
'What is Disability Sport?' CD-ROM - FREE
The 'What is Disability Sport?' CD-ROM is a disability sport and classification awareness package CD-ROM. It is a resource for anyone interested or involved in the provision of sport with a disability. The CD-ROM is a self-paced learning tool that covers both the broad aspects of disability sport, and classification in particular.
The CD-ROM is divided up into four units of work covering:
- an introduction to disability sport and classification
- the basis for modern classification systems
- the development of disability sport and classification
- the interpersonal skills needed by people working in disability sport and classification.
The material is highly interactive, containing over 100 video clips and images, interviews with athletes, classifiers and coaches, and a comprehensive workbook. All units have specific learning outcomes attached to them, each containing a ten-question multiple-choice quiz and a case study designed to test understanding.
The material is presented in an informal way using voice-over and subtitle options, with interviews and narratives to explain key concepts.
For a copy of the CD-ROM email the Disability Sport Unit
The following resources are avilable to purchase through the ASC Publications Catalogue
Give it a Go: Including People with Disabilities - $35.00 (also available as audio cassettes)
The core resource of the Disability Education Program, this 200-page full colour book examines:
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issues of inclusion
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the principles of adapting and modifying for individual difference
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practical ideas on adapting
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strategies that sports clubs and organisations can use to attract people with disabilities as members, and
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the implications of sport and physical activity for individuals with various physical, intellectual, sensory and health conditions.
Disability Education Program (DEP) Activity Cards - $20.00 (12 cards per pack)
These cards have been specially developed for the DEP modules and are a great source of inclusive game ideas for people with and without disabilities. The cards are ideal for coaches, teachers and sports leaders and encourage use of the TREE principle to adapt and modify game situations to be more inclusive of people with a disability. This model can be used in any sports activity situation and each card lists examples of how TREE can be applied to the game, giving various adaptive strategies resulting in greater inclusion.
TREE stands for:
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Teaching/ coaching style
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Rules and regulations
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Equipment
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Environments
Opening Doors - $16.00
This book provides sport and recreation organisations with practical information and ideas on including people with a disability in sport and recreation. A series of case studies explores the strategies employed by generic service providers to attract and retain people with disabilities as members.
Teachers Talk About…experiences of inclusive physical activity - $16.00
This book explores the real life day-to-day experiences of teachers who provide sport and physical activity programs for children. The teachers’ stories offer solutions, useful information and a critical understanding of inclusive practice and the needs of individuals with a disability.
