Disability Studies 2023A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Wheelchair Dancesport, Sitting Volleyball, Disability Studies
5 Nov 2018
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Ipc aims to develop sport opportunities for all. Winter sports (6: para alpine skiing, para biathlon, para cross-country skiing, para ice hockey, para snowboard, wheelchair curling. Upper limb impairment is different in swimming then in running: developed by international federations governing the sport, some paralympic sports are only designed for athletes with one eligible impairment type, eg. Athletics- track and field or swimming: a lot of athlete and a meet would have different races depending on, the lower the classification number, the more significant the impairment impairment. If there are not enough athletes: multiple people can win their event if it is combined because they win in their category, ex. Cerebral plasy wins and amputee wins: typically womens events or indiviudals with severe disabiltiies. Sport: archery (sports slides tow to three questions from them) Visual impairment: w1-loss of leg, arm, trunk function, open-loss of leg, trunk function/balance, adaptive equipment: wheelchair, standing support, bows, gloves, rules: most points wins.
