Tag Archives: athletics

Breaking the Stigma: Mental Health in Athletics

Posted on August 10, 2021 by cgraves34

Professional athletes are opening up about mental health, and it’s making a difference. Tennis player Naomi Osaka, football players (NFL) Brandon Marshall and Aaron Rodgers, and four-time gold winning Olympic gymnast Simone Biles are just a few of the professional … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Uncategorized | Tagged athletics, breaking the stigma, football, gymnastics, mental health, mental illness, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Olympians, professional athletes, Suicide Prevention Lifeline, tennis | Leave a comment

Web Session on Athletic Opportunities for Students with Disabilities

Posted on March 21, 2013 by teddowusu

The Great Plains ADA Center, in collaboration with the Inclusive Fitness Coalition, will hold an ADA Audio Conference Series session in response to The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights guidance measure that addressed the rights of children with … Continue reading →

Posted in Event, webcasts, webinar | Tagged adapted programs, athletics, audio conference, children, curriculum design, Department of Education, education, elementary school, great plains ada center, high school, inclusive fitness coalition, primary school, school athletics, students with disabilities | 1 Comment

Civil Rights: Students with Disabilities Given a Fair Shot at Athletics

Posted on February 1, 2013 by teddowusu

Student athletes everywhere can chalk up another point in the win column as the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has successfully issued a guidance measure that addresses the rights of children with disabilities to participate in school … Continue reading →

Posted in Legislation, Uncategorized | Tagged and disability, athletics, barack obama, children, children with disabilities, civil rights, current-events, Department of Education, disability civil rights movement, education, government accountability office, national center for health, obama administration, office for civil rights, owusu, physical activity, politics, president obama, rehabilitation, research, school, school athletics, section 504, sports, student athletes, students, students living with disabilities, students with disabilities, teddowusu, teddy, women's rights | 1 Comment

Second Impact Syndrome

Posted on January 11, 2013 by teddowusu

Amid the recent growing concern over concussions in youth, collegiate, and professional contact sports is a lesser known yet serious head injury: second impact syndrome or SIS occurs when an athlete suffers a blow to the head too soon after … Continue reading →

Posted in Report, Uncategorized | Tagged athletes, athletics, brain, brain injury, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, concussion, cuncussions, education, head injury, injury, MLB, NBA, nfl, NHL, owusu, prevention, second impact syndrome, sis, sports, teddowusu, teddy, treatment | Leave a comment

The #NikeLetter

Posted on December 6, 2012 by teddowusu

According to the Oregonian, a 17-year-old high schooler who was born weighing 2 pounds, 6 ounces with cerebral palsy may have just created a huge shift in the way a $67 billion company does business. The Portland based newspaper reports … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged assistive technology, athletics, cerebral palsy, independent living, living with disabilities, nike, owusu, research, research design, run, running, shoes, sports, teddowusu, teddy, walk, walking | Leave a comment

New Tools from the American Academy of Neurology to Teach High School Coaches and Athletes how to Spot a Sports Concussion Released

Posted on September 12, 2011 by cgraves34

On August 31st, 2011 the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) released several new tools as part of their educational campaign on sports-related concussions. The AAN website now offers two free online safety courses created by the University of Michigan Neurosport … Continue reading →

Posted in Fact sheet, Guide, Organization, Publications, Uncategorized, Website | Tagged American Academy of Neurology, athletics, brain injury, concussion, head injury, Public education, sports, toolkit | Leave a comment

Meet the Presidential Delegation to the Special Olympics in Athens

Posted on June 23, 2011 by naricspotlight

On June 22, President Barack Obama announced his delegation to the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens, Greece. The Honorable Dr. Jill Biden will lead the delegation which includes: The Honorable Daniel B. Smith, US Ambassador to the Hellenic … Continue reading →

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Disability in the News: Organization Puts New Twist on Athletics for Disabled

Posted on May 23, 2011 by cgraves34

May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month and here at NARIC we have been on the look-out for all things related to athletes, sports, and exercise related to people with disabilities. Recently, Fox News online featured a story in … Continue reading →

Posted in Organization, Website | Tagged athletes, athletics, exercise, people with disabilities, physical education, sports | Leave a comment