Disability Sport Education and Activity

Catalog description

This course is designed to explore the issues related to persons with disabilities and their participation in educational and physical activity settings. Topics will include risks and benefits of physical activity, legal issues related to participation, the historical context of disability sport, inclusion versus segregation, and opportunities for activity across the lifespan. This course will require students to synthesize and apply content information. Students will work independently and in groups to better understand how individuals with disabilities participate in sport and physical activity. Components: Laboratory, Class Prereqs/Coreqs: C: or P: HHP 3430 Typically Offered: Every other semester