Adapted Physical Education

Its scope in India

TRILOKI PRASAD

Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, IRDM Faculty Centre, Narendrapur

What is Physical Education

Physical education, a method of education to help in development of the total person through motor skills and fitness. It enhances the health and well-being of a person,

through the lifespan.

Role of physical Education in Society

Prepares children to face Challenges of life & work in

an era of technological advances and great diversity

Active role in developing well rounded, productiveself-directed citizens for

the future

Many forms of movement, including activities that involve the large skeletal muscles etc.

Physical Activity

Types of Physical Activity

Aerobic

Anaerobic

Physical activity play

Sports

Lifestyle

What is Adapted PE

Art and science of developing, implementing & monitoring of well

designed physical education

instructional program for the disabled.

Source: www.blidcricket.in

Disability categories defined by Indian Government

Disability categories defined by Indian government

Distribution of disabled by type of disability, sex, literacy status and residence - 2011

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45.48

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10.77

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12.20

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1.31

11.03

2.63

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Distribution of disabled by type of disability, sex, literacy status and residence - 2011

Disability categories defined by Indian government

Disability Defined

A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual.

Major life activities … include, but are not limited to, walking, seeing,

hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working.

History of adapted physical activities

Special Olympic games

1968 Illinois USAEunice Kennedy Shriver 1971 U.S. Olympic Committee gives

Special Olympics

1975 Special Olympics

benefit gala is held in

Washington, D.C1981(USA) Law

Enforcement Torch Run

1986 theme is “Special Olympics—Uniting the

World.”

1988, (I.O.C) signs with Sargentand Eunice Kennedy endorsing

and recognizing Special Olympics.

Special Olympic games Conti …

2011, Special Olympics World Summer Games Athens, Greece. More than 6,000

athletes

1993, 5th Special Olympics games held at Salzburg and

Schladming, Austria1998, U.S “A Very Special

Christmas from Washington, D.C.”

2003, Ireland hosts the first Special Olympics World

Summer Games ,5500 athletes participate

2007 China, hosts Special Olympics World Summer

Games 7,500 athletes participate

2015, Los Angeles, California Special Olympics World Summer Games will held United States

Paralympic games

History of adapted physical activities

1960,Rome Italy400 athletes participated 1964,Tokyo Japan

375 athletes participated

1968, Tel Aviv Israel750 athletes participated

1972 West Germany 1004 athletes participated

1976,Toronto Canada1,657(1,404 men, 253

women) athletes participated

1980 Netherlands1,973 athletes participated 1984 UK 1800 (USA)

athletes 1100 (UK) athletes participated

Paralympic games conti…

1988, South Korea 3,057 athletes participated 1992Spain 3020 (BCN) athletes

1600 (MAD) athletes participated

1996, Atlanta United States3259 (2469 men, 790 women)athletes Participated 2000,Sydney Australia

3846(2867 men, 979 women) athletes participated

2004, Athens Greece3,806 athletes participated

2008,Beijing, China 3,951 athletes participated

2012, London, UK4,302 athletes participated

2016,Rio de Janeiro Brazil

Indian participants in special Olympic games and Paralympic games

special Olympic games

1987,USA ,11 athletes ,4 gold, 6 silver,8 bronze

1991,USA,25 athletes ,20 gold,10 silver,2 bronze

1995,USA,72 athletes,28 gold, 20 silver,10 bronze

1999,USA,19 athletes,25 gold 45 silver,37 bronze

2003,Ireland,81 athletes,34gold,36 silver,40

bronze

2007,China,137 athletes,36 gold,45 silver,67 bronze

2011,Greece ,184 athletes 78 gold,79 silver,92 bronze

2015Los

AngelesCalifornia

Paralympics games

1968,Tel Aviv Israel10 athletes participated1972,Heidelberg West Germany

10 athletes participated, 1 gold medal 1984,Stoke Mandeville/New

York, Uk, 2 silver,2 bronze medal

1988, Seoul South Korea

1992,Barcelona Spain

1996,Atlanta USA9 athletes participated

2000,Sydney Australia4 athletes participated 2004,Athens Greece

12 athletes participated 1 gold, 1 bronze medal

2008 Beijing, China5 athletes participated

2012,London UK10 athletes participated 1 silver medal

2016,Rio de Janeiro Brazil

Special education courses (FDMSE)

D.Ed., DSLI, B.Ed., M.Ed., M.Phil, Ph.D

Service:Occupational therapyPlay therapyPhysiotherapySpeech therapy

Physical education courses (FGAPEY)

B.P.Ed., M.P.Ed., M.Phil, Ph.D.

Course on Special

Olympicsand Yoga

Contribution of Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University

In 2006 Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, started International Human Resource Development Centre for PwD

1• Application in School &college level physical education

2• Population health through active life style (elderly)

3• Health of disabled population

4• Developing competitive sports for PwD

5• Design achievement based programs

6• Implement high quality instruction to the PwD

7• Demonstrate leadership and advocacy

Scope