12 Important Things to Remember About Adaptive Sports for Children with Disabilities

By Blogger Dr. Darla Clayton, Founder, Strong as Steel Adaptive Sports Finding sports opportunities for kids with disabilities is not always as simple as going down to the local soccer club for sign-ups.  Many families are not located near an existing adaptive sports team. However, this certainly doesn’t make our kids less interested in sports – or less in need of physical fitness opportunities! Hopefully including children w/ disabilities in sports will soon get even easier, thanks to new guidance from the U.S. Department of Education that clarifies that school districts are legally obligated to provide equal access to extracurricular athletic activities to students with disabilities.  http://usodep.blogs.govdelivery.com/2013/04/03/12-important-things-to-remember-about-adaptive-sports-for-children-with-disabilities/