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Disparate Impact and Disability: When Neutral Policies Discriminate
Your employer's attendance policy doesn't mention disability. The physical fitness test applies to everyone. The typing speed requirement is posted... Your employer's attendance policy doesn't mention disability. The physical fitness test applies to everyone. The typing speed requirement is posted in the...
Health > Exercise
Adaptive Sports and Fitness for Children with Disabilities: Where to Start and How to Succeed
...gets you there. Start with the Preparticipation Physical Exam. Before you contact any program, before you...schedule, your child needs a preparticipation physical exam. This isn't a formality. It's the conversation...disability-specific considerations that affect physical activity. If your child has a spinal cord injury,...
Health > Exercise
Swimming and Aquatic Therapy: Why Water Works for Children with Special Needs
...moved too fast. Group fitness classes had too much...much sensory input. Physical therapy at a clinic...For children with physical and developmental...that reduces the physical demands of movement...therapeutic benefit. Physical therapists, occupational...are affected by a physical disability, that reduction...reduction is not just physical relief. It opens up...
Health > Exercise
The Activity Gap: Why Kids with Disabilities Exercise Far Less, and What Families Can Do
...class, skip every sports invitation, or avoid physical activity altogether often senses something is...four people with disabilities report no regular physical activity during a typical week. For people without...For a child with autism or ADHD, a typical group fitness class or team sport involves a lot of unpredictability:...
Health > Exercise
Empowering Individuals with Special Needs Through Adaptive Yoga
...individualized attention. Some of the benefits of adaptive yoga include: Improved physical fitness and mobility Better posture and alignment Increased body awareness...attention. Some of the benefits of adaptive yoga include: Improved physical fitness and mobility Better posture and alignment Increased body awareness Enhanced...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
7 Things You MUST Know About Fitness & Autism
Frankie did not enjoy fitness activities when we first...down to the pavement. Fitness is the missing key in...integration of quality fitness and exercise programs...still limited. Creating fitness programs for the autism...array of benefits for physical, emotional, and cognitive...to keep in mind. Fitness does NOT equal sports!...
Therapies > Physical
Gross Motor Skill Activities
...bar should be used. For larger trampolines, a safety net is advised. Fitness Balls for Balance and Concentration Fitness balls or yoga balls are easy...safety net is advised. Fitness Balls for Balance and Concentration Fitness balls or yoga balls are easy to find in sporting good stores or...
Therapies > Animal
Therapeutic Riding vs. Hippotherapy: What's the Difference?
...someone mentioned horses. Maybe it was your child's physical therapist, maybe another parent in a waiting room....lesson. It's a treatment strategy used by a licensed physical therapist, occupational therapist, or speech-language...itself, along with the confidence, friendships, and physical activity that come with it. The shortest version...
News > Technology
Your Child's Doctor Now Has to Have an Accessible Exam Table and Wheelchair-Accessible Scale
...practices must make at least 10 percent of each type of diagnostic equipment accessible. Clinics that focus on mobility-related conditions, such as physical therapy and rehabilitation centers, must reach 20 percent. Any equipment bought or leased after July 8, 2024 already had to meet the accessibility...
News > Advocacy
Oregon Is Weighing Cuts to Physical Therapy, Prosthetics, and Autism Care for Medicaid Members
Oregon's Medicaid advisory group named PT, OT, prosthetics, and ABA oversight among 40+ cost-cutting options. The budget lands in December.
Therapies > Animal
Finding a Certified Animal Therapy Program: What Credentials to Look For
...renewal cycle. The second is the person delivering the treatment. That is a professional license issued by your state to an occupational therapist, physical therapist, speech-language pathologist, counselor, or psychologist. The animal's registration says nothing about it. Programs that blur the two are...
Therapies > Animal
How Much Does Animal Therapy Cost and Will Insurance Cover It?
...maintenance, insurance, and a trained team that typically includes a therapist plus one or two side-walkers. Hippotherapy, where a licensed occupational, physical, or speech therapist incorporates the horse's movement into a medical treatment plan, tends to sit at the higher end because it bills as a therapy...