2005 Cerebral Palsy-International Sports and Recreation Association World Championships June 27-July 10, 2005
The National Disability Sports Alliance (NDSA) will host the 2005 Cerebral Palsy-International Sports and Recreation Association (CP-ISRA) World Championships, a world-class athletic competition for athletes with cerebral palsy-related physical disabilities. The world's top athletes with cerebral palsy-related physical disabilities will come together to compete in sports such as cycling, powerlifting, slalom, soccer, swimming, table tennis, and track and field. More than 1,000 athletes from about 50 countries, including the United States, are expected to compete in the World Championships at Connecticut College in New London, CT, June 27 - July 10, 2005, and 2,000 volunteers are needed to assist the athletes.
For more information on volunteering, go to http://www.ncpad.org/691/3175/2005-06-01#9.
LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon Runners Wanted
If you or anyone you know is running in the 2005 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon (October 2005), please consider running for the Spinal Cord Injury Association of Illinois.
For information, go to http://www.ncpad.org/691/3175/2005-06-01#10.
Abilities Expo, metro Detroit, August 26-28, 2005
Abilities Expo offers independent and assisted living products and services for persons with disabilities, caregivers, and healthcare/education professionals, and allows visitors to test and compare products and services offered by state-of-the-art exhibitors. Free consumer and professional workshops are offered by leading individuals in the healthcare, education, and retail fields.
For more information, go to http://www.ncpad.org/691/3175/2005-06-01#11.
Yoga for Children with Disabilities, June 13-August 8, 2005
Yoga helps children with disabilities improve their health through exercises that increase strength, flexibility, and body awareness, and complements OT, PT, and ST (speech therapy) sessions, as it helps develop some of the components necessary for learning new functional skills.
For information on upcoming camps in Villa Park, IL, please contact Carey Freyman at 708-763-8847 or 708-404-4589 and go to http://www.ncpad.org/691/3175/2005-06-01#12.
Independent Aging Event on Reducing Frailty, Arlington, VA, June 18, 2005
Marymount University has been approved by the White House Conference on Aging to hold a designated Independent Aging Event on Reducing Frailty, to be held June 18, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Marymount's Ballston Center, 1000 North Glebe Road, Arlington, Virginia.
Topics discussed will include creation of health care partnerships for community services and health promotion programs, access and delivery of community and long-term care services, and more. Recommendations from this event will then be submitted for consideration to the Policy Committee that is setting the agenda for the October 2005 White House Conference on Aging, which is responsible for submitting aging policy proposals to the President and Congress. To register and for more information, go to http://www.ncpad.org/691/3175/2005-06-01#13.
Adaptive Fitness, Sports, and Recreation for People with Disabilities, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, August 15, 2005
NCHPAD partner, the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, will offer a conference in August on adapted fitness, sports, and recreation. Amy Rauworth, Associate Director of NCPAD, will give the keynote address.
Obtain early-bird registration before June 21. Distance learning continuing education credits are also available.
For more information, go to http://www.ncpad.org/691/3175/2005-06-01#14 to download the course brochure.
AXIS Dance Company and the University of Washington Physically Integrated Dance Summer Intensive Workshop, Seattle, WA, August 19-28, 2005
AXIS Dance Company will present its first Physically Integrated Dance Summer Intensive, August 19-28, at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Go to http://www.ncpad.org/691/3175/2005-06-01#15 for more information.