NCHPAD NEWS & PRODUCTS
MyNCPAD: The unveiling of this new resource can help you determine an appropriate physical activity program and stay on track. Tools include physical activity surveys; tracking your daily movement, body mass index, and heart rate; and etching out a personalized exercise program. Go to http://www.ncpad.org/loginMyncpad to incorporate it into your daily exercise schedule.
NCHPAD Products: Purchase pedometers, NCHPAD videos, and other products at http://www.ncpad.org/ShopIndex.
Camp Resources: The NCHPAD Camps Resources factsheet (http://www.ncpad.org/78/597/Camp~Resources) and the Discover Camp Booklet can help answer many common questions that parents ask when sending their children with disabilities to camp. Request this booklet in hard copy at no cost or in a web version (http://www.ncpad.org/discover/index.html).
NCPAD's Online Request Page: Visit NCPAD's new online request page (www.ncpad.org/contact/) to request information on the topics of physical activity, fitness, recreation, and sports for people with varying disabilities and chronic conditions.
NCHPAD Online Video List: NCPAD's online video list (http://www.ncpad.org/351/2036/Exercise~Video~List) includes a wide range of exercise videos that can guide you in an exercise routine in the comfort of your own home.
NCHPAD Programs Database: This directory includes information on accessible physical activity, recreation, and exercise programs in your community, as well as contact information on camp directors, therapeutic recreation program directors, and more. Submit your program-related information at http://www.ncpad.org/requestForm/Programs.
NCHPAD Parks Database: Enter your accessible parks information at http://www.ncpad.org/requestForm/Parks, a comprehensive national database of accessible park and recreation areas for people with disabilities seeking accessible recreational opportunities.
NCHPAD Personal Trainers Database: As NCPAD's overall mission is to help people with disabilities find not only accessible programs but also qualified fitness professionals in their communities, this directory covers information on personal trainers who work with clients with disabilities and health conditions. Personal trainers may take the survey at http://www.ncpad.org/requestForm/Personal~Trainers.
OTHER NEWS
New Member of the President's Council on Physical Activity and Sports
On May 24, Disabled Sports USA Executive Director Kirk Bauer was sworn into the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, a 20-member body composed of experts and leaders in the fitness and sports field.
Bauer is a Vietnam veteran with disabilities and the only veteran on the council. He plans to use his position to promote fitness for youth with disabilities and veterans, as these two groups are some of the most unfit in the nation.
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) "BrowseAloud" Feature
This new tool will ensure that the content and the services provided on the IPC website are accessible for all users to further spread the vision and mission of the Paralympic Movement. To use BrowseAloud, download the free software at www.browsealoud.com/downloads.asp?dl=bl.
AARP's Get Fit on Route 66
Participants can embark on a nostalgic virtual journey down the legendary highway from Chicago to Santa Monica (2,448 miles) by recording exercise minutes. One minute of activity equals one mile on the route. For more information, go to http://aarp.getfitonroute66.com/.
Southeast DBTAC Online Course
The course, "At Your Service: Welcoming Customers with Disabilities," is a free, accessible, self-paced web course for people interested in discovering best practices for working with customers who have disabilities. This course has recently been revised and expanded in response to requests from more than 10,000 participants who have taken the course. Learn more at www.sedbtac.org.
Free Access to National Recreation and Historical Sites for Persons with Disabilities
The Golden Access Passport is a lifetime entrance pass for citizens or permanent residents of the United States who are blind or permanently disabled to national parks, monuments, historic sites, recreation areas, and national wildlife refuges that charge an entrance fee. For more information, go to www.us-parks.com/golden_access_passport.html.
Support the Haloman Foundation
The new Chicago-based Haloman Foundation offers information and resources that assist with the prevention of and recovery from spinal cord injury. Director Alan (HALO-man) Robinson is the second person with quadriplegia in history to run a 26.2-mile marathon and the first to complete four marathons. For more information, contact the Foundation at 773-536-0792 or haloman7@sbcglobal.net.
HEALTH OBSERVANCES
National Trails Day
The American Hiking Society sponsored National Trails Day on June 3 to encourage all Americans to get outside, get active, and experience the wonders of trails in their own communities and throughout the country. For ideas on getting involved in your communities, go to www.americanhiking.org. Also see the NCHPAD factsheets on camping, backpacking, and hiking for persons with disabilities (http://www.ncpad.org/66/489/Camping~~Backpacking~~and~Hiking), exploring family adventure in the outdoors (http://www.ncpad.org/58/425/Exploring~Family~Adventure~in~the~Outdoors), and other recreation factsheets at http://www.ncpad.org/content/10/Fun~and~~Leisure.
June 1-7 was National Family Recreation Week. Obtain more information at
http://www.aahperd.org, and see the NCHPAD factsheets at http://www.ncpad.org/content/10/Fun~and~~Leisure.
June 4 was National Cancer Survivors Day. Go to www.ncsdf.org, and click on the NCHPAD factsheets on cancer (http://www.ncpad.org/32/234/Cancer; http://www.ncpad.org/163/1255/Cancer~and~Exercise) and breast cancer (http://www.ncpad.org/31/216/Breast~Cancer).
National Men's Health Week will be celebrated June 12-18. Go to www.menshealthweek.org for more information.