[Nfbk] FW: [rehab] New book on blind sports

[Nickie Pearl]

Thanks Tonia!  This sounds great!


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From: Gatton, Tonia (OFB-LV)
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Subject: [Nfbk] FW: [rehab] New book on blind sports



Encyclopedia of Sports & Recreation for People with Visual Impairments By 
Andrew Leibs A Book in the Series: Critical Concerns in Blindness

288 pp. Information Age Publishing
$39.09 (Paperback, online)

http://infoagepub.com/products/Encyclopedia-of-Sports-Recreation-for-People-with-Visual-Impairments


Not long ago, most blind and visually impaired people grew up without ever 
playing sports; they sat on the sidelines, and kept score during 
gym-protected rather than included. In the 1980s, few people had ever heard 
of the Paralympic Games or accessible recreation.

Today, promising blind athletes can receive residency at the US Olympic 
Training Center; runners compete for prize money and national championships, 
and most ski resorts offer adaptive programs throughout the year where blind 
people can ski, cycle, and kayak-often for free.

The Paralympic movement, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and 
ever-increasing expectation for inclusion among the disabled have inspired 
an explosion of accessible sports, fitness, and recreation programs that 
accommodate the blind.

The Encyclopedia of Sports & Recreation for People with Visual Impairments 
is the first consumer-focused, action-oriented guide to this new world of 
accessible activity, profiling the people, programs, and products that are 
helping move blind and visually impaired people from the sidelines into the 
game.

This groundbreaking guide profiles every accessible blind sport and 
recreation activity with entries that outline how athletes (both novice and 
elite) got involved in the sport and how participation has shaped their 
life. The book also profiles major blind sports organizations and includes 
chapter and resource listings on camps and accessible recreation providers.

Through this book, blind people will be inspired to embrace sports as the 
rest of society does-as a vital component of personal expression and human 
interaction that opens paths to adventure, confidence, and lifelong health 
and fitness.

CONTENTS


Foreword, Lauren J. Lieberman. Preface. Acknowledgments. Part I: Sports and 
Recreation Popular Among the Blind and Visually Imp[aired: Alpine Skiing. 
Archery. Audio Darts. Auto Racing. Basketball. Beep Baseball. Biathlon. 
Bowling. Curling. Cycling. Fencing. Fitness. Futsal (Five-a-Side Soccer). 
Goalball. Golf. The Great Outdoors. Hiking and Mountain Climbing. Horseshoe 
Pitching. Judo. Kayaking and Canoeing. Nordic Skiing. Rowing. Running. 
Sailing. Scuba Diving. Showdown. Skating. Surfing. Swimming. Tennis. 
Torball. Triathlon. Waterskiing. Weightlifting and Powerliftng. Wrestling. 
Yoga. Part II: Conversations on Sports, Recreation, and Blindness. Part III 
Accessible Recreation Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Sports 
and Summer Camps. Accessible Sports and Recreation Organizations. 
International Organizations. National Organizations. Accessible Recreation 
Providers. Afterword, Mark Lucas. Bibliography. Index.

About Andrew Leibs:
Andrew Leibs is Guide to Assistive Technology for About.com. His books 
include: A Field Guide for the Sight-Impaired Reader and Sports and Games of 
the Renaissance (ABC-CLIO). His disability writings have in: the Boston 
Globe, Disability Studies Quarterly, Exceptional Parent, and the San 
Francisco Examiner, among others. His athletic pursuits include five Boston 
Marathons and a 3,400-mile coast-to-coast bicycle trek.



Thank you!
Andrew
603.433.9157
Skype: andrewleibs


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