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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Encyclopedia of Sports & Recreation for People
with Visual Impairments</SPAN></SPAN><BR>By Andrew Leibs <BR><FONT size=2
face=Arial>A Book in the Series: Critical Concerns in Blindness</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>288 pp. Information Age Publishing <BR>$39.09 (Paperback, online)<BR><BR><A
href="http://infoagepub.com/products/Encyclopedia-of-Sports-Recreation-for-People-with-Visual-Impairments">http://infoagepub.com/products/Encyclopedia-of-Sports-Recreation-for-People-with-Visual-Impairments</A><BR><BR>
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.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>The <SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Encyclopedia
of Sports & Recreation for People with Visual Impairments</SPAN> 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.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>CONTENTS
<BR>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.<BR><BR>About
Andrew Leibs: <BR>Andrew Leibs is <A
href="http://assistivetechnology.about.com/">Guide to Assistive Technology</A>
for About.com. His <A
href="http://www.amazon.com/Andrew-Leibs/e/B001H6PXPS/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1365050604&sr=1-1">books</A>
include: <SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">A Field Guide for the Sight-Impaired
Reader</SPAN> and <SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Sports and Games of the
Renaissance</SPAN> (ABC-CLIO). His disability writings have in: the <SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Boston Globe</SPAN>, <SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Disability Studies Quarterly</SPAN>, <SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Exceptional Parent</SPAN>, and the <SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic">San Francisco Examiner</SPAN>, among others. His
athletic pursuits include five Boston Marathons and a 3,400-mile coast-to-coast
bicycle trek.<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Thank you!<BR>Andrew <BR>603.433.9157<BR>Skype: andrewleibs<BR></DIV>
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