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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Special Olympics"”.
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Hearing Health in Utah Special Olympics Athletes Compared to Special Olympics Athletes Worldwide: A Prevalence Study in Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
The Special Olympics Healthy Athletes initiative promotes wellness of the athletes with intellectual disabilities and education for medical professionals. Healthy Athletes has created a hearing screening program, Healthy Hearing, to help athletes with intellectual disabilities get the otological …
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An area realignment survey of Virginia Special Olympics, Inc.
… study was to gather responses from key Virginia Special Olympics' volunteers about their perceptions of several issues and concerns relating to the realignment of their current geographical areas of service. The study was done in two parts. Part one consisted of a survey which was sent to 222 key …
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Identifying instructional practices employed by Massachusetts Special Olympics Hall of Fame coaches
Special Olympics athletes may experience unique learning needs not seen among many mainstream athletes. Consequently, research-based coaching practices recommended for coaches of mainstream teams may not be appropriate for Special Olympics coaches. With this in mind, the importance of establishing …
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Is measuring best? Evaluating report derived body mass index in Special Olympics participants
To determine the proportion of overweight/obesity, studies save time and money by using reported height and weight for the calculation of body mass index (BMI). However, no studies have reported the validity of self and proxy-reported height and weight in persons with intellectual disabilities …
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Indiana Special Olympics and Its Portrayals of People with Intellectual Disabilities, 1969-1989
On July 20, 1968, the first-ever International Special Olympics Games took place in Chicago, Illinois. The following year, two Indiana State University (ISU) professors established Indiana Special Olympics (ISO) and took on the task of not only planning an annual competition, but also developing …
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Examining the Cognitive and Somatic Manifestation of Competitive State Anxiety in Special Olympics Athletes
… and somatic competitive state anxiety in Special Olympics athletes and their family members or significant others was explored. This study used a multimethod approach to examining this construct to learn how performance anxiety is best understood in these athletes, who were identified on …
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver and the Special Olympics: A Narrative Paradigm Analysis of Communal Identity
… been applied to Eunice Kennedy Shriver and the Special Olympics. Within the Special Olympics lies rhetoric rich with meaning. As the founder of the Special Olympics Shriver held the power to create an identity not just for the Games, but for those with intellectual disabilities. Creating an …
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Using a MG-M Imagery Intervention to Enhance the Sport Competence of Young Special Olympics Athletes
… spanned six weeks and was implemented with five Special Olympics athletes (M<sub>age </sub>= 11.40) who had ID’s including autism, mild intellectual disability, and moderate intellectual disability. The Sport Imagery Questionnaire for Children (SIQ-C), the Movement Imagery Questionnaire-Revised …
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Exploring employees’ perceptions of human resource practices of a sport for development organization: A case study of the Special Olympics Indiana
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2025-12-01
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Utilizing Knowledge Translation to Enhance Quality Participation in Recreational Sport Programming for Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
… To address these needs, our team partnered with Special Olympics Canada – the largest national organization dedicated to providing sport opportunities to persons with IDD – to encourage high-quality, evidence-based sport programming across Canada for children with IDD. Specifically, we engaged in …
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Diseño de una estrategia basada en suplementos antioxidantes y actividad física para reducir el daño oxidativo en deportistas con discapacidad intelectual
… intelectual del equipo nacional que compite en Special Olympics. Se utiliza un grupo muestral comprendido por 55 individuos a los que se le aplica un protocolo de actividad fisica de tipo aerobico y la administracion de suplementacion de antioxidantes, seguido de un periodo de ayuna nocturna de …
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Sport Involvement for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Intellectual Disabilities
… Parents (N = 409) of youth involved in Special Olympics (SO) completed an online survey. Although youth with ASD+ID did not differ from youth with ID alone in their frequency or diversity of sport participation, youth with ID alone had higher scores for PSE compared to youth with ASD+ID. …
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7-8 metų vaikų, turinčių kompleksinę negalią, motorinių įgūdžių plėtotė taikant ,,Jaunieji atletai" programą /
… Applying Educational project the effect of Special Olympics called Young Athletes was established to the 7-8 year old children with complex disabilities. In order to collect data testing was used. Applying mathematical statistical method arithmetical averages and frequency distributions were …
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Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung im organisierten Sport : eine organisationssoziologische Untersuchung zu Partizipationsbestrebungen im Deutschen Behindertensportverband
… Konkurrenzorganisation im Behindertensport (Special Olympics Deutschland) fungierte als Reflexionsbeschleuniger, da der Monopolanspruch des DBS bedroht war. Die Überlegungen der Präsidialkommission übersetzte der Verband in Strukturen. Deutlich werden diese neu geschaffenen Strukturen an den …