Adaptive Adventures is an event held twice a year by The Center for Individuals with Physical Challenges. The event provides young people with experiences in a variety of adaptive sports and ...

Physical activity can empower children with disabilities, making them stronger and more confident to navigate the world independently, according to Amanda Tepfer, an assistant professor in SUNY ...

Educators in Norridge say an innovative approach to teaching physical education to high school students with special needs also is serving to inspire their peers. The Adapted PE course at Ridgewood ...

Over the next decade, there will need for over 30,000 teachers trained in special education in Minnesota. That’s according to the state’s Department of Education. One aspect of special education that ...

The recipient of this week's Ben's Bell is Marilyn LeRud, who has helped many children with special needs through her deep support of the adaptive PE program in the Tucson Unified School District.

In the adaptive physical education class at Woodland Intermediate school in Gurnee, equipment and activities are modified to give students the best chance to succeed. Out of all the PE classes Joe ...

"One, two." Stomp, stomp. "Three, four." Stomp, stomp. Stephanie Perez, 11, steps on and off an orange rectangular block to the count, each time lifting her fleece-lined boots a little higher and ...

Jessica Willson, an adapted physical education teacher at Harford Academy, was named an Eastern District 2023 Teacher of the Year by the Society of Health and Physical Educators. “Being named SHAPE ...

Less than two weeks after suffering a heart attack, 92-year-old Lorry Grobes was back at the Napa Valley College gym to attend the adaptive physical education class she had been going to for more than ...