Got Game

Autor/in	Lum, Lydia
Titel	Got Game
Quelle	In: Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 23 (2007) 25, S.24-26 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1557-5411
Schlagwörter	Team Sports; Disabilities; Assistive Technology; Athletes; Competition; College Athletics; Financial Support; College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mannschaftssport; Handicap; Behinderung; Athlet; Wettkampf; College athletes; Collegesport; Hochschulsport; Finanzielle Förderung; Collegestudent
Abstract	Around the country, disabled sports are often treated like second-class siblings to their able-bodied counterparts, largely because the latter bring in prestigious tournaments and bowl games, lucrative TV contracts and national exposure for top athletes and coaches. Because disabled people are so sparsely distributed in the general population, it is more difficult for them to organize and demand inclusion. Consequently, disabled sports programs are few and far between. Only 11 universities offer disabled sports on a varsity level, with wheelchair basketball among the most common. Funding is tenuous, forcing the athletes to raise money themselves. They generally don't have dedicated game and practice facilities, but instead must share space with campus recreational and intramural teams, meaning older, lower-quality facilities compared to the high-dollar, state-of-the-art arenas and gyms that able-bodied varsity athletes enjoy. Despite these challenges, plenty of athletes with disabilities have excelled on able-bodied teams, in individual sporting events, and in disabled sports. These student-athletes are ready to compete and say they can do without public admiration. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10