1. Making a Dream Come True in Brazil: Promoting an Active Lifestyle Through Sports for Youth with Visual Impairments
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Ranzan, Mayara Erbes, Alves, Isabella dos Santos, Walter, Lizete Wasem, Munster, Mey De Abreu Van, Souza, Joslei Viana De, Lieberman, Lauren, and Alves, Maria Luiza Tanure
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Teenagers -- Training ,Youth -- Training ,Education ,Health ,Social sciences ,Sports and fitness - Abstract
Given the lack of sporting experiences for youth with visual impairments and the restrict opportunities for physical education students to learn about disability in practical settings, this article provides an overview of an event that attempted to fill both gaps: the Camp Abilities Brazil. This event based on three phases: (The Dream) the goals and schedule; (Time to Learn) staff's training led by specialists, and; (Making the Dream Come True) the event itself. At academic level, the event provided a helpful experience of learning to the students. For campers, different activities offered opportunities to try and learn their physical abilities. Keywords: Disability studies, physical education, Paralympic sport, sports camp, people with impairments, Introduction People with disabilities experience challenges to engage in safe, accessible, affordable and enjoyable physical activity's context (World Health Organization, 2018). Despite its broad benefits for disease prevention and health [...]
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- 2023