HP Project Summaries

Battle of the Bionics:
Questions:
Is there an age limit for the Cybathlon?
How does it make these kids feel when they are doing “simple” skills as a race?
Summary:
This story was all about the cybathlon which is basically the olympics for people with physical
impairments. It is similar to the special olympics but the difference is that many of the people
involved have prosthesis. This event was held in Switzerland in 2016 and in 2020 will be held in
Tokyo where the olympics are held. This event is when these people do simple tasks such as
sitting and standing up from a couch and using their brains to control an avatar. This is a great
opportunity for everyone that could be involved, and could help many people learn about all
these assistive devices that these people use on a daily basis.
Murray, Steve. “Battle of the Bionics.” Muse, vol. 20, no. 8, Oct. 2016, p. 12. EBSCOhost,
search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,custuid&custid=s8455861&db=sch
&AN=118433884&site=scirc-live.
Winter Sports for All:
Questions:
How many different assistive devices are there for the snow?
Does going down with someone else help people with disabilities more or less?
Summary:
This article was mainly about helping people ski who have disabilities. I learned that there are so
many different devices that help anyone and everyone ski. In fact many people with disabilities
will end up trying a sport because they have seen someone else play/do it. Being able to do these
sports can help these people who have disabilities boost their self confidence, help the improve
things such as flexibility but most importantly it makes everyone happy. From reading the story
about hockey I found out that if you do or don’t have disabilities on the ice, field or even a court
you all look the same. This just goes to show that having disabilities should not hold you back
from doing something that you’re interested in.
Bloom, Elaine. “Winter Sports for All.” New York State Conservationist, vol. 65, no. 4, Feb.
2011, p. 2. EBSCOhost,
Spirit Squad:
Questions:
Are they going to develop more sports for kids with special needs to do?
Why wasn’t the community so involved at the beginning as they were at the end?
Summary:
The spirit squad is a cheerleading squad for kids who have special needs. In this program they
don’t do traditional cheerleading they just do the spirit part of it so that anyone and everyone can
participate. This program may have only started because of the amount a space they could use
for this, but it became much more than that. The kids develop great friendships, improve their
social skills and many more things. The program began to grow so much and towards the end of
the article you could tell that the community started to support this more, and I hope that this
program ends up growing even more.
Bender, Tracey. “Spirit Squad.” Parks & Recreation, vol. 40, no. 7, July 2005, p. 64.
EBSCOhost,
Keeping Fit-No Matter What:
Questions:
Does it take special needs children a longer time to learn these sports and the rules then people
without disabilities?
Summary:
This article had many stories about people without disabilities who ran or wheeled track. I found
out that a kid who was deaf was a star runner who had broken school records and had so many
ribbons. And that another girl who was legally blind had also broken a school record and even
national records. I found out about a race that deals with kids in wheelchairs who aren’t able to
run but still want to participate in a sport. This article had many real life stories that made these
kids feel great about themselves. It also showed you that even with a disability you can still
exercise and stay healthy.
Orr, Tamra. “Keeping Fit-No Matter What!” Current Health 2, vol. 27, no. 2, Oct. 2000, p. 28.
EBSCOhost,
Nothing Can Stop Her…:
Questions:
Do prosthetics embarrass people that have to use them?
Summary:
This article was all about a girl name Jordan Reeves who was born without an arm. This was
such an inspirational story because she may have been upset about all the stares, but she turned it
into and educational thing. She even went to a camp and was able to create her own prosthetic
which was in the shape of a unicorn horn and shooted out glitter. Because of her experience
being shared all over the internet she became a huge mentor for many children who may be
missing a limb. In fact she made an organization called Born Just Right which lets kids who are
missing limbs create their own which is an amazing thing.
Culligan, Tricia. “Nothing Can Stop Her: Jordan Reeves Was Born with a Disability. But She
Says Her Difference Doesn’t Hold Her Back--It Makes Her Amazing!” Scholastic News --
Edition 4, vol. 81, no. 13, Feb. 2019, p. 2. EBSCOhost,
Breaking Barriers:
Questions:
Can there be liability issues to dealing with these outdoor sports such as hunting?
Are some of these sports for kids over 18?
Summary:
This article was all about letting people with disabilities do outdoor sports. Some of these sports
can be very dangerous therefore you may need to get a permit to do them. This organization does
make sure that everyone who helps teach these sports are highly trained. This program also
offers competitive and recreational sports so people can go whichever way they feel more
comfortable doing. I think this program is great because it teaches people hard sports that many
people without disabilities have never tried and lets everyone have fun while doing them. If they
get the right motivation and training they will be great at all these sports.
Constantakes, Peter. “Breaking Barriers.” New York State Conservationist, vol. 71, no. 3, Dec.
2016, p. 6. EBSCOhost,
How do sports affect people
with special needs?

Everyone plays -- including special needs children in youth sport programs
Questions:
How many locations does the VIP soccer league have?
Summary:
The VIP soccer team is a team that mixes people who have special needs with people who don’t
have special needs. Everyone that helps with this program is a volunteer which shows how much
the community is involved in special needs. This program teaches kids with all different needs
how to play soccer, but it also teaches them how to encourage their teammates and many more
things. The one thing people don’t know is that for many programs like these the kids normally
don’t want to do it it’s the parents that sign them up to do it. Many parents are also concerned
about how the volunteers are coaches because they aren’t qualified, but that is why there is a
manual for them to learn everything that they have to know. To help with many parents concerns
they have meetings regularly so that the parents can be as involved as their kids are in the sport. I
think the best thing is that all of these teams participate in everything that the mainstream teams
participate in.
Lavay, Barry, and Cindy Semark. "Everyone plays -- including special needs children in youth
sport programs." Palaestra, Fall 2001, p. 40+. Academic OneFile,
http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A80920868/AONE?u=ncowl&sid=AONE&xid=ee43b4b8.
Accessed 6 May 2019.
Competing Together
Questions:
How many sports are involved in the special olympics?
Summary:
This article was about someone who has an intellectual disability who participated in the special
olympics. They participate with their friend in a kayaking race and their friend pumped them up
all throughout the race. They worked together to complete the race and even got first place. The
one thing that stuck out to me was that they went back to cheer on all the other teams because
they knew how important that was. I also learned that the special olympics started because
someone name Mrs. Shiver had a sister with an intellectual disability and wanted to do
something to make a difference because she knew that schools and doctors weren’t.
Wooters, Matthew. “Competing Together.” America, vol. 214, no. 2, Jan. 2016, pp. 32–33.
EBSCOhost,
search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,custuid&custid=s8455861&db=a9h
&AN=112198382&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
Why I chose this:
I chose this project because I know kids who have special needs who love to play sports. In fact I
have even helped kids dance who have special needs and know how great of a feeling it is to
help, but wanted to know more about how the kids felt. I was interested in how many different
sports they had and how interested the community was in helping them. I also wanted to know
about prosthetics and how people play sports with those and if there are any restraints for them. I
have learned so much throughout all my research and I am so happy that I chose this topic and
hope that everyone one day will be as interested in people with special needs as much as I am.

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