Changing Lives Through Evidence-Based Practices and Innovation in Interscholastic Adapted Athletics
The Varsity Semifinals were held this past weekend; the DeKalb Silver Streaks defeated the Clayton Eagles (30-24) to make it to the Varsity Finals; Houston Sharks beat out the West Georgia Wolverines/Troup County (34-13) to earn their spot. The American Association of AdaptED Sports Programs (AAASP) and the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) will host the 2023 AAASP/GHSA Dr. Ralph Swearngin Wheelchair Basketball …
ATLANTA – (February 10, 2023) – From its founding inspired by the 1996 Paralympic games to fostering the play of over 7,034 athletes to date, The American Association of AdaptED Sports (AdaptED Sports/AAASP), “25 years of Innovation and Achievement”, online exhibit highlights the growth, evolution, and impact of the American Association of AdaptED Sports Programs, and the people who made …
Atlanta, January 27, 2023 – This year marks the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the 10th anniversary of the Dear Colleague Letter, issued by the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Education. The Letter clarified for our schools, their role and responsibility to include students with disabilities in sports programs at …
Abby Fines, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Kinesiology Department at the University of Virginia, where she also received her doctorate. Her departmental program area is Kinesiology for Individuals with Disabilities, which targets teaching and research efforts toward raising awareness, appreciation, and action around disability in education and healthcare contexts. She is also the Director of Kinesiology’s Lifetime Physical …
When did you first start with AAASP, and how did you start working with the group? I first started with AAASP as a volunteer before I was actually hired to work part time in 1997. They were just starting out and needed training manuals and forms typed up for them. Shortly before that time, I had left a job with …
Did you know that the Henry County Hurricanes have become a regional program? The Hurricanes are now the Georgia Storm! The Henry Hurricanes, formerly sponsored solely by the Henry County School System and Parks and Recreation, have morphed into a regional program. The new program, named the “Georgia Storm” will operate much like the West Georgia Wolverines. Both allow participation …
