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Adapted Physical Education (APE)
University-level options
The following universities offer recreational and competitive adaptive athletics to students with disabilities.
Edinboro University - Pennsylvania |
Oklahoma State University
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Southwest Minnesota State University
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Adaptive recreational opportunities
AIRS (Adapted Intramural & Recreational Sports) - Offered through Office for Students with Disabilities. This program offers competitive and non-competitive forms of recreation. |
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Competitive adaptive athletics
Wheelchair basketball and power lifting |
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| Online at: http://webs.edinboro.edu/ |
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Adaptive recreational opportunities
Inner tube water polo, rock climbing, rope course, billiards, table tennis, skiing |
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Competitive adaptive athletics
Wheelchair basketball, tennis |
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| Online at: www.okstate.edu |
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University of Alabama
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University of Arizona
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Adaptive recreational opportunities
Wheelchair basketball clinics & camps |
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Competitive adaptive athletics
Women's wheelchair basketball team |
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| Online at: www.bama.ua.edu/~uads |
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Adaptive recreational opportunities
Swimming, men's & women's basketball, track and road racing, tennis and quad rugby |
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Competitive adaptive athletics
Men's and women's basketball, track and road racing, tennis and quad rugby |
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| Online at: http://drc.arizona.edu/athletics/ |
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Adaptive recreational opportunities
Wheelchair football, tennis, broomball, hand-cycling, bocci, rifle
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Competitive adaptive athletics
Wheelchair basketball, track & field and road racing for both men and women, quad rugby, swimming |
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| Online at: www.disability.uiuc.edu/athletics |
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University of Missouri-Columbia
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University of Oklahoma
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University of Texas-Arlington
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Adaptive recreational opportunities
Wheelchair basketball, personal training/fitness, other opportunities TBA |
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Competitive adaptive athletics
Wheelchair basketball
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| Online at: www.mizzourec.com |
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Adaptive recreational opportunities
Billiards, bowling, fishing, camping, hunting, skiing, weightlifting, and table tennis |
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Competitive adaptive athletics
Wheelchair basketball |
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| Online at: http://dsa.ou.edu/ods |
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Adaptive recreational opportunities
Racing, basketball, tennis, rugby
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Competitive adaptive athletics
Wheelchair basketball
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| Online at: www.uta.edu/ |
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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater |
Wright State University |
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Adaptive recreational opportunities
IM wheelchair football, tennis, basketball, summer camp counselor positions available |
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Competitive adaptive athletics
Wheelchair basketball, tennis, softball |
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| Online at: www.uww.edu/staffair/recsport/ |
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Adaptive recreational opportunities
Wheelchair football, swimming, quad rugby, track and field, weightlifting, air rifle, bowling, softball, fishing, water skiing, snow skiing, camping, rock climbing, horseback riding, handcycling, road racing, movie nights, video game nights, air hockey, billiards, concern/sporting event trips, card game tournaments, tennis, table tennis |
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Competitive adaptive athletics
Wheelchair basketball, swimming, track and field, quad rugby |
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| Online at: http://www.wright.edu/crec |
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| This list was updated in April 2006. Please check with the individual university for details about their program and the financial aid they offer. |
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