Camp Abilities Story

Camp Abilities Story

The Global Evolution of Sports Camps for Children Who Are Visually Impaired

Lieberman, Lauren J.

State University of New York Press

02/2023

256

Mole

Inglês

9781438491943

15 a 20 dias

227

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Foreword
Paul Ponchillia
Acknowledgments
Prologue: Just over the Horizon

1. Growing Up
Dad, Can I Have a Unicycle?
Introduction to Adapting
Going to Camp
Choosing a Path in Higher Education
More to Learn

2. Perkins School for the Blind
Keeping My Eye on the Goalball
Sometimes We Learn the Hard Way
New Opportunities

3. Becoming a Professor
Usher-Friendly Volleyball
Seabeck
Working with Deaf Children
What's Your Dream?

4. Birth of Camp Abilities
From Dream to Reality
Camp Begins
Some Early Lessons

5. A Day in the Life of a Camper
Settling In
Breakfast Takes Practice
Believe You Can Achieve!
Sharing Our Accomplishments with Each Other
After Lunch We Put Our Feet on the Bed
Wrapping Things Up at Dinner
Bringing in the Next Generation with Camp Can Do
Giving Campers a Finish Line
Giving Campers a Chance to Show Their Talents

6. Beyond Brockport: Camp Abilities Expands
Camp Abilities Alaska
Camp Abilities Arizona
Camp Abilities Puerto Rico
Camp Abilities Pennsylvania

7. Changing the Game
Thriving by Adapting
Beep Kickball and Judy Byrd
When Campers Change Their Own Game
Bringing Worlds Together
Building Future Leaders

8. We Can Do Hard Things
Hard Hits from the Outside
Never Giving Up
Hard Calls on the Inside
Tragedy Strikes

9. Getting Help
Diving Deeper: Water Activities
Lions
Look No Further Than Family
Inspiration

10. Further Expansions
Maryland
Texas
Long Island
Boston
Georgia
Saratoga, New York

11. Extending Our Reach
Winter Camp Abilities
Kosher Camp Abilities
Camp Abilities in the Media
Expanding Camp Abilities in St. Louis

12. Camp Abilities around the World
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Finland
Latvia
Bangladesh

13. Fulbright Global Scholar Award
Ghana
Ireland
Brazil
Mission Complete (or Not)

14. Moving Forward and Changing Lives
The Making of a Paralympian
Virtual Camp Abilities
Continuing Virtual in 2021
Kenya Camp Abilities

Epilogue: The Future of Camp Abilities
Appendixes
Resources
Index