Quarterly Digest
Educators
Letter from the Editor
By: Alex X. Martínez

Welcome back to the Quarterly Digest for Educators. NCHPAD focuses on sharing customized information and resources that are specific to our audience’s interests. For that reason, NCHPAD will no longer distribute monthly newsletters. The Quarterly Digest will be our main vehicle to share valuable and quality information to our audience. I hope that you are finding our Quarterly Digest useful and valuable to promote inclusive environments. We want to highlight your efforts and strategies towards inclusion. We encourage you to submit articles with pictures/videos for the In the Spotlight section describing the great work that you are doing around inclusion. You can submit your stories by contacting us via email.

"Change is the end result of all true learning."
 -Leo Buscaglia
In the Spotlight
Get Set 4 All
By: Linda Gomez, President

Get Set 4 All, Inc . is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide opportunities for any Military wounded warriors, Veterans, and people with disabilities to be able to experience the fun and joy of adapted sports and activities while building relationships that can last a lifetime.

Get Set 4 All, Inc is an inclusive adapted sports and activities program for the community; family, friends, youth, seniors, and caretakers can all participate. As reconditioning for our military wounded warriors is one of our primary goals, including everyone is proving to be the key to their continued participation and success.

Get Set 4 All, Inc. was established in 2016 after DOD Warrior Games and USA Volleyball Coach, Linda Gomez determined a need for a program that brought the Military Wounded Warriors together to play and compete after the games; however, as the program began to grow, it became obvious that a weekly and sustainable inclusive community-based program was needed for everyone. With her partner, Andy Pai, another Warrior Games coach, the three-tiered program has been established and continues to grow. 

The community-based program caters to the community for recreation and leisure, as well as offers competitive sports for those who would like to move on to compete and even get involved with the para-programs. Get Set 4 All presently offers Sitting Volleyball, Wheelchair Basketball, Indoor Boccia, Pickleball, Yoga 4 All, as well as specialty activities like archery and shooting. As the program continues to grow, more sports and activities will be added.

We have also hosted several events serving wounded warrior and veterans. USA Boccia joined with us to offer a clinic and tournament in May. We have just completed Get Set 4 All Adapted Sports Day, partnering with our state’s local Wounded Warrior Project, Mission Continues and Reach Orthotics and Prosthetics. With over 120 people in attendance, it was an incredible day for information and opportunity.

Our Third Annual Sit 2 Hit Sitting Volleyball Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, April 6 th . Registration can be found at getset4all.org by linking into the Sit 2 Hit link. It’s a fun way to play volleyball and meet other wounded warriors and veterans. 

Our mission is to highlight the great impact that adaptive sports and adapted recreation programs can have on the lives of people with unique abilities, as well as their families and friends. We believe inclusiveness is not an option and adapted sports levels the playing field. Serving those who serve us.

Adapted Physical Education Instructional Videos
The videos produced by graduate students at UW-La Crosse who are specializing in teaching adapted physical education. These videos are designed to assist teachers with students with disabilities in various physical education and sport settings. Each video is accompanied by a detailed document on the topic. Click on this link to access the videos.
The video, Universal Design for Learning in Physical Education , features strategies based on the Universal Design for Learning framework and specific to physical education. The strategies shown in the video were obtained from the Lieberman-Brian Inclusion Rating Scale (LIRSPE) 1 . Please click on this link to watch the video.

  1. Lieberman, L., Brian, A., & Grenier, M. (2017). The Lieberman–Brian Inclusion Rating Scale for Physical Education. European Physical Education Review, 1356336X17733595.
Highlighted Resource: Inclusive Fitness Stations Posters
NCHPAD’s Inclusive Fitness Stations Posters depict an exercise and its adaptation. These posters can be downloaded, printed, and posted in each station to provide the students with a clear visual representation of exercises.
Click on this link to access the posters.
Lakeshore Foundation and the National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability partnered with Trace Crossings Elementary School on a fun and exciting Inclusion Week! During the week’s activities, students and staff learned how to ‘Be Your Best Buc’ by engaging in disability awareness and hands-on activities to create a culture of inclusion at the school. Click on this link to watch the video.
Making the Case for School Walking Programs
Walking is an easy way to start and maintain a physically active lifestyle. Walking can be incorporated into school activities such as physical education, recess, after-school activity programs, and physical activity breaks. Read this article to learn about resources to promote walking in schools.

To learn more, click  here .
The Tommy Wilson Memorial Grant supports recreational programs for individuals with disabilities. Applicants may apply for $500 to $1,500.


Visit the SHAPE America website for more details.
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Students with disabilities are two to three times more likely to be bullied than students without disabilities.

Visit PACER's website to access resources to help prevent bullying.
The educational campaign Reimagine Recess invites educators to consider creative ways that recess can support student health and well-being. Participating schools will have a chance to win $2,500.

Visit the Alliance for a Healthier Generation website for more information.