Pitt County Community Schools & Recreation Grant-Adapted Sports Day
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Nationally, people with disabilities have higher rates of unemployment, lower incomes, lower educational attainment and greater difficulty participating in community life. According to Healthy People 2010 there is an under-emphasis of health promotion and disease prevention activities for individuals with disabilities. Although the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was created to address these problems, full implementation is far from being realized. According to Healthy People 2010, there is a deficiency in the number of programs promoting physical activity and wellness for individuals with disabilities. Locally, the 2000 U.S. Census reports that 15,140 people with disabilities, aged 21-64 years, live in Pitt County (19.4% of the population), and 52.6% are unemployed. It is the goal of the Walker Center Adapted Sports and Recreation Program (WCASP) to promote healty lifestyle patterns for individuals with disabilities living in Pitt County. The WCASP , Support Team for Active Recreation (STAR) and the ARISE (A Real Integrated Sports Experience) Programs are collaborating partners dedicated to providing recreational activities so individuals with disabilities can strive to meet the N. C. goals for Healthy People 2010. The current program offers special recreation events, ranging from leisure to adventurous activities. Funded by the Pitt Memorial Hospital Foundation. The Pitt County Community Schools and Recreation Grant will be used to offset expenditures from the 2004 ECU Adapted Sports Day. Adapted Sports Day introduces individuals with and without disabilities to a wide variety of adapted sports such as wheelchair basketball, wheelchair volleyball, hand crank cycling, weight training, table tennis, bowling, climbing, martial arts, slalom, kayaking, and goalball.
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