I was super excited about Thursday’s class. The topic for that class period was about adaptive equipment and inclusion. We were instructed to do a small class presentation along with an activity. The topics included goal ball, cycling, hunting and fishing, fitness activities, kayaking and extreme sports. Our group’s topic was cycling. I made me really happy since I enjoy cycling and I think it is a recreation that everyone can enjoy. We talked about the adaptive equipment that would be needed for visual impairments, intellectual impairments and physical impairments. Our main focus for the presentation however was physical impairments. Because we thought it would be really neat to allow our classmates to try adaptive cycles we decided that for our activity we would bring in different types of handcycles and set up a relay race. One of the handcycles we had was a recumbent and the other was an up-right, it was really funny to watch everyone line up behind the up-right handcycle.
I really enjoyed learning about all the other activities, especially goal ball. I heard of it before but I didn't know much about it. It was interesting to find out that they blindfold their players. Since it’s a game for the Visual impaired, I didn't think that would be needed. I didn't realize individuals have different degrees of visual impairment and to make it equal, they blindfold them.
As someone who uses a wheelchair, I sometimes can get frustrated or disappointed because I do not always get included in activities. This class is a good reminder of really how simple inclusion is, either with fancy technology or a simple construction.
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