Fédération Internationale de l'Activité Physique Adaptée Volume 22, N0. 1 February, International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity 2015 NENEWWSSLETTELETTERR www.ifapa.biz Table of Contents PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE PRESIDENT’s MessAGE Special greetings to all of you for this New Opportunities with UNESCO and IFAPA . 1 New Year 2015! IFAPA NEWS by Claire Boursier, IFAPA president, INS HEA, Paris, France The 20th International Symposium on Adapted Physical Activity . .2 Call for Registration . 3 his year started with never give up research, IFAPA Elly Friedmann and Young Ttragedies that had a adventure, life, love, Researcher Awards . 4 worldwide very positive because life is a great Nominations for the IFAPA Fellows impact. In many coun- adventure and no one Recognition Program . .5 tries millions of people reasonable should give showed their attach- it up without fighting a INTERNATIONAL NEWS ment to universal val- hard battle. I especially ICSP Meeting in Cuba and APA Seminar in China . .6 ues: peace, freedom, wish you to be yourself, brotherhood, equality, proud of it and happy ... « REGIONAL REPORT: AFRICA Claire Boursier inclusion, respect of Jacques Brel (greetings from Jacques Unprecedented Result of Angolan Amputee Football Team diversity, and humor. I Brel, January 1, 1968) at 2014 World Cup. 8 know that you share these values. I wish you all to continue to dream, to continue I wish to share with you the following greetings to innovate, to continue to act, to continue to share, REGIONAL REPORT: ASIA from Jacques Brel, a famous Belgian singer to continue to fight, to continue to be yourself, Letter from the new president of ASAPE . 10 and poet, who has a special message this year. all together. More than ever, continue to commit “I wish you dreams to no end and the furious yourselves to build better days, with confidence IFAPA Board 2014-2016 . 11 desire to realize a few of them. I wish you to love to get everyone up to the true colors of life. Calendar of Events for 2014 and Beyond . 12 what you have to love and forget what should I wish that 2015 be forgotten. I wish you passions, I wish you becomes simply silences. I wish you songs of birds at wake up, beautiful for all of children’s laughter, smiles. I wish you to respect you, for the entire each other’s differences, because the merit and world! value of each one are often to be discovered. I wish you to resist stagnation, indifference, and negative attitudes of our time. Finally, I hope you www.ifapa.biz Page 2 IFAPA NEWS The 20th International Symposium on Adapted Physical Activity Dear Colleagues: As we close out 2014, which witnessed excellent regional adapted physical activity symposia in China, Spain, Happy New Year 2015 and the United States, the ISAPA 2015 Organizing and Scientific Committee would like to wish you a joyful and prosperous year. We would be delighted to meet you personally in the upcoming ISAPA 2015 congress and spend a few days in scholarly discussions, experiences, and collaborations at the Wingate Academic College. We would like to thank Jason Bishop, NAFAPA representative to IFAPA board, who called our attention to an error Correct web address in the web address, which has prevented some of you from access to the website. The correct website is http:// isapa2015.wincol.ac.il. A postconference course on inclusion in physical education and sport with Prof. Martin Block and Prof. Lauren Lieberman as main presenters has been announced to follow the congress June 16-18, 2015. The course will Postcongress inclusion course focus on creating instructional and curricular accommodations and implementing these accommodations in a general class. The course is available to congress participants for an additional US $75. A video and photo contest has been launched and congress participants are invited to participate and share Video and photo contests their work, preferences, and comments on the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/groups/1523866104528284. Prof. Martin Block’s abstract of the keynote presentation “Physical Education Teacher Education in Light of the Inclusion Approach” addresses how general physical education (GPE) teachers should be educated. Prof. Keynote abstracts available James Rimmer’s abstract of “Why Adapted Physical Activity Professionals Are More Important in This New World online: Block & Rimmer of Implementation Science” addresses the role of APA professionals in rehabilitation and prevention practices. These presentations are available online. The Middle East Stepping Forward (MESF) is a consortium of researchers and practitioners from Middle Eastern Invited symposium: Middle East countries including Palestine, Jordan, and Israel who have crossed regional, political, religious and scientific Stepping Forward borders to address the question “How can we most effectively treat children with cerebral palsy?» in an invited symposium in the Congress program. Abstract and registration Abstract submission and registration are now open. Deadline for submissions is February 20, 2015. IFAPA February 2015 Volume 23, No. 1 www.ifapa.biz Page 3 IFAPA NEWS Call for Registration Post-ISAPA 2015 Conference Presenters International Course of Inclusive Physical Education and Sport June 16 to 18; 09:00 to 15:00 Martin Block is a profes- Lauren J. Lieberman is sor of kinesiology in the a distinguished service Curry School of Educa- professor at the State Students in the course will learn how to tion at the University of University of New York do the following: Virginia, where he teaches at Brockport in adapted courses in adapted physi- physical education. She is 1. Create instructional accommodations cal education. He is the the undergraduate coor- (how information is presented). author of more than 70 dinator of the adapted 2. Create curricular accommodations peer-reviewed articles, physical education (how to accommodate children who Martin Block 14 chapters in books, Lauren J. Lieberman program and director have deficits in strength, speed, and 5 books on adapted of Camp Abilities, a devel- endurance, and coordination). physical education and motor development. opmental sports camp for children with visual 3. Create modifications to accommodate He is the most renowned international scholar impairments. She is the author of 88 articles children with disabilities in team sports addressing inclusion in physical education. and 14 books and the most renowned scholar and games. and practitioner in including children with visual 4. Create activities to help children with- impairments in physical education and sport. out disabilities be more accepting of peers with disabilities. 5. Create a positive functional approach Participants will be awarded with an international diploma and academic credit of the Zinman College to help children with behavior Registration cost: US $75 for congress participant challenges. 6. Use resources for instructing children Venue with disabilities, including videos, The Zinman College for Physical education and Sport Sciences books, websites, products, recre- at the Wingate Institute, Israel ational programs, and international specialists. For additional information and registration 7. Perform simulation activities to imple- E-mail: [email protected] ment what they have learned. Phone: 00972-9-8639307 IFAPA February 2015 Volume 23, No. 1 www.ifapa.biz Page 4 IFAPA NEWS IFAPA Elly Friedmann and Young Researcher Awards By Dilara Özer, Gedik University, Turkey, he Elly D. Fried- Israel. The Elly D. Friedmann Award honors Professional Award is restricted to professionals Tmann Award for lifelong and outstanding contributions to the field under 40 years of age. One Young Professional Outstanding Adapted of adapted physical activity. Nominations with Award is made by IFAPA and a second one by Physical Activity Contri- CV and recommendation letter should be sent the local organizing committee of ISAPA. butions was established to Prof. Yeshayahu “Shayke” Hutzler, IFAPA Award nominations should be sent to Prof. in 1989 by Dr. Gudrun past president, no later than February 15, 2015. Yeshayahu “Shayke” Hutzler, IFAPA past DollTepper, Professor, The Young Researcher Award was estab- president, and include the candidate’s actual Free University Berlin, lished by Prof. Claudine Sherrill. It recognizes CV and birth date. Deadline for submission of in memory of her close the development of passionate enthusiasm and nominations is February 15, 2015. Elly D. Frıedmann friend and colleague, inspiration in young APA professionals. The goal Dr. Elly D. Friedmann, is to encourage, recognize, and support young founder and director of the State Teachers Col- professionals interested in physical activity for lege of Physical Education at Beers Sheva, people of all abilities. Eligibility for the Young IFAPA February 2015 Volume 23, No. 1 www.ifapa.biz Page 5 IFAPA NEWS Nominations for the IFAPA Fellows Recognition Program he IFAPA Fellows Recognition program rec- professional literature and/or creative of accomplishments, awards, degrees, publica- Tognizes and promotes outstanding accom- works tions, and so on listed in the four categories of plishments in scholarship and service by IFAPA • Sustained involvement in leadership criteria of qualification (see previous list). members. Fellow status is presented to IFAPA activities The nomination packet must be submitted members who have made significant and sus- • Other evidence of leadership, including electronically in Word format by February 15 to tained contributions to scholarship (research