Research Task - Disability in the Paralympics

 

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Disability in the Paralympics

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1. The method used throughout the Paralympics movement to create and run fair athletic competitions is called

a) Ability Classification                    b) Disability Classification

c) Natural Classification                             d) Artificial Classification

2. To qualify for the Paralympics an athlete who is an amputee might have 

a) a leg missing                 b) a toe missing

c) a finger missing                   d) no hair

3. Cerebral Palsy is a genetic disease that affects

a) your height (how tall you are) b) the colour of your hair

c) how the brain works             d) how a computer works

4. List some of the problems that a person with an might have 

→The Paralympics define this disability as one when the athlete had this disability before reaching the age of 18 years, and when there is proof from doctors that the athlete has a limitation of mental function in two 

5. True or False: An athlete with quadriplegia needs to use a wheelchair to compete

a) True b) False

6. Vision impaired athletes have lost their sense of  

a) hearing                         b) touch

c) taste                                              d) sight

7. What is the mission of Paralympic Sports?

→ wheelchair rugby

5 Facts - Disability in the Paralympics

 Disability Categoriesin the Paralympics

Fact 1 - do you know why it called paralympics? It is because the word para is Greek. 

Fact 2 - a disability is a condition that means they are not like other people and they find it harder to get around.

Fact 4 - cerebral palsy it is a genetic diseases that affects the brain. 

Fact 3 - amputee is when a player has lost their joint. A joint is where two bones are joined together.

Fact 5 - an intelligent disability is created by elimination at intelligent function and active behavior.