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Article: NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY KEEPING UP WITH GROWING ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION FIELD
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- March 30, 2007
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New Mexico State University issued the following news release:
Society has recognized many of the special needs of those with disabilities. For instance, every parking lot you drive into will likely have one or more disabled parking spots and a ramp leading up to the door along with stairs. Sports, however is one area where a disability may be perceived as "game over."
But now, the adapted physical education (APE) graduate minor offered by the College of Education at New Mexico State University will train educators to teach physical education in a manner that is "as appropriate for a person with a disability as it is for a person without a disability."
"APE is good teaching," said Scott ...