Adapted Aquatics Programming

The e-book for Adapted Aquatics Programming: A Professional Guide is available at a reduced price and allows students to highlight, take notes, and easily access all of the online student resource features with direct links throughout the text. The print book and e-book are also available as a package.When the e-book is purchased through the Human Kinetics site, access is immediately granted when your order is received. The e-book may be downloaded from www.HumanKinetics.com/AdaptedAquaticsProgramming. If you do not already have the Adobe Digital Editions software, you will prompted to download it for free.The second edition of Adapted Aquatics Programming: A Professional Guide-clarifies rationales for adapted aquatics programming, -broadens the scope of and enriches traditional programs for people with disabilities, -guides instructors in improving teaching methods and safety management, and -educates professionals on providing safe and effective adapted aquatics programs. The second edition of Adapted Aquatics Programming: A Professional Guide is packed with new material, including up-to-date information on relevant legislation, guidelines on architectural accessibility, instructional strategies, equipment, safety management, and competitive and recreational aquatics activities.This comprehensive resource is a significant addition to the aquatics literature, providing a practical learning tool for the field. The authors infuse each chapter with specific techniques as well as rationales for adapted aquatics programming. They also provide readers with-best practices in adapted aquatics programming,-a description of the scope of traditional adapted programs with enrichment ideas, -guidance in improving teaching methods and safety management, and-instruction in providing safe and effective adapted aquatics programs. Adapted Aquatics Programming, Second Edition, contains a wealth of references, practical tips, and safety precautions. It includes a number of new features, including photographs and diagrams, life-experience scenarios that provide a reference point for the chapter ahead, and an objectives list for each chapter. It also offers ideas for using equipment and includes information about competitive and recreational aquatics activities.In part I, the authors explore foundational issues of adapted aquatics, including models of collaboration, inclusion, planning, program development, facilities, equipment, and supplies. In part II they lay out instructional strategies and detail how to build safe and effective programs. They also look at the specific needs of program participants and issues related to aquatic fitness and rehabilitation. In part III they provide information on enhancing a program conducting competitive and recreational activities. Founded on action-based research and current thinking, laws, and practices, Adapted Aquatics Programming, Second Edition, offers a practical approach to adapted aquatics, providing much-needed information on adapting the environment, equipment, instructional strategies, skill techniques, and teaching methods for people with disabilities. This text fills the need for a source of current best practices in adapted aquatics programming.Adobe Digital Editions System RequirementsWindows-Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4, Windows XP with Service Pack 2, or Windows Vista (Home Basic 32-bit and Business 64-bit editions supported)-Intel Pentium 500MHz processor-128MB of RAM-800x600 monitor resolutionMacPowerPC -Mac OS X v10.4.10 or v10.5 -PowerPC G4 or G5 500MHz processor-128MB of RAMIntel -Mac OS X v10.4.10 or v10.5-500MHz processor-128MB of RAMSupported browsers and Adobe Flash versionsWindows -Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or 7, Mozilla Firefox 2 -Adobe Flash Player 7, 8, or 9 (Windows Vista requires Flash 9.0.28 to address a known bug)Mac -Apple Safari 2.0.4, Mozilla Firefox 2 -Adobe Flash Player 8 or 9Supported devices-Sony Reader PRS-505Language versions-English -French -German