tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post8521661315535387712..comments2024-03-29T02:41:52.718-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools Work Sessions Wrap-Up - AthleticsMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-48018175473078090452015-02-16T10:49:51.382-08:002015-02-16T10:49:51.382-08:00click to get unlimited cheat sand hack tool for br...click to get unlimited cheat sand hack tool for brave frontier game .get them now online for 2015.brave frontier cheatshttp://freehacksandcodes.com/brave-frontier-hack/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-61891024533322841252014-04-03T19:19:49.359-07:002014-04-03T19:19:49.359-07:00I would like to post the thoughts of a friend with...I would like to post the thoughts of a friend with a student active in Unified Sports:<br /><br /><i>"I love unified sports. I love that students with disabilities get to take lead roles in sporting activities. <br /><br />My concerns are detailed in the <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B46r0jyeOUuNbkYySmd1VFJ5OGc/edit" rel="nofollow">SEAAC position paper on First Class Citizenship for Students with Disabilities.</a> The concerns are that unified sports should not become yet another silo for people with disabilities, and should not be the only sports option. It should be a place in a continuum of opportunities, like all services. There are not a lot of opportunities other than unified sports and clubs at this time. <br /><br />Unified also has a few notable detractions. 1. There's no professional staff. This fact is highly inequitable. 2. There is little emphasis on true improvement in skill acquisition at a high level. 3. There is no fidelity to the various sports. 4. Unified is another form of 2nd class citizenship in the sporting world, in terms of staff and venue (eg. no professional staff or coaches, and vastly reduced access to fields, equipment, uniforms, no transportation etc.) Basically it's all volunteer.. This is unequal support for people with disabilities."</i><br /><br />I wanted to post this because, as I sat in the board meeting last night, I was struck by how the Superintendent and Directors sounded in discussing the Unified Sports tournament on Saturday I want them to know that there is much <i>district</i>work to be done, starting with bonafide investment - in the form of staff and resources. Finally, I look forward to the day when events like the district-wide tournament last weekend are old news and just the way we roll in SPS...mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.com