For our next class project, we will be researching some aspect of disability in relation to our chosen professional perspectives. I am currently thinking about pursuing a career in Human Health, specifically nutrition, so for this project I am going to investigate nutrition in the realm of disability. I am really interested in healthy living and being active with athletics, so I decided to look into how people with disabilities are able to participate in athletics. After some initial research, I discovered a lot about the activities of the Special Olympics, the world’s largest sports organization for individuals with intellectual disabilities. This organization, aided by volunteers from all across the globe, works to bring athletics and sports activities to people who may not have immediate access to those types of events and activities. In exploring the various programs and services offered by the Special Olympics, I discovered that they have created a program called Healthy Athletes. Healthy Athletes was created to provide health services to people with disabilities all across the world. This program, which seeks to bring healthier lifestyles to people with disabilities, struck me as just the kind of thing that I was looking for to research for this project. I think that people of all abilities should have the access to resources and programs to help improve their health. For further research, I am thinking that I am going to try to investigate how nutrition changes in this context of the intellectually disabled individuals who participate in the Special Olympics.
AuthorThis is my blog for our class project on "This Disabled American Life". Here I will be exploring different aspects of disability through a variety of perspectives.
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