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Paralympic Sports
Exam 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What university did we watch a video on? | University of Illiniois |
| T/F: Person first language focuses on the disability and not the person. | False |
| Who should you focus on when speaking to a person with a disability? | The person with the disability |
| T/F Nearly 1 in 5 people have a disability in the US. | True |
| T/F The Paralympic movement started with injured service members post WWII. | True |
| Where was the site of the 2018 Winter Games? | Pyeongchang, South Korea |
| Who is the governing body of the paralympic games? | IPC |
| Dr. Ludwig Guttmann started the Paralympic Movement at what hospital? | Stoke Mandeville Hospital |
| T/F In 1956 the Stoke Mandeville Games won The Fearnley Cup. This was the first time a group that organized sports for people with disabilities won the award. | True |
| T/F The first president of the IPC was Dr. Ludwig Guttmann? | False |
| The Paralympics and Olympics were both held at what city in 1988? | Seoul, Korea |
| Dr. Guttmann used what organization to join forces with the olympics? | ISMGC |
| T/F The IPC started in one room in Belgium. | True |
| T/F The IPC acts as the umbrella body that coordinates Paralympic Sports at the Paralympic Games and World Championships. | True |
| The IPC currently recognizes how many International Organizations of Sport for the Disabled (IOSD)? | 4 |
| T/F The General Assembly is the supreme governing body of the IPC. | True |
| T/F The IPC has 5 strategic goals. | False |
| T/F ParalympicSports.TV will be live streaming events from the 2018 Winter Games. | True |
| What is the official Twitter handle for the Paralympic Games? | @Paralympics |
| What is the IPC's number 1 strategic goal? | Paralympic Games |
| What are some common misperceptions of people with disabilities? | People with disabilities are: inferior, totally impaired, less intelligent, need charity, prefer the company of others with disabilities, asexual. And that the barriers they face cannot be eliminated |
| Where do misperceptions about people with disabilities derive? | movies, news, and other media // culture has made having a disability taboo |
| What is the only difference between having a disability and not? | Those people might have to use assistive technology or adaptive equipment |
| What has the purpose of labeling a disability? | Traditionally used to provide guidance for assessment, treatment, or management of specific conditions and can be used to determine eligibility for different services |
| What are some disadvantages of defining a disability? | Also a basis for labeling, stereotyping, discrimination, and segregation |
| What is a disability according the the World Health Organizaation? | and umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions |
| What is a problem in a body function or structure? | Impairment |
| What is a difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action? | Activity limitation |
| What is problem experienced by an individual in involvement in life situations? | Participation Restriction |
| What is the ADA? | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| What is an individual with a disability defined as by the ADA? | A person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such and impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment. |
| According to the US Census Bureau about how many Americans have a disability? | ~56.7 million |
| Of the people in the US with disabilities, what percent have a severe disability? | 2/3 |
| What is the reason for person first language? | To focus on the person and not their disability |
| What groups do not embrace person first language? | Blind and Deaf community |
| IPC Stands for | International Paralympic Committee |
| In _____, _______ ______ _______ organized a sports competition involving WWII veterans with a spinal cord injury in Stoke Mandeville, Engalnd. | 1948 / Sir Ludwig Guttmann |
| What was the sports competition in 1948 referred to as? | Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Games |
| After how many years did the Netherlands join the Stoke Madeville games to create the first international games? | 4 (1952) |
| When and where was the first time olympic style games for athletes with a disability were organized? What are they now called? | Rome in 1960 // now called the Paralympics |
| Who was the german neuralogist who was considered to be the "father of the paralympics"? | Sir Ludwig Guttmann |
| When did Guttmann found the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hosptial in Buckinghamshire, England? | 1944 |
| What did guttman organize in 1948? | Athletic competition for WWII vets |
| What does para mean? | Equal to |
| In June of 2001 what was the agreement between the IPC and IOC? | Securing the practice of the host country for the olympics also hosting the paralympics |
| When was the IPC founded? | 1989 |
| What does the IPC do? | Governing body of paralympic movement, organizes summer and winter games every 4 years, governs 26 sports |
| What are used widely in sport to allow for a fair and equitable starting point for competition? | Classification Systems |
| What are two general types of classifications? | Medical and Functional |
| What verifies minimum disability and is not concerned with the functional ability of the athlete? | Medical Classification |
| What is an example of a medical classification? | Level of visual acuity for an athlete with a vision impairment |
| What classification system was used by the Paralympics for many years until the 1980s? | Medical Classification |
| What systems identify how an athlete performs specific sports skills? | Functional Classification |
| What to the functional system combine? | Medical information with performance information to evaluate an athlete's sport-specific skills and medical condition required in an event |
| What is the primary classification system used for the paralymipcs? | Functional classification |
| What are the 6 disability categories that eh IPC established? | Amputee, Cerebral Palsy, Wheelchair, Visually Impaired, Intellectual, Les Autres |
| What is the partial or total loss of at least 1 limb? | Amputee |
| What is non progressive brain damage? | Cerebral Palsy |
| What is a spinal cord injury and other disabilities that require athletes to use a wheelchair? | Wheelchair |
| What is partial vision, legally blind, to total blindness? | Visually Impaired |
| What is significant impairment in intellectual functioning? | Intellectual |
| What is a physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other 5 categories? | Les Autres |
| How many athletes and countries participated in the first paralympic games in Rome in 1960?? | 400 athletes from 23 countries |
| How many athletes and countries participated in the paralympic games in Rio De Janerio, Brazil in 2016?? | 4,232 athletes from 159 countries |
| What is the largest Paralympic games to date? | 2016 Rio de Janerio, Brazil |
| Where will the 2020 olympics be held? | Tokyo, Japan |
| How many athletes and countries participated in the first winter paralympic games in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden in 1976?? | 250 athletes from 16 counties |
| How many athletes and countries participated in the paralympic games in Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018?? | 569 Athletes from 59 countries |
| Where will the 2022 olympics be held? | Beijing, China |
| IOC | International Olympic Committee |
| ISMGC | International Stoke Mandeville Games Committee |
| When were Guttmann and the Stoke Mandeville games awarded the Fearnley Cup? | 1956 |
| When was the Fearnley Cup founded? By Who? | 1950 by Sir Thomas Fearnley |
| What was Fearnley an honorary member of? | IOC |
| Who was the the Fearnley Cup typically awarded to? | The cup was given to an amateur sport club or a local amateur sport association because of praiseworthy achievement in the service of the Olympic Movement |
| What motivated Guttmann to build a relationship with the IOC? | winning the Fearnley cup |
| When was the ISMGC formed? | 1959 |
| In 1960, why did Guttmann contact the IOC? | To request the Stoke Mandeville Games be held in the same city as the Olympic Games (ROME) |
| How many weeks after were the paralympics hosted in 1960 in rome? | 2 weeks after the olympic games |
| What word would be a source of tension between Guttmann and IOC for 3 decades? | "Olympics" |
| When did the president of the IOC make it clear that the Paralympic movement would become part of the Olympic movemtn? | 1983 |
| When was there a split of the paralympic games? | 1984 |
| Why was there a split of the paralympic games? | The split was between Stoke Mandeville for individuals with spinal cord injuries and New York for athletes with cerebral palsy, amputees, and others |
| What were both being held in 1984? | Los Angeles Olympics and the New York Paralympic Games |
| What happened in 1988? | Both games were held together in Seoul Korea. |
| When was the IPC founded? | 1989 --- after the Seoul games |
| Who was the first IPC president? | Dr. Robert Steadward from Canada |
| What were the first games organized by the IPC? | 1994 Winter Paralympics |
| Where was Dr. Steaward appointed in 2000? | Ethics and Reform board for the Olympics after a bidding scandal with the Salt Lake City games |
| T/F Dr. Steaward was the only member on the Ethics and Reform board that was from outside the olympics. | True |
| What was signed at the Sydney Paralympic Games in 2000? | the presidents of the IOC and the IPC signed a general memorandum of understanding that the Paralympics would be held in the same host city as the Olympics as well as provide financial assistance. |
| What is the IPC composed of? | General Assembly, Governing Board, Management Team, and various committees and councils |
| What is the supreme governing body of the IPC and how often does it meet? | General Assembly and once every 2 years |
| What is the general assembly composed of? | International Sports federations, The national paralympic committees, International Organizations of Sport for the Disabled, Regional Organizations |
| How many International Sports Federations does the IPC currently recognize? | 14 |
| What are independent sport federations recognized by the IPC as the sole representative of a Paralympic Sport? | International Sports Federations |
| What are the responsibilities of an International Sports Federation? | technical jurisdiction and guidance over the competition and training venues of their respective sports during the Paralympic Games. |
| What are national organiztions recognized by the ipc as the sole representatives of athletes with an impairment from their respective countries? | National Paralympic Committees |
| How many NPCs does the IPC currently have? | 170 |
| What are the NPCs responsibilities? | the entrance, management and team preparation for the Paralympic Games and other IPC-sanctioned competitions. |
| IOSD | International Organizations of Sports for the Disabled |
| What are independent organizations recrognized by the IPC as the sole representatives for a specific impairment group? | ISODs |
| How many ISODs does the IPC currently recognize? | 4 |
| What are the 4 ISODs that the IPC rcognizes? | CPISRA, IBSA, INAS, IWAS |
| CPISRA | Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association |
| When was the CPISRA founded and what do they govern? | 1978 -- 7-a-side football (soccer), race running |
| IBSA | International Blind SPorts Federation |
| When was the IBSA founded and what do they govern? | 1981 --- 5 a side football (soccer), Goalball, and Judo |
| INAS | International Sports Federation for Persons with an Intellectual Disability |
| When was the INAS founded and what do they govern? | 1985 -- swimming and table tennis in 2012 (London) |
| When was the INAS reinstated by the IPC general assembly? | November 2009 |
| IWAS | International Wheechair and Amputee Sports Federation |
| When was the IWAS founded and what do they govern? | 1952 - Wheelchair Fencing and Electric Wheelchair Hockey --- Originally ISMGC |
| What are independent of the IPC and are recognized as the sole representatives of IPC members within a specific part of the world. | Regional Organizations |
| Who act as liaisons of the IPC, organize regional sporting events, coordinating development activities and providing support to the IPC membership department in the respective regions. They also have the right to participate in IPC activities? | Regional Organizations |
| What is the IPC vision? | To enable Paralympic athletes to achieve sporting excellence and inspire and excite the world |
| How many strategic goals does the IPC have? | 6 |
| What are the 6 IPC strategic goals? | Paralympic Games, Athlete Development, Paralympic Brand, Funding, Organizational Capacity, Strategic Partnerships |
| What is one way the IPC has attempted to grow its brand? | Its website paralympic.org |
| What is the quarterly newsletter available electronically from the paralympic.org website or hard copy upon registering with the org? | The Paralympian |
| What is a set of activities to educate young children about the Paralympic games. There is a manual, activity cards, and DVD available to teachers through the IPC website.? | Paralympic School Days |
| What livestreams events during the paralympic games? | ParalympicSport.TV --- IPC live streamed the 2018 winter Games |
| What does the IPC youtube channel provide? | videos from previous paralympic games, as well as highlights from the current games, other competitions, interviews with athletes, coaches, and others involved with the games. |
| Where does the IPC combine their twitter feed and youtube channel? | Facebook Page -- Facebook.com/ParalympicGames |
| What does the facebook news feed provide for the Paralympic Games? | A calendar of events and links to competitions from around the world. |
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