Chapter 4: The Physical Education Teacher and the Student with Physical and other Health Impairments

During the 2005 World Summit on Physical Education held in Switzerland, the Summit organizers, beckoned for stronger international status of physical education in school politics and in daily school life as fundamental and vital for education in children’s health and social development (International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education, 2005). In today’s schools worldwide, professionals (e.g., administers, special education teachers, related service providers and physical education teachers) must do more in terms of working collaboratively at making school life worthwhile for students with disabilities. Adapted physical education specialists and physical education generalists are among those who work faithfully with individuals with disabilities in schools.