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GA |
ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION
GEORGIA STATE RESOURCES
| Adapted Physical Education State Mandate (yes/no) | School systems provide appropriate services and if adapted PE is required it is provided. |
| Adapted Physical Education (state regulations definition) | |
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Adapted Physical Education State Regulations (yes/no).
If yes, please list the citation or web site where the materials can be accessed. |
Yes http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/curriculum/exceptional/index.asp |
| State Director of Special Education | Phil Pickens 404-656-3963 |
| State Director/Representative of Physical Education | Sally Krisel 404-657-0182 (gifted programs) |
| Number of school aged children with disabilities | 12% of 1,496,002 |
| Number of state certified Physical Educators: | 5,270 (employed and teaching Fall 2003) |
| Number of state certified Adapted Physical Educators: | 0 |
| APENS State Coordinator Information | |
| Total nationally certified CAPEs within state | |
| State/Regional Parent Advocacy Information |
A 23-member panel helps parents and local school systems by receiving and responding to public comment, presenting an annual report to the Georgia Board of Education and advising the Georgia Department of Education of unmet needs for the education of students with disabilities. For more information, contact the chair of the panel, Major Nick Harris at: (770) 289-0396, |
| State Special Education Resources (e.g., CEC, TASH) |
Links from national sites to the states: http://www.cec.sped.org and http://www.tash.org Also a set of links at: http://nichcy.org |
| State Assistive Technology Information: | http://www.gpat.org/ |
| State Early Childhood Special Education information: |
0-3 is served by Babies Can't Wait under The Division of Public Health http://www.ph.dhr.state.ga.us/programs/bcw/ 3-5 is
served by Georgia Division for Exceptional Students |
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State Disability Sport Organizations/contacts: Special Olympics |
Executive Director: Georgia Milton-Sheats, georgiamilton-sheats@specialolympicsga.org Special Olympics Georgia 3772 Pleasantdale Road Suite 195 Atlanta, GA 30340 phone: 770-414-9390 ext. 106 fax: 770-414-9389 |
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Disability Sport Organizations (e.g., USCPAA, USABA, Wheelchair sports USA) |
BlazeSports http://www.blazesports.comAmerican Association of Adapted Sports Programs http://www.aaasp.org/ |
A project sponsored by
APENS/NCPERID
Adapted Physical Education National Standards
National Consortium for Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with
Disabilities
Email: APENS@Cortland.edu
Web:
http://www.cortland.edu/APENS