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Below are links to all of the available presentations and supplementary materials from the 2008 NCPERID annual conference.

• Pictures From the Conference (Click on a thumbnail image below to see the full-sized version)

• Conference Program
• Oral Presentations
  • Disability Sport and Physical Activity Programs: Getting Started at the Grass Roots Level by Scot Hollonbeck, American Association of adaptedSPORTS ™ Programs
  • Faculty and Student Diversification in APE: Recruitment and Retention by Sam Hodge and Esther Ortiz-Castillo, Ohio State University
  • American College of Sports Medicine - Inclusive Fitness Trainer Certification Overview by Amy Rauworth, University of Illinois-Chicago
  • Overview of Grant Programs and Priorities: National Center for Special Education Research and National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research by Erin Caffrey, Institute of Education Sciences - National Center for Special Education Research
  • Teaching the Introduction to APE Course: What is the Lecture About? by Suzanna Dillon, Wayne State University, MI, Kristi Roth, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, Simon Driver, University of North Texas, and Deb Shapiro, Georgia State University
    • Part 1
    • Part 2
    • Part 3
  • Conducting Adapted Physical Education Focus Groups for Program Assessment by Manny Felix and Garth Tymeson, University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
  • A Prototype for Interscholastic Bowling for Individuals with Disabilities by Joe Winnick, State University of New York at Brockport
  • Obtaining and Maintaining Adapted Physical Education Licensure in Your State by Sherry Folsom-Meek, Minnesota State University–Mankato and Ruth Nearing, St. Cloud State University, MN
  • The Role of Service Learning as a Movement Education Pedagogy Involving Early Childhood Inclusion: An Action Research Profile by MaryBeth Miller, Slippery Rock University, PA
  • Adapted Aquatics Court Case in MN by Ruth Nearing, St. Cloud State University, MN and Sherry Folsom-Meek, Minnesota State University-Mankato
  • Fitness Testing in Texas School Districts by Linda Hilgenbrinck, Denton Independent School District, TX
  • Success Without Federal Funds: Grant Sources and a Top 10 List of Caveats by Garth Tymeson, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
  • Using Web-Based Technology in Teacher Training by Luke Kelly, University of Virginia
  • Where Are We Really 33 Years after PL 94-142? The Realities of APE in Rural America by Patti Jensen, York College, NE
  • From Practice to Applied Research: Facilitating Undergraduate Involvement in Evaluation Research by Betsy Kemeny, Slippery Rock University, PA
• Poster Presentations
  • Advocacy for School-Based Sport and Recreation Initiatives in Cherokee County, Georgia by David Martinez and Amy Aenchbacher, Cherokee County School District, GA
  • U-FIT Program by Hester Henderson, University of Utah
  • Job Responsibilities of Adapted Physical Educators in the United States by Iva Obrunsnikova, University of Delaware, Luke Kelly, University of Virginia, and Timothy Davis, SUNY-Cortland
  • An Exploratory Study of the Delivery of Adapted Physical Education In-Service Training by David Lorenzi, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  • A Comparison of the Effects of a Supervised Resistance Exercise Training on Special Olympics Athletes and their Coaches by Tiffany Tamse, Christine Stopka, Ashley Weimer, Mark Tillman, Gillian Abrams, and Issa Issa, University of Florida-Gainesville
  • Implementing Service-Learning into an Undergraduate Adapted Physical Education Class by Jason Bishop, Little Keswick School, VA and Simon Driver, University of North Texas
  • Physical Education Program at the Carmen Pingree School for Children with Autism by Hester Henderson, University of Utah
  • Performance Difference of University Students Taking Partial Notes and Full Notes in Adapted Physical Education Classes by Jiabei Zhang, Western Michigan University
  • Obesity among Children with Disabilities: An Overview of Preliminary Findings by Sabreen Mutawally, Ankara McKinney, and Gloria Palma, North Carolina A&T State University