Whitney Piatt
Adapting Instruction in Physical Education
Activity: Archery
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Curriculum Area: Individual Lifetime Activities
Deaf/Hearing Impairment: partner
Emotional Disturbance: partner
Learning Disability: partner
Mental Retardation: partner
Orthopedic Impairment:
A) One arm: The bow may be anchored to a standard of the type used for supporting a
volleyball net, the bow is attached in the correct position for the correct range
B) Two Arm:
C) One Leg: Prop themselves on crutches so they can free their arms
D) Two leg: Turn the chair to the side and reach over the side of the wheelchair to draw the
bow
6) Other Health Impairment:
A) Asthma: none
B) Cardiovascular Condition: none
C) Diabetes: none
7) Visual Impairment: The two poles already described as an aid in drawing the bow may be wound
with tape at the places where the hands should be for sighting accurately, they know the
sighting is correct when the backs of the hands touch the taped areas
Whitney Piatt
Adapting Instruction in Physical Education
Activity: Bicycle
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Curriculum Area: Individual Lifetime Activities
Deaf/Hearing Impairment: tandem bicycle, hand signals
Emotional Disturbance: none
Learning Disability: tandem bicycle, tricycle
Mental Retardation: tandem bicycle, tricycle, hand signals
Orthopedic Impairment:
E) One arm: stationary bike
F) Two Arm: stationary bike
G) One Leg: hand crank bike
H) Two leg: hand crank
13) Other Health Impairment:
D) Asthma: shorter course, or stationary bicycle
E) Cardiovascular Condition: shorter course, or stationary bicycle
F) Diabetes: shorter course, or stationary bicycle
14) Visual Impairment: tandem bicycle, partner cyclist
Whitney Piatt
Adapting Instruction in Physical Education
Activity: Boating
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Curriculum Area: Individual Lifetime Activities
Deaf/Hearing Impairment: partner guide
Emotional Disturbance: none
Learning Disability: partner
Mental Retardation: partner
Orthopedic Impairment:
I) One arm: shorter oar
J) Two Arm: ?
K) One Leg: help getting into the boat, braced in the boat
L) Two leg: help getting into the boat, braced in the boat
20) Other Health Impairment:
G) Asthma: shorter course
H) Cardiovascular Condition: shorter course
I) Diabetes: shorter course
21) Visual Impairment: partner guide, shallow water
Whitney Piatt
Adapting Instruction in Physical Education
Activity: Bowling
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Curriculum Area: Individual Lifetime Activities
Deaf/Hearing Impairment: none
Emotional Disturbance: none
Learning Disability: ball with grip, bumpers
Mental Retardation: ball with grip, bumpers
Orthopedic Impairment:
M) One arm: ball with grip, bumpers, throw with other arm
N) Two Arm: metal ramp
O) One Leg: sitting and bowling, bumpers, metal ramp
P) Two leg: sitting and bowling, bumpers metal ramp
27) Other Health Impairment:
J) Asthma: none
K) Cardiovascular Condition: none
L) Diabetes: none
28) Visual Impairment: partner directing them, bumpers
Whitney Piatt
Adapting Instruction in Physical Education
Activity: Downhill Skiing
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Curriculum Area: Individual Lifetime Activities
Deaf/Hearing Impairment: partner skiing aside them, visual cues and signals
Emotional Disturbance: none
Learning Disability: maybe three-track skiing, and a partner skiing alongside them
Mental Retardation: maybe three-track skiing, and a partner skiing alongside them
Orthopedic Impairment:
A) One arm: three-track skiing; the skier uses one ski and two outriggers
B) Two Arm: three-track skiing; the skier uses one ski and two outriggers
C) One Leg: the mono-ski provides seat and back cushions
D) Two leg:
34) Other Health Impairment:
M) Asthma: shorten course
N) Cardiovascular Condition: shorten course
O) Diabetes: shorten course, keep warm
35) Visual Impairment: ski with a sighted partner, with helping cues
Whitney Piatt
Adapting Instruction in Physical Education
Activity: Frisbee disc
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Curriculum Area: Individual Lifetime Activities
Deaf/Hearing Impairment: hand signals
Emotional Disturbance: none
Learning Disability: none
Mental Retardation: none
Orthopedic Impairment:
Q) One arm: use other arm for throwing and/or catching
R) Two Arm:?
S) One Leg: none, participate in wheelchair only if course is smooth
T) Two leg: none, participate in wheelchair only if course is smooth
41) Other Health Impairment:
P) Asthma: limited play time
Q) Cardiovascular Condition: limited play time
R) Diabetes: limited play time
42) Visual Impairment: disc with sound device
Whitney Piatt
Adapting Instruction in Physical Education
Activity: Golf
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Curriculum Area: Individual Lifetime Acivities
Deaf/Hearing Impairment: none, just hand signals
Emotional Disturbance: partner
Learning Disability: partner
Mental Retardation: partner
Orthopedic Impairment:
U) One arm: hit with opposite arm with specialized clubs
V) Two Arm: ?
W) One Leg: hit from the golf cart and/or wheelchair, or balance on one foot to hit the ball
X) Two leg: hit from the golf cart and/or wheelchair
48) Other Health Impairment:
S) Asthma: have golf cart available if get tired
T) Cardiovascular Condition: have golf cart if get tired
U) Diabetes: have golf cart available if get tired
49) Visual Impairment: have sighted partner guiding them
Whitney Piatt
Adapting Instruction in Physical Education
Activity: Roller Skating
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Curriculum Area: Individual Lifetime Activities
Deaf/Hearing Impairment: hand signals, partner
Emotional Disturbance: none
Learning Disability: partner
Mental Retardation: partner
Orthopedic Impairment:
Y) One arm: none
Z) Two Arm: none
AA) One Leg: ?
BB) Two leg: ?
55) Other Health Impairment:
V) Asthma: shorten course
W) Cardiovascular Condition: shorten course
X) Diabetes: shorten course
56) Visual Impairment: sighted partner providing verbal cues
Whitney Piatt
Adapting Instruction in Physical Education
Activity: Ice Skating
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Curriculum Area: Individual Lifetime Activities
Deaf/Hearing Impairment: hand signals, partner
Emotional Disturbance: none
Learning Disability: partner
Mental Retardation: partner
Orthopedic Impairment:
CC) One arm: none
DD) Two Arm: none
EE) One Leg: ?
FF) Two leg: ?
62) Other Health Impairment:
Y) Asthma: shorten course
Z) Cardiovascular Condition: shorten course
AA) Diabetes: shorten course
63) Visual Impairment: sighted partner with verbal cues
Whitney Piatt
Adapting Instruction in Physical Education
Activity: Track and Field
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Curriculum Area: Individual Lifetime Activities
Deaf/Hearing Impairment: hand signals, partner running alongside them
Emotional Disturbance: none
Learning Disability: partner running alongside them
Mental Retardation: partner running alongside them
Orthopedic Impairment:
GG) One arm: none
HH) Two Arm: none
II) One Leg: competing in wheelchair, throwing events, long jump/high jump from stationary
position
JJ) Two leg: competing in wheelchair, throwing events
69) Other Health Impairment:
BB) Asthma: shorten course
CC) Cardiovascular Condition: shorten course
DD) Diabetes: shorten course
70) Visual Impairment: sighted partner giving verbal cues
Whitney Piatt
Adapting Instruction in Physical Education
Activity: Walking
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Curriculum Area: Individual Lifetime Activities
Deaf/Hearing Impairment: hand signals, partner walking alongside them
Emotional Disturbance: partner walking alongside them
Learning Disability: partner walking alongside them
Mental Retardation: partner walking alongside them
Orthopedic Impairment:
KK) One arm: none
LL) Two Arm: none
MM) One Leg: walk with crutches or wheelchair
NN) Two leg: participate in a wheelchair
76) Other Health Impairment:
EE) Asthma: shorten course
FF) Cardiovascular Condition: shorten course
GG) Diabetes: shorten course
77) Visual Impairment: sighted partner with verbal cues
Whitney Piatt
Adapting Instruction in Physical Education
Activity: Tennis
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Curriculum Area: Dual Lifetime Sports
Deaf/Hearing Impairment: hand signals, doubles play
Emotional Disturbance: none
Learning Disability: smaller court
Mental Retardation: smaller court
Orthopedic Impairment:
OO)One arm: can choke up on the racket if not strong enough
PP) Two Arm: ?
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One Leg: participate in wheelchair, shorten court
RR) Two leg: participate in wheelchair, shorten court
83) Other Health Impairment:
HH) Asthma: doubles play, shorten court
II) Cardiovascular Condition: doubles play, shorten court
JJ) Diabetes: doubles play, shorten court
84) Visual Impairment: sound device in the tennis ball, sighted partner
Whitney Piatt
Adapting Instruction in Physical Education
Activity: Badminton
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Curriculum Area: Dual Lifetime Sports
Deaf/Hearing Impairment: hand signals, doubles play
Emotional Disturbance: none
Learning Disability: doubles play
Mental Retardation: doubles play
Orthopedic Impairment:
SS) One arm: doubles play, if not strong enough choke up on the racket
TT) Two Arm: ?
UU) One Leg: participate in wheelchair
VV) Two leg: participate in wheelchair
90) Other Health Impairment:
KK) Asthma: doubles play
LL) Cardiovascular Condition: doubles play
MM) Diabetes: doubles play
91) Visual Impairment: sound device on the shuttle cock
Whitney Piatt
Adapting Instruction in Physical Education
Activity: Table Tennis
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Curriculum Area: Dual Lifetime Sports
Deaf/Hearing Impairment: hand signals, partner guiding them
Emotional Disturbance: none
Learning Disability: partner guiding them
Mental Retardation: partner guiding them
Orthopedic Impairment:
WW) One arm: play with other arm
XX) Two Arm: ?
YY) One Leg: participate in wheelchair or on crutches
ZZ) Two leg: participate in wheelchair
97) Other Health Impairment:
NN) Asthma: none
OO)Cardiovascular Condition: none
PP) Diabetes: none
98) Visual Impairment: partner guiding them with verbal cues, sound device in ball
Whitney Piatt
Adapting Instruction in Physical Education
Activity: Racquetball
Curriculum Area: Dual Lifetime Sports
99) Deaf/Hearing Impairment: hand signals, partner
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Emotional Disturbance: none
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Learning Disability: partner play
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Mental Retardation: partner play
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Orthopedic Impairment:
AAA) One arm: play with other arm
BBB) Two Arm: ?
CCC) One Leg: modify rules, participate in wheelchair
DDD) Two leg: modify rules, participate in wheelchair
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Other Health Impairment:
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Asthma: shorten play time
RR) Cardiovascular Condition: shorten play time
SS) Diabetes: shorten play time
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Visual Impairment: partner with verbal cues, sound device in ball
Whitney Piatt
Adapting Instruction in Physical Education
Activity: Fencing
Curriculum Area: Dual Lifetime Sports
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Deaf/Hearing Impairment: hand signals
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Emotional Disturbance: keep an eye on the student for safety issues
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Learning Disability: partner participating with them and guiding them
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Mental Retardation: partner participating with them and guiding them
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Orthopedic Impairment:
EEE) One arm: none
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Two Arm: ?
GGG) One Leg: participate in wheelchair
HHH) Two leg: participate in wheelchair
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Other Health Impairment:
TT) Asthma: none
UU) Cardiovascular Condition: none
VV) Diabetes: none
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Visual Impairment: fence with a partner while they’re giving verbal cues, sound device
on their opponent
Whitney Piatt
Adapting Instruction in Physical Education
Activity: Shuffleboard
Curriculum Area: Dual Lifetime Sports
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Deaf/Hearing Impairment: hand signals, partner participating alongside them
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Emotional Disturbance: none
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Learning Disability: partner
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Mental Retardation: partner
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Orthopedic Impairment:
III) One arm: none, shortened court if they don’t have enough strength
JJJ) Two Arm:
KKK) One Leg: participate on crutches or wheelchair, on crutches shift the body weight to the
crutch of the opposite arm to free the playing arm to make the shot
LLL) Two leg: participate in wheelchair, place the chair facing the court and slightly to the side so
that the arm with the cue can be dropped to the side of the chair to make the shot
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Other Health Impairment:
WW) Asthma: none
XX) Cardiovascular Condition: none
YY) Diabetes: none
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Visual Impairment: partner guiding them by giving them verbal cues
Whitney Piatt
Adapting Instruction in Physical Education
Activity: Horseshoes
Curriculum Area: Dual Lifetime Activities
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Deaf/Hearing Impairment: hand signals, partner telling them when to throw
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Emotional Disturbance: if it’s a safety issue then a lighter weight horseshoe
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Learning Disability: partner to review step by step
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Mental Retardation: partner
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Orthopedic Impairment: partner
A) One arm: use other arm, shorter target distance, lighter weight horseshoe
B) Two Arm: shorter target distance, lighter weight horseshoe, have to flip it from their foot
C) One Leg: none, participate in wheelchair or crutches
D) Two leg: none, participate in wheelchair
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Other Health Impairment:
ZZ) Asthma: none, maybe a lighter weight horseshoe
AAA) Cardiovascular Condition: none, maybe a lighter weight horseshoe
BBB) Diabetes: none, maybe a lighter weight horseshoe
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Visual Impairment: beeping target, closer target, partner guiding them by giving them
verbal cues
Whitney Piatt
Adapting Instruction in Physical Education
Activity: Basketball
Curriculum Area: Team Games
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Deaf/Hearing Impairment: hand signals
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Emotional Disturbance: none
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Learning Disability: rubber playground ball
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Mental Retardation: rubber playground ball
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Orthopedic Impairment:
MMM) One arm: shortened goal
NNN) Two Arm: ?
OOO) One Leg: shortened goal, participate in wheelchair
PPP) Two leg: shortened goal, participation in wheelchair
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Other Health Impairment:
CCC) Asthma: shorten play time, drills that don’t involve strenuous activity
DDD) Cardiovascular Condition: shorten play time, drills that don’t involve strenuous activity
EEE) Diabetes: shorten play time, drills that don’t involve strenuous activity
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Visual Impairment: a light string hung from the back of the hoop so they can find the
location of the hoop before shooting the ball, sound device in the ball and/or the hoop, call
names
Whitney Piatt
Adapting Instruction in Physical Education
Activity: Softball
Curriculum Area: Team Games
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Deaf/Hearing Impairment: hand signals, partner guiding them
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Emotional Disturbance: for safety issues just keep an eye on the student, maybe a
partner
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Learning Disability: bat from a tee, larger ball, glove
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Mental Retardation: bat from a tee, larger ball, glove
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Orthopedic Impairment:
QQQ) One arm: taught to catch and throw with one arm
RRR) Two Arm:
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One Leg: participate in crutches or wheelchair
TTT) Two leg: participate in wheelchair
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Other Health Impairment:
FFF)
Asthma: more or less bases and players on the field, shorten the field
GGG) Cardiovascular Condition: more or less bases and players on the field, shorten the field
HHH) Diabetes: more or less bases and players on the field, shorten the field
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Visual Impairment: sighted partner, ropes between each base to guide them
Whitney Piatt
Adapting Instruction in Physical Education
Activity: Football
Curriculum Area:
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Deaf/Hearing Impairment: hand signals
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Emotional Disturbance: none
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Learning Disability: none, maybe a partner playing alongside them
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Mental Retardation: none, maybe a partner playing alongside them
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Orthopedic Impairment:
UUU) One arm: throw with other arm, be positioned as a designated kicker
VVV) Two Arm: could play as receiver if able to catch ball with the center of the body and
cradle it, be positioned as a designated kicker
WWW) One Leg: participate in a wheelchair, change field size, play on asphalt
XXX) Two leg: participate in a wheelchair, change field size, play on asphalt
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Other Health Impairment:
III) Asthma: shorten play time, change field size
JJJ) Cardiovascular Condition: shorten play time, change field size
KKK) Diabetes: shorten play time, change field size
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Visual Impairment: sighted partner, play certain positions
Whitney Piatt
Adapting Instruction in Physical Education
Activity: Soccer
Curriculum Area:
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Deaf/Hearing Impairment: hand signals, partner guiding them
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Emotional Disturbance: since it is somewhat of a contact sport just keep an eye on that
student
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Learning Disability: partner helping them, lighter ball, shorten field
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Mental Retardation: partner helping them, lighter ball, shorten field
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Orthopedic Impairment:
YYY) One arm: none
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Two Arm: none
AAAA) One Leg: modify rules and let them use their hands, participate in wheelchair if it’s a flat
surface
BBBB) Two leg: modify rules and let them use their hands, participate in wheelchair if it’s a flat
surface
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Other Health Impairment:
LLL) Asthma: shorten field, drills, shorten play time
MMM) Cardiovascular Condition: shorten field, drills, shorten play time
NNN) Diabetes: shorten field, drills, shorten play time
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Visual Impairment: brightly colored balls, playing the position of goalie, giving them a
face mask, sound device in ball
Whitney Piatt
Adapting Instruction in Physical Education
Activity: Volleyball
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Curriculum Area: Team Games
Deaf/Hearing Impairment: hand signals, partner guiding them
Emotional Disturbance: none
Learning Disability: lower net, more players, lighter/bigger ball
Mental Retardation: lower net, more players, lighter/bigger ball
Orthopedic Impairment:
One arm: just adapt by using one arm
Two Arm: ?
One Leg: participate in wheelchair, shorten court/net
Two leg: participate in wheelchair, shorten court/net
Other Health Impairment:
Asthma: more players, shorten court
Cardiovascular Condition: more players, shorten court
Diabetes: more players, shorten court
Visual Impairment: bright colored ball, sighted partner
Whitney Piatt
Adapting Instruction in Physical Education
Activity: Floor Hockey
Curriculum Area: Team Games
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Deaf/Hearing Impairment: hand signals, partner guiding them
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Emotional Disturbance: for safety issues keep an eye on the student
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Learning Disability: lighter puck
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Mental Retardation: lighter puck
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Orthopedic Impairment:
GGGG) One arm: adapt with one arm, maybe tape stick to their one arm
HHHH) Two Arm: ?
IIII) One Leg: participate in wheelchair, shorten court size
JJJJ) Two leg: participate in wheelchair, shorten court size
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Other Health Impairment:
RRR) Asthma: shorten court size, positioned as goalie
SSS)
Cardiovascular Condition: shorten court size, positioned as goalie
TTT) Diabetes: shorten court size, positioned as goalie
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Visual Impairment: bright colored puck, protective gear, sighted partner