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Legislative Influences on Adapted Physical Activity and Sports in the USA

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This presentation includes an identification and analysis of legislative influences on adapted physical activity and sport in the United States of America since the 1970s. The constitutional basis for and practices leading to important legislation are examined.

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  1. Joseph P. Winnick
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  1. Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-01, Japan

    Kyonosuke Yabe Ph. D. (Professor) (Professor)

  2. Department of Education, Miyazaki University, 1-1 Gakuen Kibanadai, Nishi, Miyazaki, 889-32, Japan

    Katsuhiko Kusano (Professor) (Professor)

  3. Institute of Special Education, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, 305, Japan

    Hideo Nakata (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

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Winnick, J.P. (1994). Legislative Influences on Adapted Physical Activity and Sports in the USA. In: Yabe, K., Kusano, K., Nakata, H. (eds) Adapted Physical Activity. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68272-1_4

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