Sports and the Physically Challenged: An Encyclopedia of People, Events, and Organizations

摘要

The authors' introduction states that this volume aims to cover "people important to the disability sport movement, some key pieces of the history of the movement, and many of the organizations and events that have been part of it" (xxi). The work is primarily focused on the United States. Author Mastandrea is herself a highly successful international athlete in wheelchair track events, and her entry in this book indicates that she is a lawyer and the first disabled athlete to serve on the U.S. Olympic Committee's board. Her coauthor and sister, Donna Czubernat, is also familiar with disability issues. In addition to reading about remarkable athletes like Mastandrea, we can learn many things from the entries in this book. We can learn that the Italian game of Boccia is particularly useful for athletes with cerebral palsy and that blind athletes play a special version of baseball called Beep Baseball. We can learn of original games such as goal ball, wheelchair rugby, and sitting volleyball. We can learn the aims of a host of organizations such as Wheelchair Sports, USA and the mechanics of technologies like "Sip and Puff."