Simulated disability sport activities (wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, boccia) were perceived by the authors as the most important activities leading to positive attitude change¶

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q1 i? The authors hypothesize that simulated disability sport activities helped participants understand the difficulty of playing sports in a wheelchair, likely leading to favorable attitudes toward rule modifications. → Papaioannou 2014

Evidence¶

Papaioannou 2014¶

Papaioannou, C., Evaggelinou, C., & Block, M. (2014). The effect of a disability camp program on attitudes towards the inclusion of children with disabilities in a summer sport and leisure activity camp. International Journal of Special Education, 29(1), 121-127. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1033944

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This is the authors' interpretation rather than a directly tested result. They reason that experiencing difficulty in wheelchair sports fostered appreciation for rule adaptations, consistent with Hutzler et al.'s (2007) findings on active simulation activities.

"Perhaps the most important activity that lead to positive attitudes was though simulated disability sport activities like wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby and boccia."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• A three-week Disability Camp Program significantly improved general attitudes of campers without disabilities toward including a peer with a physical disability in a summer sport and leisure activity camp — related
• The DCP significantly improved sport-specific attitudes toward rule and game modifications for basketball, contrasting with prior studies showing decreased sport-specific attitudes — related