Access by Design: Capstone Projects to Promote Adapted Physical Activity

自我锻炼已被证明可以降低患各种健康问题的风险，包括肥胖、心血管疾病、癌症和肌肉骨骼疾病。对于身体残疾的人来说，这些健康益处可能更加深远。与普通人群相比，他们患肥胖症的风险更大，而且往往很难找到合适的方式进行体育锻炼。当参与体力活动时，参与者报告说他们感觉自己不再被视为残疾。此外，适当的体力活动可能会带来一些心理-社会益处，包括减少孤立感，提高自我形象和自尊，以及扩大运动员S的社会支持网络。在加州大学保利分校，工程学院与运动学(Kine)系合作，成功地开展了适应活动计划。我们将与中央海岸辅助技术中心(CCATC)共同合作，CCATC是一个非营利性组织，直接与身体和感官残疾的客户合作，满足残疾人的特殊锻炼需求。多学科的学生团队将致力于顶石项目，以设计、制造和测试辅助设备，以帮助适应的身体活动。这笔赠款中的拟议项目将增强调整后的体育活动计划为社区服务的能力。这项运动器材的开发非常适合加州大学保利？S从做教育理念中学习。在他们的高级设计巅峰体验期间，学生被要求根据用户需求设计、构建和测试系统。这些项目服务于这些教育目标，同时提供了多学科经验和具有现实世界意义的项目的机会。这份提案的作者S在本科设计、辅助技术和服务学习方面都有多年的经验。该项目得益于皮？S和中国贸促会之间持续不断的牢固关系。最后，有效的项目，如运动系？S适应体力活动，以及由加州大学保利？S本科生设计的辅助设备将成为解决美国全国肥胖危机的典范。

0756210SelfPhysical activity has been shown to reduce the risk for a myriad of health problems, including obesity, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and musculoskeletal disease. For people with physical disabilities, these health benefits are potentially even more profound. They are at a greater risk for obesity than the general population, and often have difficulty finding suitable ways to engage in physical activity. When engaging in physical activity, participants report feeling that they are no longer viewed as being disabled. Additionally, adapted physical activity may result in a number of psycho-social benefits, including reduced feelings of isolation, increased self-image and self esteem, and extension of the athlete?s social support network. At Cal Poly, the College of Engineering has partnered with the Kinesiology (KINE) Department in its successful Adapted Activity Program. Jointly we will work in collaboration with the Central Coast Assistive Technology Center (CCATC), a non-profit organization that works directly with clients who have physical and sensory disabilities, to address the special exercise needs of persons with disabilities. Multidisciplinary teams of students will work on capstone projects to design, build, and test assistive devices to aid adapted physical activities. Proposed projects in this grant will enhance the ability of the Adapted Physical Activity Programs to serve those in the community. Development of this athletic equipment fits perfectly into Cal Poly?s Learn By Doing educational philosophy. During their senior design capstone experience, students are required to design, build, and test a system based on user requirements. The projects serve these educational objectives while at the same time providing the opportunity for multidisciplinary experiences and projects with real-world meaning. The PI?s of this proposal have many years of experience in undergraduate design, assistive technology, and service-learning. The project benefits from the strong on-going relationship between the PI?s and the CCATC. Finally, effective programs, such as the KINE Department?s Adapted Physical Activity, and the assistive devices designed by Cal Poly?s undergraduate students will serve as exemplars in addressing the national crisis of obesity in the United Sates.