Access by Design: Capstone Projects to Promote Adapted Physical Activity

0756210self体育活动已被证明可以降低许多健康问题的风险，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为深远。他们比一般人更容易肥胖，而且往往很难找到合适的方式进行体育活动。当参与体育活动时，参与者报告感觉他们不再被视为残疾人。此外，适当的体育活动可能会产生许多心理和社会效益，包括减少孤立感，提高自我形象和自尊，并扩展运动员的能力。社会支持网络。在加州理工学院，工程学院与运动机能学（KINE）部门合作，成功开展了适应性活动项目。我们将与中央海岸辅助技术中心（CCATC）合作，这是一个直接与有身体和感官残疾的客户合作的非营利组织，以解决残疾人的特殊锻炼需求。学生的多学科团队将在顶点项目工作，设计，建造和测试辅助设备，以帮助适应体育活动。这项拨款的拟议项目将增强适应性体育活动计划为社区服务的能力。这种运动器材的开发完全适合加州理工学院？“边做边学”的教育理念。在他们的高级设计课程中，学生需要根据用户需求设计、构建和测试一个系统。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意义的项目的机会。π吗?本提案S有多年的本科设计、辅助技术和服务学习经验。该项目受益于PI之间的持续紧密的关系。和CCATC。最后，有效的项目，如KINE部门？适应性身体活动，以及加州理工学院设计的辅助设备。美国的大学生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.