Training Disabled People

Author: Sara Wicebloom

1st edition • 2007

Publisher • A & C Black Publishers Ltd

162 pages

ISBN: 978 0 71367 923 6

Training Disabled People is the only book to provide fitness professionals with detailed guidance on working with disabled clients.

The book is written to the National Standards, so provides the reader with everything they need to know in order to gain qualification and be able to work safely and effectively with disabled clients. Training disabled clients is currently the most in-demand course at many of the fitness industry training centres - they are struggling to keep up with demand. This follows legislation and Government initiatives designed to improve access to fitness centres for disabled people and to encourage them to take part in regular exercise. The book covers a range of areas, including: medical conditions and how to research them programming and instruction skills pre-exercise checks and fitness testing communication skills (including sign language) motivation techniques sample programmes and exercises, fully illustrated with B&W photographychecklists and forms to be used when working with clients.

Climbing For All - Disability Awareness in Rock Climbing TOP

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This useful booklet contains information about climbing with people with a wide range of disabilities. Also covered are technical considerations, such as use of special equipment to facilitate top rope climbing, abseiling and assisted climbing.

Access Africa: Safaris for People with Limited Mobility TOP

Author: Gordon Rattray

1st edition • 2009

Publisher • Bradt Travel Guides

368 PAGES

ISBN: 978 1 84162 286 6

This guide is the first of its kind

Describes access in hotels, lodges and tented camps, so readers can decide if it suits their needs

Information on specialist operators and equipment.

In Europe, 14% of the adult population is classed as disabled; the figure is 21% in the US. But the horizons of people with limited mobility, whether through disability or age, are fast expanding. This guidebook is the first to explore the five major safari countries – Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa, plus Victoria Falls in Zambia – specifically with limited mobility in mind. It examines the services offered by African operators catering to disabled travellers, enabling easy comparisons and informed choices. It discovers accessible accommodation in world-famous locations such as the Serengeti/Masai Mara ecosystem in East Africa, Namibia's Etosha National Park and Botswana's elephant paradise, Chobe. With explanations of flight and airport procedure, travel insurance and health concerns, and suggestions for the best itineraries for each region, it opens the doors of Africa to those with limited mobility.