Understanding Adapted Physical Education

‘Understanding Adapted Physical Education’ is a fresh, forward-looking introductory textbook for all Adapted Physical Education (APE) courses. Moving away from dated medical models towards a social-relational understanding of disability, it opens up the subject more effectively for students than cumbersome existing textbooks, offering evidence-based practical guidance throughout as well all introducing all the most important concepts and key theory.Written by a team of leading and emerging experts in APE, the book first introduces foundational issues related to disability and schools, and APE specifically.It then explores those impairments that are commonly experienced among students within public schools, including physical, intellectual and visual impairment, and describes strategies and best practice to reduce barriers to access and meaningful participation in physical education.The book also reviews important contemporary topics in the study and practice of APE, such as ableism, in