Integration, Inclusion and Transition in Adapted Physical Activity: [Special issue of the Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly Jour

Recent initiatives and conferences worldwide have stressed the importance of physical activity for all and progressive inclusion and acceptance of persons with disabilities. There has been a shift toward empowering people to be physically active throughout their life span in order to prevent secondary conditions that can have a negative effect on healthful and active living. It's the latest example of how, as the underlying philosophies of adapted physical activity and disability sport have changed through the years, new definitions and approaches have emerged. Yet trends such as progressive inclusion and acceptance have stimulated much debate and critical analysis in the past 10 years. In this special issue of APAQ, many of the world's recognized leaders in the field provide the latest perspectives on inclusion, its definition, benefits, and implementation. For example, Karen DePauw and Gudrun Doll-Tepper state in the opening article that inclusion is not simply an issue of placement or a single program model. It should be viewed instead as an attitude or process that can fuel substantive change in general physical education (and the community at large) for the benefit of all. Read this entire issue for yourself and get a thorough grounding in a core issue within the discipline. APAQ is the official journal of the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity.