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Miami Amputee Support Group Goes Bowling!
The "Miami Amputees in Action" support group went bowling last weekend. Everybody had a great time while also showing their competitive spirit. We'll keep you posted on future events. In the meantime, please join us for our monthly support meetings which are held on the first Wednesday of the month. Please see details in the Calendar of Evens section. Thanks Tanya for the pictures!
 Featured from the group are Daniella (AKA), Chris (BKA) and Falco (dbl AKA) bowling from the wheel chair.
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Meet and Greet Athletes!
Come and join this exciting event to meet disabled athletes in the Miami/Broward area and learn about adapted sports such as handcycling, quad rugby, wheelchair basketball, velodrome, triathlons, wheelchair tennis and sled hockey.
Date: Friday, February 8, 2013
Time: 11:15am
Questions: 305-585-6738
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High School Sports a Civil Right for Students with Disabilities?
(From the Amputee Coalition)
 January 25, 2013: Today, for the first time, the Department of Education issued new guidance for schools nationwide that makes sports a civil right for students with disabilities. The new guidance says that students with disabilities must be given a fair chance to play on traditional sports teams within the school system, or have their own leagues.
This is a huge step forward for children living with disabilities, including amputees. The guidance does not guarantee a spot on a competitive team, but it does require that students with disabilities not be excluded from participation because of their disability.
As long as reasonable accommodations can be made for students with disabilities to participate, then those accommodations must be made. In an instance where the accommodations would "fundamentally alter" the game, or create an unfair advantage, federal officials said that schools will be obligated to create separate but equally supported opportunities for kids with disabilities to participate (ex: wheelchair basketball, sled hockey, etc).
To read the full guidance released today by the Department of Education, you can click here.
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President and Clinical Director of Prosthetic Patient Management
Aldo Alvarez, MS LPO,CPO
Clinical Director of Orthotic Patient Management Ortho Pro Associates, Inc.
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