Lauren J. Lieberman 
The Camp Abilities Story [EPUB ebook] 
The Global Evolution of Sports Camps for Children Who Are Visually Impaired

In 1995, Lauren Lieberman was an assistant professor with a dream: to form an educational sports camp for children who are visually impaired. Beginning with a small grant, Lieberman built a local program that grew into a worldwide movement. The Camp Abilities model has now been replicated all over the United States and in ten other countries.
The Camp Abilities Story relates Lieberman’s journey—from her earliest experiences in sports, to her ‘aha moment’ during college, to her Fulbright scholarship and starting Camp Abilities programs worldwide. With an inspirational yet honest view of how a dream to make a difference in the world was tempered by the reality of the hard work necessary to change lives, the lessons herein are applicable to anyone with a dream to make the world a better place.

Tabla de materias

Foreword


Paul Ponchillia

Acknowledgments

Prologue: Just over the Horizon



1. Growing Up

Dad, Can I Have a Unicycle?

Introduction to Adapting

Going to Camp

Choosing a Path in Higher Education

More to Learn



2. Perkins School for the Blind

Keeping My Eye on the Goalball

Sometimes We Learn the Hard Way

New Opportunities



3. Becoming a Professor

Usher-Friendly Volleyball

Seabeck

Working with Deaf Children

What’s Your Dream?



4. Birth of Camp Abilities

From Dream to Reality

Camp Begins

Some Early Lessons



5. A Day in the Life of a Camper

Settling In

Breakfast Takes Practice

Believe You Can Achieve!

Sharing Our Accomplishments with Each Other

After Lunch We Put Our Feet on the Bed

Wrapping Things Up at Dinner

Bringing in the Next Generation with Camp Can Do

Giving Campers a Finish Line

Giving Campers a Chance to Show Their Talents



6. Beyond Brockport: Camp Abilities Expands

Camp Abilities Alaska

Camp Abilities Arizona

Camp Abilities Puerto Rico

Camp Abilities Pennsylvania



7. Changing the Game

Thriving by Adapting

Beep Kickball and Judy Byrd

When Campers Change Their Own Game

Bringing Worlds Together

Building Future Leaders



8. We Can Do Hard Things

Hard Hits from the Outside

Never Giving Up

Hard Calls on the Inside

Tragedy Strikes



9. Getting Help

Diving Deeper: Water Activities

Lions

Look No Further Than Family

Inspiration



10. Further Expansions

Maryland

Texas

Long Island

Boston

Georgia

Saratoga, New York



11. Extending Our Reach

Winter Camp Abilities

Kosher Camp Abilities

Camp Abilities in the Media

Expanding Camp Abilities in St. Louis



12. Camp Abilities around the World

Guatemala

Costa Rica

Finland

Latvia

Bangladesh



13. Fulbright Global Scholar Award

Ghana

Ireland

Brazil

Mission Complete (or Not)



14. Moving Forward and Changing Lives

The Making of a Paralympian

Virtual Camp Abilities

Continuing Virtual in 2021

Kenya Camp Abilities



Epilogue: The Future of Camp Abilities

Appendixes

Resources

Index

Sobre el autor

Lauren J. Lieberman is Distinguished Service Professor at the State University of New York at Brockport. Her many books include
Universal Design for Learning in Physical Education (coauthored with Michelle Grenier, Ali Brian, and Katrina Arndt) and
Strategies for Inclusion: Physical Education for All (coauthored with Cathy Houston-Wilson).