AAPAR's mission is to enhance quality of life by promoting creative and active lifestyles through meaningful physical activity, recreation, and fitness experiences across the lifespan, with particular focus on community based programs. 

Resources:

AAPAR: Adapted Physical Education Resource Manual

Adapted Physical Education Eligibility Criteria for Adapted Physical Education Services

The Colorado Department of Education – October 2008
Adapted Physical Education Guidelines
for Colorado Public Schools

Adapted Physical Education Guidelines for Colorado Public Schools - Fact Sheets for General Physical Educators

AAPAR/NASPE Position Statement- Eligibility Criteria for Adapted Physical Education Services

Adapted Physical Education National Standards
The purpose of the Adapted Physical Education National Standards project was to ensure that physical education for children with disabilities be delivered by a qualified Adapted Physical Educator. In order to meet this purpose a set of 15 national standards representing the content a qualified Adapted Physical Educator must know to do their job was developed. In addition, a national certification exam was developed to measure the specialized content. The content an Adapted Physical Educator must know was identified and divided into 15 broad standards. The following are brief descriptions of the specific standards. To see the standards in full, you must acquire the Adapted Physical Education National Standards Guide.

The Jefferson County Public Schools – Adapted Physical Education website: www.k12lessonplans.com/JeffCoAPE

Adapted Physical Education websites that contain additional information in the field of Adapted Physical Education; Click Here for Websites.

The fall issue of Teaching Tolerance Magazine, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, focuses on how educators are making physical education more inclusive. NASPE Past President Lynn Couturier and Past Presidents Circle Unsung Hero Award Winner Doris Dorr are among those quoted. The article called “Game Changers” is on page 36.

P.E. in the schools article appeared in the Fall 2011 issue of Teaching Tolerance Magazine.

Adapted Physical Education and RTI Pyramid
Working with Para-educators in the Physical Education Program
Para Professionals in Physical Education