Coaching the Disabled

Buranda Therapy Group Introducing the Buranda Therapy Group formed in 1990 to help disabled Bowlers.

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Coaching Non-Ambulant Disabled Bowlers If a disabled person presents him/herself to you for coaching and he/she is not in a wheelchair, you have to satisfy yourself whether he/she is ambulant or non-ambulant, i.e. he/she has sufficient walking capacity to be coached upright (as an ambulant) or he has not.
Ambulant Theory This section covers people who are ambulant with a disability.
Intellectual Disability By definition, a person with an intellectual disability is.... Other considerations and the Coaches responsibility..
Hearing Impaired Valuable information and hints for the Coaches.
Health Related Conditions Coaching Bowlers with asthma, diabetes,epilepsy and heart disease.
General Principles, Legal, Medical In dealing with the disabled be aware of a need for special consideration and thoughtfulness. This section touches on the Legal, Medical, Health & Safety Conditions.