Spinesafe+Education+Program

"Spinesafe Education Program is a Disability Awareness and Reintegration Program for Secondary/Tertiary Students and Community Groups. The objectives of this resource are prevention of spinal cord injury, raising awareness of disabilities, and developing an understanding of the impact of spinal cord injuries on individuals and the community (Turnell 1998)." This resource booklet assists teachers by minimising the preparation for implementing the Spinesafe Education Program as it contains suggestions for teaching the program, learning activities, assessment and reporting strategies and teachers notes.

This resource would be effective in teaching students with special needs but also all students as it contains several activities that cater for all students in the areas of PDHPE. This resource also has activities included to increase the understanding of spinal injuries having an emphasis on interacting with people with disabilities. This booklet allows for students to have an understanding of what life is like for people with disabilities such as a people with paraplegia. As a teacher this resource would be effective for introducing students to disabilities to increase their knowledge and understanding of this topic. I would use this resource booklet to raise awareness of disabilities amongst my students and this resource booklet also has great ideas to teach sporting activities to all students including those with a disability.

I strongly believe that this is an significant resource for PDHPE teaching people with special needs for example people with paraplegia, as it contains ideas, strategies and activities that includes and meets the needs of all students regardless of a disability or not.

Reference:

Turnell, R. (1998). //Spinesafe Education Program: Disability Awareness and Reintegration Program for Secondary/Teritiary Studnets and Community Groups.// Published by Spinesafe Education Program