We’re excited to launch a brand-new season of What’s New in Adapted Physical Education (APE) with a fresh, research-to-practice focus. Starting with this season, we’ll be releasing episodes every two weeks, each centered on in-depth topics that spotlight how research can directly support and enhance practical teaching strategies in the field.

In our latest episode, host Scott McNamara welcomes Brad Wiener, an experienced APE supervisor in Fairfax County, Virginia, to discuss the exciting changes to the APE platform and share insights from his role. With 17 years as an APE teacher, Brad now oversees 55 dedicated APE teachers and supports 64 more across a large number of schools. He underscores the critical benefits of having an APE supervisor who has been "in the trenches" and understands the nuances of teaching adapted physical education firsthand.

Brad reflects on some key challenges he faces, from communicating policies to advocating for adequate staffing—challenges that often resonate across the APE field. A unique aspect of Brad’s leadership style is his commitment to integrating research into everyday practice. He actively encourages teachers to engage with the latest APE studies, emphasizing the value of structured research and its practical application in the classroom.

Additionally, Brad sees tremendous potential in connecting pre-service teachers with current APE professionals. This mentorship not only supports skill-building but also fosters critical thinking—a vital skill as pre-service teachers step into real-world scenarios. Tune in to hear Brad’s insights, and stay tuned for more bi-weekly episodes designed to bridge the research-to-practice gap in APE.

Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice: An Interview with Brad Weiner

Companies in Japan of a certain size are required by law to employ people with disabilities, according to the ‘Act on Promotion of Employment of People with Disabilities’. 

Companies with 40 or more employees in Japan are required by law to employ at least one person with a disability. According to the Toyama Labor Bureau, over half of the companies that meet that certain size have not employed a single person, so-called zero-employment companies.

Episode Notes:

‘Over Half of Companies in Toyama Prefecture Employ No People with Disabilities’:

https://barrierfreejapan.com/2024/11/07/over-half-of-companies-in-toyama-prefecture-employ-no-people-with-disabilities/

Over Half of Companies in Toyama Prefecture Employ No People with Disabilities

The saga of Barrier Free Japan versus JR Kyoto Station’s toilet ‘Out of Order’ ‘Accessible Toilet’ continues…

Back in December 2023, Barrier Free Japan wrote about they often leave Kyoto by JR Kyoto Station and noted that one of JR Kyoto Station’s ‘accessible toilets’ had been ‘out of order’ or ‘unavailable for use’ for weeks. 

Barrier Free Japan reported on October 31st 2024 that almost over one year later, it remained ‘out of order.’ 

On Friday 8th November 2024, Barrier Free Japan observed an ‘accessible toilet’ which was ‘un-taped off!’

Episode Notes:

‘(Update) JR Kyoto’s Seemingly Permanently ‘Out of Order’ ‘Accessible Toilet’ – There is Hope!’:

https://barrierfreejapan.com/2024/11/10/update-jr-kyotos-seemingly-permanently-out-of-order-accessible-toilet-there-is-hope/

JR Kyoto’s Seemingly Permanently ‘Out of Order’ ‘Accessible Toilet’ – There is Hope!

How easy is Portsmouth as a city for disabled people to get around for work, study or leisure? 

What barriers to their freedom are disabled people encountering in Portsmouth? What can be done to remove or reduce the barriers?

We welcome Georgina Fry from Portsmouth’s Disability Advisory Group to hear what the challenges are, and what is being done to help. 

Portsmouth Disability Advisory Group
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563355431337

Portsmouth Wheelchair Access Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/portsmouthwag/

PCPA (Portsmouth Carers and Personal Assistants)
https://www.facebook.com/PortsmouthCPA

Is Portsmouth a disability friendly city?

In this special Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, co-hosts Drs. Kilby Mann and Kristie Malik interview presenters of posters and oral abstracts relevant to the care of children with medical complexity at the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) 78th Annual Meeting in Quebec City, Canada that took place October 23rd-26th 2024. Speakers describe the implications of their study findings, messages for patients and families, and priority areas for research that they hope can be investigated further by the complex care community in the coming years.

SPEAKERS
Tori Bahr, MD
MedPeds Complex Care Physician
Section Chief of Pediatrics
Gillette Children's, St. Paul, Minnesota

Laura Brunton, PT, PhD 
Associate Professor 
School of Physical Therapy 
Western University, London, Ontario

Caitlin Cassidy, MD
Associate Professor
Departments of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Pediatrics
Western University, London, Ontario

Adam Rosenbloom, MD, MPH
Complex Care Pediatrician
Dell Children's Medical Center
University of Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School

Cristina Sarmiento, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado

Julie Stutzbach, PT, DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor 
School of Rehabilitative and Health Sciences
Regis University, Denver, Colorado

HOSTS
Kristina Malik, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Medical Director, KidStreet
Pediatrician, Special Care Clinic,
Children's Hospital Colorado

Kilby Mann, MD
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Children's Hospital Colorado

DATE
Initial publication date: November 11, 2024. 

ARTICLES AND ADDITIONAL REFERENCES
• American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM), https://www.aacpdm.org/

• AACPDM Complex Care Committee (https://www.aacpdm.org/about-us/committees/complex-care)

• Houtrow AJ, Hurwitz MB. A dearth of disability-related competencies in Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's Milestones 2.0. PM R. 2024 Aug 23. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.13257. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39177053.﻿

• Fehlings D, Agnew B, Gimeno H, Harvey A, Himmelmann K, Lin JP, Mink JW, Monbaliu E, Rice J, Bohn E, Falck-Ytter Y. Pharmacological and neurosurgical management of cerebral palsy and dystonia: Clinical practice guideline update. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2024 Sep;66(9):1133-1147. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15921. Epub 2024 Apr 19. PMID: 38640091.

• AACPDM Care Pathway Dystonia in Cerebral Palsy, https://www.aacpdm.org/publications/care-pathways/dystonia-in-cerebral-palsy

TRANSCRIPT
https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/as/p9pj6g7sxn5kjmmgps5wnk4/111124_-_Complex_Care_at_the_American_Academy_for_Cerebral_Palsy_and_Developmental_Medicine_Annual_Meeting

Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu

CITATION
Malik K, Bahr T, Brunton L, Cassidy C, Rosenbloom A, Sarmiento C, Stuzbach J, Mann K. Complex Care at the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Annual Meeting. 11/2024. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast.. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/complex-care-at-the-aacpdm-2024.

Complex Care at the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Annual Meeting

Rike und Georg enthüllen ihren Plan für den Podcast und sprechen darüber, was sie eigentlich machen und welche schrecklichen oder wundervollen Theaterproduktionen die Beiden in den letzten 20 Jahren gesehen haben.

Die erwähnten Stücke:
"Regie" – Monster Truck & Theater Thikwa
"Tiere im Hotel" – Junges Schauspielhaus Hamburg
"My Sweet Panther" – Theater Stap & Theater FroeFroe

TB00 Folge Null - Ein inklusiver Theaterpodcast

Necessity really is the mother of invention. And some inventions make a big difference. Retired physicist Dr. Tony Heyes explains how his work solving transport problems for the blind led to an unforeseen reward from a stranger.

Unexpected Legacy

Journalist Lincoln Cook discusses barriers to employment with an advocate, an entreprenuer, and the CEO of Good Samaritans Australia. Pre-recorded for the Morning Mag RTRFM92.1 (Oct 2017).

Disability Employment Rights

Beatrice and Tracy Rosenthal speak with Annie Powers about how our organizing can meet the moment, with lessons from homeless, landless, and poor people’s movements from the 1930s, 1980s, and today.

Annie Powers is an organizer with Union de Vecinos, the Eastside Local of the Los Angeles Tenants Union, and a scholar of landless people’s political movements in the United States. She studies the history of housing and homelessness, and poor people’s urban land struggle, in the US and the world.

This episode is part of a series in collaboration with Tracy Rosenthal centered around the growing tenants’ movement and their book, co-authored with Leonardo Vilchis, Abolish Rent: How Tenants Can End the Housing Crisis.

Transcript forthcoming.

Find Tracy's book, Abolish Rent, here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2443-abolish-rent

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Disability News Japan has noticed a number of adverts and leaflets at train stations of late. Specifically they are aimed at discouraging people from walking on escalators or walking whilst looking at their smartphones.

Japan Train Companies Asks for ‘No Walking’ on Escalators and ‘No Looking at Smartphones’

Broadcast every Tuesday at 11am AEDT on Radio Port Phillip 98.7 or 98.3 FM. It’s your weekly dose of science and technology.

Including features on cool gadgets, website reviews, the latest science and IT news, not to mention astronomy and space exploration.

http://beyondinfinity.com.au/

Special thanks to John Young, Paul Wattie, Steve Meyers, Brendon Telfer and the team at RPPfm.

Der inklusive Theaterpodcast mit Friederike Jaglitz und Georg Kasch

Geht Theaterkritik auch inklusiv? Wir probieren es aus. Gemeinsam beschreiben Schauspielerin Friederike Jaglitz aus Hamburg und Kulturjournalist Georg Kasch aus Berlin ausgewählte Produktionen bei NO LIMITS. Sie ordnen ein, kommentieren und streiten mitunter: War das jetzt ein richtig guter Abend oder eine Enttäuschung? Dazu gibt es Hintergründe, Einblicke in aktuelle Diskussionen und in Produktionsprozesse.


Mit Unterstützung des NO LIMITS Disability & Performing Arts Festival Berlin.

Hosted by Michael Gillan Peckitt, who resides in Kobe, Japan, the Disability News Japan Podcast is News website 'Barrier Free Japan's podcast, a weekly digest of some of the news about disability in Japan in audio form. New episodes will usually available every Friday at 6am Japan Time.

Politics, culture, and public policy from the left. Stay alive another week.

w/ Beatrice Adler-Bolton, Artie Vierkant, Phil Rocco and Jules Gill-Peterson. 

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Two brothers-in-law, Ian Morris and Simon Sansbury from Portsmouth (UK) talk about local and national politics without the point scoring.

New tracks tagged #DisAbility