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4th lecture – accessibility and special physical activity organizations Physical activity facilities compatible for all Organizations of special physical activity For example Finnish Organization of Handicapped Sport and Physical Activity (VAU ry.).
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4th lecture – accessibility and specialphysicalactivityorganizations • Physicalactivityfacilitiescompatible for all • Organizations of specialphysicalactivity • For exampleFinnish Organization of Handicapped Sport and Physical Activity (VAU ry.)
Facilities of physical activity compatible for all • Large part of physical activity facillities not compatible for handicapped? • All legal instructions (f.i. uninhibited building) have not been followed everywhere http://www.ymparisto.fi/download.asp?contentid=24296&lan=en • Ministry of education has published material for uninhibited building • Finland lacks behind many western countries in uninhibited physical activity building
Crucial problems • elevators • door widths • ramps • correct materials • Correct solutions must be made in cooperation with organizations for handicapped,for instance Kynnys ry. • Uninhibited planning only costs 2% more
Uninhibited facilities 2002 • Power Point –production on CD • Words and illustrations • Design by Maija Könkkölä • Producers: Invalidiliitto ry ja VYP (= community planning services for handicapped)
Ministry of education Council of physical education and sport Section of Sport Policies Section of Physical science Section of Special Physical education Lehtori, LitM Kaisu Laasonen Toimialapäällikkö, LitL Elina Karvinen Freelance tiedottaja, YTM Outi Lindroos Ylitarkastaja Mari Miettinen Urheiluasiamies Pertti Perko Professori, Ph.D, KM Pauli Rintala Suunnittelija Raimo Tuomainen Lehtori Marko Vaappo Sihteeri: Kari Koivumäki Section of building
Organizations 2010 • Suomen Invalidien Urheiluliitto 44 000 • Näkövammaisten keskusliitto 9 300 • Suomen Kuurojen Urheiluliitto 1 000 • S:n Kehitysvamm. Liik & Urheilu10 000 • Hengitysliitto Heli 59 000 • Mielenterveyden keskusliitto 15 000 • Suomen Reumaliitto 53 000 • Elinsiirtoväen liikuntaliitto 6 000 • Suomen MS-liitto 10 000 • Suomen Parkinson-liitto 6 100 • Sydänliitto 100 000 • Epilepsialiitto 9 000 • Suomen CP-liitto 4 000
Finnish organization for handicapped sport and physical activity VAU ry Estabilished 17.9.2009 Sports Federation for Invalids of Finland, SIU Central Organization for Visually Impaired, NKL, Section of sport Finnish Sport and Physical Activity for Mentally Disabled SKLU (Special Olympics activity) Sports Federation for Organ Transplant Patients, ELLI
Paralympic Committee of Finland www.paralympia.fi • Responsible of top sport • 3 employees • Sport related activities also offered by • Allergy- and Asthma Federation • Finnish Council of Mental Health • Federation of Muscular Illness • SOVELI ry. is the cooperation committee of special physical activity organizations since 1994 • 17 member organizations, www.soveli.fi
APUVÄLINE Exhibitions LIIKUNTAMAA • Common exhibition of Handicapped sport organizations • Theme in 2009: Wellness & Home • Tools and aids for physical activity, exhibitions, latest developments • Current issues • Chance to try different activities in almost 30 sites of activity • Winter activities: sled ice-hockey, skating and wheel-chair curling on artificial ice
Finnish Sport and Physical activity for HandicappedVAU ry www.vammaisurheilu.fi • Videos: for instance Junior Games • http://www.vammaisurheilu.fi/fin/materiaalit/tilattavat_materiaalit/videot_ja_dvdt/ • The most popular physical activities for handicapped in Finland • Tools and aids for physical activity • What makes physical activity so desired?