The Disabled Children: Is It Important for Them to Participate in Sport and Physical Education Program?

Nurhayati,

Ordik
Vol 6, No 3 (2008)

One problem that the Indonesian government has
had recently is the growth of number of people with disabilities caused by
accident, poor nutrition, or natural disaster. 
They need special assistance to overcome their physical problems, so they
won’t depend on other to deal with their daily activities.  Some researches show that sport and physical
education program are useful tools for disabled to get healthy development.  However, there are some problems that the
disabled have when they participate in sport and physical education
program.  This writing tries to find out these major problems,
causes of the problems and the the possible solutions for the problems.