The learning and training needs of the disabled communities can be provided for by online learning The following links provide information on these sites The Activated Learning Group Catalog Click2Learn the e-Learning Network Master Catalog. In 2000, wheelchair rugby will make its debut as part of the Paralympic Games competition program at Sydney after having been a demonstration sport at Atlanta in 1996. Wheelchair rugby, formerly known as murderball, combines the rules, skills and intensity of basketball and football and is played with a volleyball. All players compete in wheelchairs which require maintenance frequently throughout the game due to the intense and rigorous play. Women and men compete together on mixed teams of four.
Teams aim to quickly pass, roll, dribble and carry the ball towards the opponent's goal line.
A player scores a one-point try or goal by touching or crossing the goal line while in possession of the ball. To identify the key functional abilities, the athletes are grouped within a point system ranging from 0.5 points, describing the most limited functional ability, up to 3.5 points, describing the highest level of functional ability. Wheelchair rugby players show different levels of movement, strength and control in arms, trunk and legs. Wheelchair rugby is mainly played by athletes with spinal cord injuries, involving arms and legs to some degree or other disabilities causing different levels of paralysis, like cerebral palsy, polio etc. Not a major ball handler.