Persons suggesting otherwise should be directed to this definition. Students with disabilities are legally entitled to an appropriate education, including physical education, in the least restrictive environment. While inclusion for classroom instruction purposes may be appropriate, inclusion for physical education instruction purposes may or may not. This account is anechdotal, not hypothetical. Each of the above outlaws discrimination solely on the basis of disability.
Services provided by such agencies range from offering advice to providing legal council.
The teacher as advocate for students with disabilities may turn to the local teacher organization for support. Another site entitled Cyber-Active appears promising. This site, still under construction, already offers a very good array of adapted physical education-related information. All comments will be thoughtfully considered. Some, with your prior permission, may appear at this site as the Adapted Physical Advocacy Page continues to be revised.