The IFC Newsletter is a quarterly publication released every Fall (October), Winter (January), Spring (April) and Summer (July).
Click here to download pdf versions of the member newsletters:
IFC Fall Quarter Newsletter - October 2009
"2009 Fall Update"
Includes the following:
- National Physical Activity Plan - Introduction and Updates
- The Summit on the Value of Play - Held on June 14 - 16, 2009 at Clemson University
- Play is Not Just for Fun! By: Joel R. Agate
- Inclusive Fitness Opportunities - Club Industry 2009 Inclusive Fitness Pavilion & NCPAD/IFC Presentations at McCormick Place—Chicago, IL
Member News
- Legally blind runner is a sight to behold By: Dale Bowman, Chicago Sun Times
- Program Spotlight - Wheelchair Basketball Clinic at Family YMCA of Black Hawk County
- Rock on the Green Brings San Francisco Its First Look at Inclusive Fitness
Events and Conferences
- Club Industry Chicago Conference and Expo
- MFA Medical Fitness and Healthcare Conference
- October Paralympic Sport Clinic
- New Fitness Program for People with Disabilities
- New Intramural Programs and Sport Clinics for Students with Disabilities
- Up2Us National Conference
Research Announcements
- Study Examining Leisure-time Physical Activity of Young Adults with Visual or Mobility Impairments
Resources Available
- World Sport Chicago is offering Chicago high school juniors the World Sport Chicago Scholarship
March 2009 Newsletter
"Update to Members: Spring 2009"
Includes the following:
- Announcement of Physical Activity Guidelines: 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults with Disabilities
- Congratulations, Mr. President! A Letter to President Obama
- New ASTM Initiative: “Inclusive Fitness Equipment Standards”
- Action Alert from the Special Olympics: Campaign to Spread the Word to End the Word
- Workgroup Updates and Progress
- Events and Conferences
- Research Announcements
- Resources Available
- Job Postings
September 2008 Newsletter
"Update to Members: Fall 2008"
Includes the following:
- REMINDER OF IFC CONFERENCE: The Inclusive Fitness Conference: Exercise for Every Body!
- Announcement: Inclusive Fitness Coalition (IFC) Stakeholder Strategy Session
- Inclusive Playgrounds Awareness Day: Call for Hosts, Inclusive Playgrounds Awareness Event, Inclusive Fitness Coalition (IFC)
- A Swing for All Children: Parents lead charge to add swings for children with disabilities to playgrounds citywide
- Fitness Center Factsheet
- A Great Day at the Oscar(s) By Dr. James Rimmer
- F.I.T.T. - Kranking: the Next Revolution in Fitness
- Help your Clients Conclude an Amazing 2008!
October 2007 Newsletter
"Update to Members: Fall 2007"
Includes the following:
- Veterans' Adaptive Activities Day
- Inclusive Play for All Children: The Opportunities are Boundless!
- Reporters Often Miss the Bigger Picture
- Use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) to Prepare Individualized Exercise Prescriptions for People with Disabilities - Tailoring the Physical Activity Program for Success
- Inclusive Fitness Trainer Beta Exam
- Online College Certificate Program in Personal Training for Older Adults
- Events, Conferences, Research
- Moving Forward Together
March 2007 Newsletter
"Update to Members: Coalition Up and Running"
Includes the following:
- The Call to Action
- Strategies for Success
- Policy Makers Committed
- Based on Science, Pledged to Act
- Barriers Abound
- Voices of Experience
- Solutions That Work
- Moving Forward Together
