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ABLE-BODIED SKIER [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
  • Disabled Sports
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
  • Sociology of Recreation
CONT

The purpose of [the] study is to identify kinematic and muscular activation differences between single-leg skiers and non-disabled skiers.

OBS

abled-bodied skier: The use of the adjective "able-bodied" in the term "able-bodied skier" implies that all people with disabilities lack "able bodies" or the ability to use their bodies well and therefore should be avoided.

Key term(s)
  • non disabled skier
  • able bodied skier

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
  • Sports adaptés
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
  • Sociologie des loisirs

Spanish

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