The origins of the Special Olympics Movement in Poland in the 20th century
Since World War II, sport involving people with disabilities has gradually evolved in Poland, and people with intellectual disabilities had not participated in any sporting events until the end of the 1960s. They were treated as second-class citizens having no rights that they should be entitled to....
Main Authors: | Dorota Pilecka, Tomasz Jurek |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
2020-01-01
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Series: | Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://wnus.edu.pl/cejssm/en/issue/1176/article/18662/ |
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