For those with

disabilities, it is
very important to
incorporate
physical activity. It
has been found that
those with
disabilities have an
increase in
optimism when
participating in a
sport (Wilhite,

Archery
Target Archery is sponsored
nationally by Wheelchair and
Ambulatory Sports USA (Winnick,
2005).
WASUSA originated after WWII to
help veterans and other athletes

modifications for almost any

disability.
The International Archery
Federation established the
following rules:

to participate in sports again

Archers with quadriplegia may use

(WASUSA, n.d.)

body support and strapping, and

Archery can include those with

many disabilities and has

may also use compound bows with

mechanical release aid.
Archers with use of only one side

of their body may use a bow stand

to help support their bow.
Only archers with a bow-arm
disability should have the bow
strapped onto their hand.
Those with visual impairments
may also participate. For those
with partial sight, bright colors are
placed on the targets. For those
with no sight, a sound is placed
behind the target. Placing balloons
Archery, n.d.).

Archery is one of the only sports

to have disabled athletes
compete in both Olympics and
Paralympics and may disabled
archers have earned medals over
able-bodied archers (World

History: After WWII, as part of

rehab for spinal cord injury
patients, sports were added to
the rehabilitation process. In
1946, archery was added to the
program and continues to be a