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ERIC Number: EJ1275499
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1949-1212
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"The Sky Is the Limit": An Interview with Taylor Duncan on What Baseball Can Do to Help Young People with Disabilities Reach Their Potential
Grünke, Matthias
Insights into Learning Disabilities, v17 n2 p139-145 2020
In this interview, disabilities activist and commissioner of the Alternative Baseball Organization (ABO) Taylor Duncan relates his life as a student with autism and other special needs. He goes into stigmas that he had to overcome in school as he tried to participate in regular baseball activities. Encouraged by a coach to not give up and pursue his love for America's favorite pastime, Duncan's passion for the game eventually resulted in the foundation of the ABO, a nonprofit that has received wide attention throughout the United States. Duncan points out how baseball can provide everyone with opportunities to participate, build team-working skills, and practice perseverance. Finally, he stresses the importance to empowering people with special needs and providing them with chances to showcase themselves as mature and full-fledged members of society.
Learning Disabilities Worldwide, Inc. 14 Nason Street, Maynard, MA 01754. Tel: 978-897-5399; Fax: 978-897-5355; e-mail: info@ldworldwide.org; Web site: http://www.ldworldwide.org/educators/ild-educators
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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