UWL students help collect health insights on Special Olympics athletes
UW-La Crosse welcomed Special Olympics athletes to campus Friday, Oct. 25 as part of a new, nationally-funded initiative focused on understanding how Special Olympics programs improve athletes’ lives.
Through the program, Project ALL STAR, 30 UWL student volunteers from Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Recreation Therapy programs provided vital health measurements for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who participate in Special Olympics programs.
“This event offers people with intellectual disabilities the invaluable opportunity to attend a fitness event with well-trained volunteers, allowing them to learn more about their health and contribute to the improvement of Special Olympics Health programming,” said Hanni Cowley, a clinical assistant professor in the UWL Physical Therapy program…