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  2. ADAPT - Wikipedia

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    ADAPT (formerly American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today) is a United States grassroots disability rights organization with chapters in 30 states and Washington, D.C. [1] History [ edit ]

  3. Adaptation - Wikipedia

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    Adaptation is an observable fact of life accepted by philosophers and natural historians from ancient times, independently of their views on evolution, but their explanations differed. Empedocles did not believe that adaptation required a final cause (a purpose), but thought that it "came about naturally, since such things survived."

  4. Adaptation (arts) - Wikipedia

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    An adaptation is a transfer of a work of art from one style, culture or medium to another. Some common examples are: Film adaptation , a story from another work, adapted into a film (it may be a novel, non-fiction like journalism, autobiography, comic books, scriptures, plays or historical sources).

  5. Timeline of disability rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    1983 – The Americans Disabled for Accessible Public Transit (ADAPT) organization was established in Denver, Colorado. [ 3 ] [ 80 ] 1983 – The New York Supreme Court authorized the sterilization of an incompetent person.

  6. Adaptive behavior - Wikipedia

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    A child born with cerebral palsy will most likely have a form of hemiparesis or hemiplegia (the weakening, or loss of use, of one side of the body). In order to adapt to one's environment, the child may use these limbs as helpers, in some cases even adapt the use of their mouth and teeth as a tool used for more than just eating or conversation.

  7. Adapted physical education - Wikipedia

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    Adapted physical education is the art and science of developing, implementing, and monitoring a carefully designed physical education. Instructional program for a learner with a disability, based on a comprehensive assessment, to give the learner the skills necessary for a lifetime of rich leisure, recreation, and sport experiences to enhance physical fitness and wellness.

  8. Film adaptation - Wikipedia

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    A film adaptation is the transfer of a work or story, in whole or in part, to a feature film. ... American comic book characters, particularly superheroes, ...

  9. Literary adaptation - Wikipedia

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    Literary adaptation is adapting a literary source (e.g. a novel, short story, poem) to another genre or medium, such as a film, stage play, or video game. It can also involve adapting the same literary work in the same genre or medium just for different purposes, e.g. to work with a smaller cast, in a smaller venue (or on the road), or for a ...