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BLOOMINGTON, Ill., June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) announced plans to launch a state finals pilot program in cross country, bowling, swimming and diving, and track and field for student-athletes with disabilities, an initiative that builds on years of accommodations for student-athletes with disabilities in regular and post-season competitions. The pilot program supplements the measures already taken by the IHSA that accommodate...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) looks to expand opportunities for student-athletes with disabilities, the statewide organization announced that it has filed for declaratory judgment against the Illinois Attorney General. The complaint seeks judicial direction pertaining to opportunities for student-athletes with disabilities in state championships. According to last month's filing in McLean County Circuit Court,...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill., April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Several panels appeared today before an Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Ad-Hoc committee as part of the association's ongoing review of opportunities for student-athletes with disabilities. Among the panelists were parents and representatives from the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Agency, World Sport Chicago, Special Olympics, the Illinois Secretary of State's Office, school districts and regional special recreation...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill., April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- At their regularly scheduled meeting today, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors were briefed on yesterday's first meeting of the association's Ad-Hoc Committee studying participation opportunities for student-athletes with disabilities. For decades, the IHSA has embraced the inclusion of student-athletes with disabilities in a wide array of competitive sports and events. It now looks to further...