Jessica Costanzi

a. Activity Title
Red Light/Green Light
b. Sources for your activity and for your adaptations (APA citations)
Nieboer , G. (2011, October 11). Red Light/Green Light. Retrieved December 14, 2017, from
http://www.gameskidsplay.net/games/sensing_games/rl_gl.htm
S. (n.d.). Spina Bifida - Be active kids with Spina Bifida. Retrieved December 14, 2017, from
https://www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/parents-and-carers/fact-sheets/be-active-with-spina-
bifida-0

c. Equipment needed
None, just players
d. Activity Description following guidelines for task analysis. How will you explain to
your participants how the activity will go?
1. Pick one person in the group to be the red light; the red light is the individual
who will be calling out the colors red, or green
2. The red light will stand on one side of the room and the other players will stand in
a line facing the red light on the opposite side of the room
3. The person who is the red light will say green light and everyone begins running
towards the other side of the room where the red light is standing
4. As soon as the person who is the red light says red light everyone must stop
running; any players who do not stop running are out
5. Steps 3 and 4 are repeated until one player reaches the other side of the room first,
and is therefore the winner.
6. The player that ran to the other side of the room first is now the red light and the
game starts over

e. Primary interaction pattern(s) (activity analysis)

*Note: Two different types of activity analyses forms will be used. For your first two
activities, use Stumbo and Peterson and for your third activity use Porter.
Unilateral: the individual who is the red light is acting as the antagonist given that the
other players are trying to reach that individual first; the players are also competing
against each other to try and get to the red light first

f. One researched adaptation specific to a disability group. Be specific. For example,

saying someone has anger issues is not a disorder. However, a person with anger
issues might be diagnosed with conduct disorder. You may not use a particular
disability or disorder more than one time.
Red light/green light would be an excellent activity for individuals with spina bifida who
are wheelchair users to participate in. The activity would be adapted by having
participants use their wheelchairs to play the game instead of walking/running to
play the game. The participants would be able to work on wheelchair propulsions
while participating given they will have to quickly propel or stop their wheelchair
based on the color the red light announces.
As the participants are propelling their wheelchairs, they are simultaneously working on
upper body strength. Ensuring individuals with spina bifida who are also
wheelchair users maintain upper body strength is imperative because they need
torso and arm strength for balance, to assist with transfers and to propel their
wheelchair. When the participants bend forward and rotate their arms to propel
their chair, they are activating the muscles in their arms and torso which will help
improve their upper body strength.