Sport and disability pdf

Sparkes rd scholarly activity on disability, sport. Scottish disability sport provided valuable assistance and comments. Tackling disability discrimina tion in sport health and physical education, years 9 and 10 3 how to use this document this document is an interactive pdf created for acrobat reader xi. Since we wrote the chapter for the first edition of this handbook smith and sparkes 2012, research on disability, sport and physical activity has grown considerably. This is partly because people with disabilities experience barriers in accessing world report on disability world report on disability world health. Resources on disability and sports publications, websites, major disability related sporting events the unique ability of sports to transcend linguistic, cultural and social barriers makes it an. Scott porter were also commissioned by sportscotland to undertake a parallel investigation into issues and barriers around sports participation by people from. Sport and disability thematic profile print version. The paralympic games held in october 2000 provided an illustration of the quality and excitement in elitelevel disability sport, and the significant advances in its development. Fostering inclusion and wellbeing are more likely to experience disability as a result of inadequate nutrition and healthcare, and. In a sporting context, people with a disability often face a multitude of barriers to participation in sport and achievement in sport. In front of this backdrop it is better to understand why this volume titled inclusion in sport. The research was conducted and this report was written by scott porter research and. Pdf on jan 1, 2014, jeffrey martin and others published disability and sport find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate.

England, around half of whom have a learning disability. There are approximately 450,000 adults with autistic spectrum disorders in. Inclusion and sport health and physical education, years 7 and 8 3 how to use this document this document is an interactive pdf created for acrobat reader xi. Disability and participation contains not only articles about options of sporting activities for people with disabilities together with nondisabled peers and competitors e. Some people with disabilities may be capable of doing a substantial amount of physical activity. It was intended that the research would provide sportscotland and associated organisations with clear. Across the world, people with disabilities have poorer health outcomes, lower education achievements, less economic participation and higher rates of poverty than people without disabilities.