The “supercrip” athlete is often derided as a figure that is antithetical to the interests of
people with disabilities. But few researchers have questioned the assumptions of this …

There has been little critical recognition of the marginalization of athletes with disabilities
through media use of the'supercrip'model in their coverage. This research explored sport …

Hoop Dreams on Wheels is a life-history study of wheelchair athletes associated with a
premier collegiate wheelchair basketball program. The book, which grapples with the …

Drawing on interviews with 25 athletes with disabilities and para-sport participants (coaches,
volunteers, and supporters), and on posts and comments made on a multi-authored blog …

Purpose: To describe how athletes with disabilities talk about their experiences of
participating in competitive disability sport in South Africa. Method: In-depth semi-structured …

This study investigated the experiences of nine men and six women with physical disabilities
who participated in an adult disability sport camp. Using in-depth semistructured …

Do the Paralympic Games empower the disability sport community? Like many other
contemporary sporting institutions, the Paralympic Games have made the transition from …

This article offers an exploratory analysis of the opinions of disabled activists towards the
Paralympic Games. With the use of a qualitative online survey, the work focuses on the …

The purpose of this study was to explore athletes' perceptions of how coaches shaped their
experiences in disability sport throughout development. Athletes with physical disabilities …

Competitive sports for people with disabilities has grown rapidly over the past several
decades, and opportunities for participation are increasingly available throughout the …