People with disabilities seldom get a chance to voice their opinions on their sport
experiences. A deeper understanding of the context-related experiences of sport is a …

In this study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight Victorian swimming
coaches to examine the discourses of disability and inclusion that they expressed in relation …

Since the early 1990s, evolutions in the governance of sport for people with disabilities point
to a transfer of responsibility from national disability sports organizations toward national …

This chapter focuses on disability and barriers to inclusion in sport. It begins by re-imagining
disability and sport within society. By offering an account based on the 2012 Paralympics …

As part of a growing body of literature about social legacy arising from Para sport1 contexts
(see Pappous and Brown, 2018), some researchers and practitioners have begun to focus …

Founded in 1968, Special Olympics (SO) is the world, s largest sport organization for people
with intellectual disabilities (ID), currently serving over five million athletes with ID across the …

Motor and sports activity is relevant from the earliest years of life and can improve the quality
of life. This paper analyses the value of play as a start to sporting activity. Specifically, in a …

Sport and disability Page 132 Chapter 7 Sport and disability The Special Olympics Youth
Unified Sports programme Sandra Dowling, Sabine Menke, Roy McConkey and David Hassan …

The use of assistive technology (AT) in sport raises critical questions about disability,
access, equity, and embodiment in culture and society. In this paper, we seek to provide …

ABSTRACT “Forbidden to stand” aims to provide a comprehensive account of how
participation in sitting volleyball (SV) has impacted upon the lives of players with …