“What's the difference?” Women's wheelchair basketball, reverse integration, and the question (ing) of disability
N Spencer-Cavaliere, D Peers - Adapted physical …, 2011 - journals.humankinetics.com
The inclusion of able-bodied athletes within disability sport, a phenomenon known as
reverse integration, has sparked significant debate within adapted physical activity. Although …
reverse integration, has sparked significant debate within adapted physical activity. Although …
Reverse integration in wheelchair basketball: Stakeholders' understanding in elite and recreational sporting communities
M Verdonck, J Ripat, PM Clark… - Adapted Physical …, 2020 - journals.humankinetics.com
Wheelchair basketball (WCBB) often includes reverse integration (RI), defined as the
inclusion of athletes without impairment in a sport traditionally aimed at athletes with an …
inclusion of athletes without impairment in a sport traditionally aimed at athletes with an …
Reverse integration in wheelchair basketball: A serious leisure perspective
Y Hutzler, R Barda, A Mintz… - Journal of Sport and …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Wheelchair basketball is one of the most popular sport activities among persons with
disabilities. The current study focuses on “reverse integration”(RI) groups of athletes with …
disabilities. The current study focuses on “reverse integration”(RI) groups of athletes with …
Sport participation for people with disabilities: exploring the potential of reverse integration and inclusion through wheelchair basketball
R Ramsden, R Hayman, P Potrac… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Reverse integration is defined as the inclusion of able-bodied people into disability sport.
For decades, there have been movements towards integrating people with a disability in …
For decades, there have been movements towards integrating people with a disability in …
" I consider myself an empowered woman": the interaction of sport, gender and disability in the lives of wheelchair basketball players
M Hardin - Women in Sport & Physical Activity Journal, 2007 - search.proquest.com
This research, involving interviews with elite female wheelchair basketball players, explores
how gender and disability intersect in the lives of these athletes. Interviews revealed the …
how gender and disability intersect in the lives of these athletes. Interviews revealed the …
Examining the concept of reverse integration: A response to Brasile's “new perspective” on integration
A Thiboutot, RW Smith… - Adapted Physical …, 1992 - journals.humankinetics.com
Brasile (1990) has proposed a “new perspective” on efforts in the United States to integrate
persons without disabilities in activities currently limited exclusively to those with disabilities …
persons without disabilities in activities currently limited exclusively to those with disabilities …
Disability and the dedicated wheelchair athlete: Beyond the “supercrip” critique
RJ Berger - Journal of contemporary ethnography, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …
people with disabilities. But few researchers have questioned the assumptions of this …
Why do able‐bodied people take part in wheelchair sports?
J Medland, C Ellis‐Hill - Disability & Society, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Recently able‐bodied people have taken up wheelchair sports. This paper aims to explore
why people are taking up a sport which may be considered to 'belong'to disabled people …
why people are taking up a sport which may be considered to 'belong'to disabled people …
'I had to pop a wheelie and pay extra attention in order not to fall:'embodied experiences of two wheelchair tennis athletes transgressing ableist and gendered norms …
When bodies move in certain contexts, it can mean very different things for different people.
In our society, some bodies are more valued than others, and detrimentally, this can mean …
In our society, some bodies are more valued than others, and detrimentally, this can mean …
“I do not compete in disability”: How wheelchair athletes challenge the discourse of able-ism through action and resistance
K Wickman - European journal for sport and society, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Drawing on data from face-to-face semi-structured interviews with five male and four female
wheelchair athletes and inspired by poststructuralism, this study illuminates the meaning …
wheelchair athletes and inspired by poststructuralism, this study illuminates the meaning …