Abstract Background Special Olympics (SO) is commonly cited to play an important role in
the lives of individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID). The purpose of the current review …

Purpose: Recreational sport programs are a critical but overlooked pathway for enhancing
social participation of emerging adults with disabilities. Specifically, the experiences of …

This qualitative study examines the perspectives of parents of youth with intellectual and
developmental disability (IDD) who participated in Special Olympics Unified Sports®, a …

This article aims to find out the optimization of 21st-century life skill dimension based on
unified sports soccer program on physical education of intellectual disability. The 21st …

Young people with disabilities participate in sports to a lesser extent than other adolescents.
That physical activity has positive effects on young people are understood. Sports clubs are …

Background: This review examined the impact of participation in an intentional physical
activity or sport program on community participation and inclusion for people with intellectual …

Based on the multi-dimensional framework of Damanpour and Schneider [2006.“Phases of
the Adoption of Innovation in Organizations: Effects of Environment, Organization and Top …

Direct, meaningful contact with people with intellectual disability, such as through integrated
sport, may be related to positive attitudes. The current study aimed to compare implicit …

Objectives Self-description research on athletes with intellectual disabilities (ID) is under
investigated. The specific aims in this paper are (a) to identify the differences in physical self …

This article presents the results of a scoping review on strategies that foster social inclusion
of individuals with intellectual disability through sports. Five promising strategies were …