Initiatives to facilitate the social inclusion of people with intellectual disability in physical activities with others in community‐based sporting, recreation and leisure …

E Ristevski, F McCook, S Thompson… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background While barriers to participation in physical activity are well documented, there is
no consolidated evidence on strategies promoting participation of people with intellectual …

The impact of physical activity and sport programs on community participation for people with intellectual disability: A systematic review

A Thomson, S Bridges, B Corrins, J Pham… - Journal of Intellectual …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

The experience of social inclusion for people with intellectual disability within community recreational programs: A systematic review

J Merrells, A Buchanan, R Waters - Journal of Intellectual & …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Social inclusion is a vital domain in quality of life and is enhanced through
recreational programs. People with intellectual disability have been provided with fewer …

Parents' experiences and decisions on inclusive sport participation of their children with intellectual disabilities

EHL Tsai, L Fung - Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2009 - journals.humankinetics.com
This study examined the experiences of parents of persons with intellectual disabilities (ID)
as they sought inclusive sport participation for their children. To understand their …

Community involvement of young adults with intellectual disabilities: Their experiences and perspectives on inclusion

SA Hall - Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Inclusion in the community is essential to enhancing a person's quality of life.
Although people with intellectual disabilities have a desire to be more involved in activities …

Survey on strategies to promote social inclusion through sports

M Grandisson, M Chrétien-Vincent, B Ouellet… - …, 2021 - meridian.allenpress.com
A survey was conducted to document the perspectives of stakeholders in Quebec (Canada)
on seven strategies that could promote social inclusion of people with intellectual disability …

Sport and intellectual disability: benefits, barriers and bridges

S Dowling - Sport, coaching and intellectual disability, 2014 - api.taylorfrancis.com
This chapter draws parallels between the benefits of participation in sports and physical
activity amongst the general population and amongst people with intellectual disabilities …

Promoting social inclusion through unified sports for youth with intellectual disabilities: a five‐nation study

R McConkey, S Dowling, D Hassan… - Journal of intellectual …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Although the promotion of social inclusion through sports has received
increased attention with other disadvantaged groups, this is not the case for children and …

Sport intervention programs (SIPs) to improve health and social inclusion in people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review

L Scifo, C Chicau Borrego, D Monteiro… - Journal of Functional …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Inactivity is a major issue that causes physical and psychological health problems,
especially in people with intellectual disability (ID). This review discusses the beneficial …

Strategies to foster inclusion through sports: A scoping review

M Grandisson, J Marcotte, B Niquette, É Milot - Inclusion, 2019 - meridian.allenpress.com
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 …