Accordingly, sportscotland commissioned research to explore the overall issue of participation in sport and physical recreation by people with a disability. Fostering inclusion and wellbeing are more likely to experience disability as a result of inadequate nutrition and healthcare, and. It was intended that the research would provide sportscotland and associated organisations with clear. The paralympic games held in october 2000 provided an illustration of the quality and excitement in elitelevel disability sport, and the significant advances in its development. Resources on disability and sports publications, websites, major disability related sporting events the unique ability of sports to transcend linguistic, cultural and social barriers makes it an.
Tackling disability discrimination in sport health and physical education, years 9 and 10 3 how to use this document this document is an interactive pdf created for acrobat reader xi. Scott porter were also commissioned by sportscotland to undertake a parallel investigation into issues and barriers around sports participation by people from. Physical activity for people with disabilities features. In front of this backdrop it is better to understand why this volume titled inclusion in sport. There are approximately 450,000 adults with autistic spectrum disorders in. Disability is a complex multidimensional social construct. Since we wrote the chapter for the first edition of this handbook smith and sparkes 2012, research on disability, sport and physical activity has grown considerably. The research was conducted and this report was written by scott porter research and. Scottish disability sport provided valuable assistance and comments. Tackling disability discrimina tion in sport health and physical education, years 9 and 10 3 how to use this document this document is an interactive pdf created for acrobat reader xi. Some people with disabilities may be capable of doing a substantial amount of physical activity. Disability and participation contains not only articles about options of sporting activities for people with disabilities together with nondisabled peers and competitors e.