30 Jul 2014

Report from EFDS encourages people to be active together

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A report by the English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) provides guidance and information on how to organise activities for disabled and non-disabled people to participate in sport and recreation together.

In 2013 the EFDS’s Lifestyle Report revealed six in ten disabled people (64 per cent) prefer to take part in sport and physical activity with a mix of disabled and non-disabled people, but only five in ten (51 per cent) currently do.

To help make it easier for disabled and non-disabled people to participate in sport together the Active Together report:

  • Highlights the benefits for the provider and participant in offering inclusive opportunities
  • Identifies potential challenges and offers solutions to overcome these challenges
  • Offers advice about how to improve the change of inclusive sport.

Barry Horne, Chief Executive of the EFDS, believes that the Active Together report will help sport and recreation providers give disabled participants what they want.

“More often than not disabled people are looking for opportunities, which are as likely to appeal to their non-disabled friends and family, enabling them to get active wherever and in whatever sport or activity they choose.

“Likewise, there is no one size fits all for how providers communicate with disabled people. There is still a number of different factors that can prevent groups of people or individuals from noticing and receiving communications."

Read the Active Together report.

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