By supporting children with disabilities to participate in community sports and activities, children gain activity-specific skills, group participation skills, self-esteem, increased independence, and opportunities to engage in positive peer interactions.
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Sport can help foster genuine connections between people with and without disability. A remedy to increasing loneliness in a Covid-19 world.
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Compared to the general population, people with disabilities have fewer friends, less social support and are more socially isolated. But sport can help change that.
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Prior to COVID-19, 45% of people with intellectual disabilities reported feeling lonely. Sport can provide the perfect place for friendships to form. Learn more: https://t.co/2BDPUeFbML
REMINDER: ISD Masterclasses are open for enrolment.
Each masterclass focusses on a niche area of inclusive practice presented by experienced inclusion experts who are doing it in the real world.
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When it come to measuring the impact of #inclusivesport initiatives we need to go beyond the basic output measurements and capture how involvement affects the lives of participants and how we can improve the way we do things as an organisation.
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ICYMI: This Inclusion in Action video features Summer Giddings, an up and coming Para-athlete, and her coach Matt Rawlings. Summer and Matt share how they make inclusion happen for athletes with disability at the Hills Athletics Academy.
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I met Matt filming Inclusion in Action with the Hills Athletics Academy and the excellent work Matt does to create an inclusive environment for athletes with disability. Matt shared some excellent and practical tips for coaches and clubs. Watch: https://t.co/tkFOXqo1ua
Summer Giddings is an up and coming Para-athlete who has benefitted from a coach and club that knows how to make inclusion happen by understanding the needs of athletes & creating an environment where everyone can reach their potential. Watch: https://t.co/tkFOXqo1ua
Summer Giddings, an up and coming Para-athlete. Summer & her coach Matt share how they make inclusion happen for athletes with disability at the Hills Athletics Academy. Watch: https://t.co/tkFOXqo1ua
Shout out to Alfio Stuto from Bon Journo Media, the creative genius behind ISD's Inclusion in Action videos. Alfio knows how to capture & produce a compelling story. Check him out at https://t.co/Y13ynJhiGi & check out our Inclusion in Action project here https://t.co/tkFOXqo1ua
Abdul Aziz is a charismatic young man who loves football (soccer). He loves the competitive side of the game and asks clubs and coaches to focus on the skills of migrant and refugee players.
Watch the full story here: https://t.co/tkFOXqo1ua