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ACTIVE LIVING: NO LIMITS A plan to improve health and well-being for people with a disability in NI through participation in sport, leisure and active recreation.

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ACTIVE LIVING: NO LIMITS A plan to improve health and well-being for people with a disability in NI through participation in sport, leisure and active recreation.

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Active Living: No Limits2016-2021A plan to improve health and wellbeing for people with a disability in Northern Ireland through participation in sport and active recreation

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Contents

Foreword 1

Vision and purpose of the Action Plan 2

Background and where we are now 3

Strategic context 6

Who developed this Action Plan? 8

What do people with a disability want? 9

What do we hope to achieve by 2021? 11

How will we do this? 12

How will we measure progress? 40

Active Living: No Limits

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Foreword In May 2015 Sport Northern Ireland invited a number of key stakeholders to discuss current and future disability sport provision in Northern Ireland. It was agreed that the sector required a strategic Action Plan to focus its direction and provide a framework for investment, resulting in a project board being formed to lead the development of this Plan.

As Chairperson of the Strategic Project Board and Chief Executive of Disability Action, I am all too aware of the cultural, access and attitudinal barriers that people with disabilities continue to face in every aspect of life. Things are changing and I am determined to see more people with disabilities engaged with and staying involved in sport and active recreation, at both a grassroots and competitive level, and I know this determination is shared by my fellow board members as well as those with whom we consulted to devise this Plan.

The benefits of sport to both physical and mental health and well-being are well documented but being active also improves confidence, self-esteem and independence, instils a competitive spirit and provides an important outlet for social interaction.

However, while it is obvious that being active can have a positive impact on the lives of people with disabilities, many still face significant difficulties in getting involved with only 31% having participated in the last twelve months. There are challenges such as negative attitudes, inadequate infrastructure, lack of high quality, inclusive opportunities, gaps in staff training, and the need for improved communication and general awareness raising to overcome. This Action Plan sets out a shared vision for how these challenges can be met, and how many of the benefits of a healthier and more active lifestyle can be enjoyed by people of all abilities.

I would like to thank everyone who participated in the consultation events and activities and to thank the project board for their hard work, passion and commitment to developing this Action Plan. I know we are confident that through its delivery, and collaborative working, we will break down barriers to participation and move towards people with a disability facing ‘No Limits’ in sport and active recreation.

Kevin Doherty Chief Executive, Disability Action

On behalf of the Active Living: No Limits Strategic Project Board:

Department for Communities: Tony Murphy, Robert Heyburn, Rosalind Dempsey (from 01.04.16), Martina Hanna, (from 01.04.16). Department of Education: Dale Heaney (to 31.03.16), Sarah Malcolmson (from 01.04.16), Kieron Moore (from 01.04.16). Department of Health: Colin Dunlop. Disability Action: Kevin Doherty, Orla McCann. Disability Sport NI: Kevin O’Neill. Northern Ireland Sports Forum: Ciaran Kearney. The Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister: Joan Hardy (to 31.03.16). Sport Northern Ireland: John News, Sonia Langasco, Anne Lowden.

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Vision and purpose of the Action PlanThe vision for the Active Living: No Limits 2021 Action Plan is:That everyone with a disability has an equal opportunity to access sport and active recreation leading to a healthier and more active lifestyle.

We will deliver the vision by:Encouraging and facilitating a collaborative approach to increasing participation in sport and active recreation by people with a disability.

The purpose of the Action Plan is to:• Give direction to the development of disability sport across Northern Ireland.• Encourage strategic and joined up working.• Agree where the sector would like to be by 2021 and provide a guide for

how to get there.• Provide a framework for strategic investment in disability sport.

Did you know?In 2011, Fermanagh Lakeland Forum was the first facility to achieve the Inclusive Sports Facility accreditation in Northern Ireland.


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Background and where we are nowDisability Sport NI was established in 1998 by a small number of disability sports groups, with the aim of tackling the underrepresentation of people with disabilities in sport. This was followed by the implementation of the Sport Northern Ireland (Sport NI) Disability Mainstreaming Policy since 2006. Since then, there has been a gradual growth in sport and active recreation programmes for people with disabilities in Northern Ireland.

During this time public funding bodies, District Councils and key Governing Bodies of Sport have also been increasingly proactive and committed to including people with disabilities in their programmes. The Northern Ireland Executive investment has also helped, for example, by sustaining and growing a successful Special Olympics programme across Northern Ireland specifically for people with an intellectual disability.

However, despite many examples of success, people with disabilities in Northern Ireland are still half as likely to participate in sport and active recreation compared to people without disabilities (source: Department for Communities Continuous Household Survey, 2014-2015); and only 23% of people with a disability achieve the recommended 150 minutes or more of physical activity each week (source: Northern Ireland Sport and Physical Activity Survey, 2010).

“I never imagined I could participate in sport because of my disability. Kurling is a sport that I really enjoy. I feel proud that it’s a sport that I can do.”

Margaret Kelly, participant in the Fit 4 U project

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The prevalence of disability increases with age and in the UK 45% of adults over state pension age have a longstanding illness, disability or infirmity. Currently 20% of the population in Northern Ireland (all ages) have a long-term chronic illness or disability and the number of people of state pension age has measured between 25% - 27% over the last 40 years. This figure is predicted to grow to more than 40% in the next 40 years which will have a significant impact on the numbers of people experiencing disability in their lifetime.

During the London 2012 Paralympic Games, eight athletes from Northern Ireland won seven medals. The Rio 2016 Paralympics Games had the largest ever number of athletes from Northern Ireland selected to compete at the Games. Nine athletes from across six sports secured six medals, including five gold medals. In 2014, Bangor athlete, Kelly Gallagher also won the UK or Ireland’s first gold medal in history at the Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi.

While these achievements have created a greater demand for sport and active recreation, the supply and choice of accessible, high quality opportunities has not adequately increased in response to this demand and those with disabilities continue to face a range of barriers to accessing the opportunities, facilities and the range of sports that are available to people without disabilities.

Source: Department for Communities Continuous Household Survey 2014-2015

People with a disability

People without a disability

Have participated in sport in the last 12 months 31% 64%

Have participated in sport in the last four weeks 20% 48%

Normally participate in sport on one or more days per week 26% 57%

Be a member of a sports club or organisation 13% 26%

Have attended a live sports event in Northern Ireland within the previous year 17% 33%


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Delivery• National Governing Bodies• Disability sport organisations • Disability sport clubs • Sport clubs• Youth and community organisations• Public and private facility providers• Schools

Strategy• Sport Northern Ireland• Department for Communities• Department of Health • Department of Education• District Councils

Strategy

Delivery

People with a disability

Existing Disability Sport Infrastructure

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Strategic context Sport Matters: The Northern Ireland Strategy for Sport and Physical Recreation, 2009 - 2019 is a cross-departmental strategic commitment to sport and physical recreation, endorsed by the Northern Ireland Executive and the Assembly. The high level target for participation includes a focussed target (PA10) “to deliver at least a 6% increase in participation rates in sport and physical recreation among people with a disability (based on 2011 baseline) by 2019”.

In March 2015, the Sport Matters Mid-Term Review recognised that “achieving this target needs to be a genuine partnership approach with elements of work being taken forward by those best placed to contribute together with the pooling of resources and expertise”, and recommended that “sport and disability is recognised as a Sport Matters key priority throughout the next five years, to achieve greater participation…”.

It is intended that this Action Plan will make a significant contribution towards achieving the ambitions of Sport Matters. It also has the potential to deliver against targets within a range of other cross-Departmental outcome focussed strategies including:

• Northern Ireland Executive: A Strategy to improve the lives of people with disabilities (2012 - 2017) which was formed to drive improved service delivery, increase awareness of the needs of people with disabilities and improve opportunities for people with disabilities across all policy areas, including improve access to sport, arts and leisure and other cultural activities so that those with a disability have equal access to a community life.

• Department of Health’s Physical and Sensory Disability Strategy and Action Plan (2012 - 2015) which confirms the Department’s commitment to improving outcomes, services and support for those who have a physical, sensory or communication disability in Northern Ireland.

• Northern Ireland Executive: Active Ageing Strategy (2016 - 2021) which focuses on what Departments can add to existing work to make a strategic change to services or programmes in relation to older people. One of the desired outcomes for the Active Ageing Strategy is that older people participate in cultural, educational and physical activity.


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• Children with Disabilities Strategic Alliance: Children and Young People Manifesto (2012) which identifies a number of cross-cutting issues which must be addressed as a priority by the Government in Northern Ireland, including: priority funding for children with disabilities and young people accessing services.

In light of the challenges reflected in the Sport Matters Mid-Term Review, the continued inequalities in sport and active recreation provision for those with disabilities, and the climate of economic austerity across the UK in 2015, Sport NI convened a meeting with a number of key stakeholders who agreed the need for a strategic Action Plan. The Action Plan would set out how key government and voluntary organisations could work collectively to deliver sport and active recreation opportunities across Northern Ireland, and provide strategic focus for investment to develop the disability sport sector.

Active Living: No Limits Action Plan 2016 - 2021

Sport Matters: The Northern Ireland Strategy for Sport and Physical Recreation (2009 - 2019)

Northern Ireland Executive: A Strategy to improve the lives of people with disabilities (2012 - 2017)

Department of Health: Physical and Sensory Disability Strategy and Action Plan (2012 - 2017)

Northern Ireland Executive: Active Ageing Strategy (2016 - 2021)

Improved outcomes and health and wellbeing for people with a disability

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Who developed this Action Plan?This Action Plan has primarily been developed by people with a disability and those groups and organisations who seek to support and empower people with a disability to have an inclusive life experience.

More than 250 individuals and organisations provided input during an engagement process that included both an online survey and a series of public consultation events. These included contributions from 123 people with a disability and carers; 71 organisations supporting people with a disability and 61 organisations such as Governing Bodies of Sport, Health and Social Care Trusts, Schools, and District Councils.

The process of enabling, collecting and managing these views was overseen by a Strategic Project Board, convened and serviced by Sport NI and independently chaired by Disability Action. The Strategic Project Board included representatives from across the disability and sports sectors and wider Departmental representation. Full details of its membership are included at Appendix I.

There was overwhelming support for the development of this Action Plan during the public engagement and consultation process and the debate, and ideas that were generated helped to inform its development.

Did you know?Newry Leisure Centre is working towards becoming an accredited Inclusive Sports Facility, and seeks advice from the Sportability Committee - a voluntary committee made up of representatives from all local disability groups who work with the Council on disability issues. 31% of their members have a disability (462 adults and 164 children).


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What do people with a disability want?During the consultation process respondents were asked what challenges, needs and barriers currently make it difficult for them to participate or progress in sport and active recreation. They were also asked what they would like to see change or improve. A number of recurrent themes were reflected in their responses. These included:

Enable partnerships, networking, improved communication, and innovative engagement: • The need for a collaborative approach to disability sport and a supportive

infrastructure to coordinate and join up the sector and attract investment.• A lack of knowledge about existing sport and active recreation opportunities and

the need to be creative in engaging those who are currently inactive, including using new technology.

• The desire for awareness raising activities and a focused media strategy to change public, peer and service providers’ attitudes.

• The necessity to increase the number of people taking part in sport and active recreation and reduce the inequalities in participation.

Address barriers that prevent people participating in sport and active recreation:• A deficit in local, inclusive, accessible and sustainable sport and active recreation

opportunities and the role District Councils, for example, could play in improving the current position. Sixty-four percent of survey respondents felt that the provision of opportunities was the greatest need in terms of sport and active recreation.

• Poor choice of sports / physical activities and inconsistency of opportunities across Northern Ireland. The survey highlighted significant gaps in sports that people would like to play and those that are offered. Furthermore, only three of the top 10 sports played by people with a disability featured in the top 10 sports participated in by the general population (Continuous Household Survey 2013-2014).

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• The requirement for support, capacity building and training for clubs, Governing Bodies of Sport and service providers to increase their ability to be inclusive. Neither Governing Bodies of Sport or sports clubs featured, within the survey, in the top three organisation types that respondents had worked with in the last 12 months.

• The need for people with a disability to be trained and employed as coaches and advise on project development.

• The importance of physical education in schools being inclusive and engaging as well as having teachers trained to identify and support talented young people.

Create an environment where sustained participation is possible and talented athletes can progress:• The need for a network of fully accessible multi-sport facilities offering inclusive

opportunities and specialist equipment. The lack of accessible facilities was identified as one of the top five barriers to participation.

• The need to create more competitive opportunities, improve performance pathways and provide accessible elite training opportunities across Northern Ireland.

In line with the views expressed by many of those who contributed to the process, and in particular those individuals with a disability, there was a clear demand for this Plan to be ‘a call to action’. In response, this Plan presents three Action Themes:

1. Engage and Encourage2. Active and Inclusive3. Involved and Inspired


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What do we hope to achieve by 2021?Reflecting the longstanding and intractable nature of many of the challenges facing those with a disability in sport, this Action Plan proposes a long-term vision that sets out a series of realistic, achievable outcomes that will contribute towards securing that vision.

The Plan will be driven by outcome based accountability given there will be a focus on improving outcomes that will contribute to those with a disability leading a healthier and more active lifestyle. Under the three Action Themes five specific outcomes have been identified:

Engage and Encourage1. People with a disability are supported by a strong, well coordinated disability

sport sector.2. People with a disability have positive experiences as a result of changed public

attitudes and a greater understanding of disability.

Active and Inclusive3. People with a disability lead active lifestyles and have improved health and

wellbeing through involvement in sport and active recreation.4. People with a disability have equality of choice and consistency of accessible

activities and sporting facilities.

Involved and Inspired5. People with a disability face ‘No Limits’ in sport and active recreation.

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How will we do this?The public consultation and engagement process identified the need for a coordinating structure to take the lead in facilitating the delivery of this Action Plan. Therefore, it was agreed that the existing Strategic Project Board would draw up a terms of reference and establish:

A Cross-Departmental Disability Sport Forum - to create links and enable a networking and information sharing platform between relevant government departments, agencies, etc. and organisations within the disability and sports sectors.

A Northern Ireland Active Living: No Limits Forum - to support the delivery, monitoring and realisation of the outcomes of this Action Plan.

To realise the five outcomes, which will be the measures of success of the Plan in 2021, 17 actions and 66 timebound delivery outputs are set out under the three Action Themes in Table 1.

Did you know?Disability Sport NI and Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, in consultation with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust’s physiotherapy and occupational therapy teams, run a disability specific Wildcats Multi-Sports Programme for 7-14 year olds with Dyspraxia in the Craigavon area.

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ty S

port

NI,

Spe

cial

Oly

mpi

cs U

lste

r, N

I Dea

f Spo

rts, B

lind

Spo

rts N

etw

ork,

etc

.

By

Mar

ch 2

018

an

d on

goin

g


17

Tabl

e 1:

Act

ive

Livi

ng: N

o Li

mits

Prio

rity

Them

es a

nd A

ctio

ns

Prio

rity

Them

eW

hat w

ill w

e do

How

will

we

do it

Who

will

do

itW

hen

will

we

do it

Enga

ge a

nd

Enco

urag

e4.

Est

ablis

h a

partn

ersh

ip

with

hea

lth

care

ser

vice

s to

in

form

inac

tive

peop

le a

bout

op

portu

nitie

s.

a. F

irst p

oint

s of

con

tact

with

in h

ealth

ca

re s

ervi

ces

(incl

udin

g G

P S

urge

ries,

D

ay O

ppor

tuni

ties

Pro

gram

me,

Soc

ial

Wor

k Te

ams,

Occ

upat

iona

l The

rapy

, O

utre

ach

Wor

kers

, Phy

sica

l Act

ivity

C

oord

inat

ors,

Dis

abili

ty T

eam

s,

Pro

mot

ing

Wel

lbei

ng T

eam

s, e

tc.)

will

be

info

rmed

of t

he A

ctiv

e Li

ving

: N

o Li

mits

web

site

to e

nabl

e th

em to

si

gnpo

st a

nd e

ncou

rage

indi

vidu

als

to

use

this

ser

vice

.

b. L

inks

will

be

mad

e w

ith p

rovi

ders

of

the

Reg

iona

l Phy

sica

l Act

ivity

Ref

erra

l S

chem

e to

sha

re in

form

atio

n an

d pr

omot

e to

ols

such

as

the

Act

ive

Livi

ng: N

o Li

mits

web

site

.

Act

ive

Livi

ng: N

o Li

mits

S

ite M

anag

er (L

ead

Part

ner)

- D

epar

tmen

t of H

ealth

- Pub

lic H

ealth

Age

ncy

- Dis

trict

Cou

ncils

Rel

atio

nshi

ps

esta

blis

hed

by

Mar

ch 2

018

Em

bedd

ed b

y M

arch

202

0

Enga

ge a

nd

Enco

urag

e5.

The

hea

lth

and

wel

lbei

ng

bene

fits

of

sust

aine

d pa

rtici

patio

n w

ill

be p

rom

oted

to

enc

oura

ge

peop

le w

ith

disa

bilit

ies

to a

dopt

an

d su

stai

n ac

tive

heal

thy

beha

viou

rs.

a. A

revi

ew o

f exi

stin

g he

alth

pro

mot

ion

mat

eria

ls /

publ

icat

ions

will

be

com

plet

ed a

nd th

ose

iden

tified

as

rele

vant

will

be

amen

ded

and/

or

repr

oduc

ed in

acc

essi

ble

form

ats

and

publ

icis

ed, t

hrou

gh b

oth

esta

blis

hed

and

inno

vativ

e ch

anne

ls,

in p

artic

ular

ly ta

rget

ing

the

hard

est t

o re

ach

impa

irmen

t gro

ups

i.e. p

eopl

e w

ith p

hysi

cal d

isab

ilitie

s, b

lind

and

parti

ally

sig

hted

peo

ple

and

peop

le

who

are

dea

f or h

ard

of h

earin

g.

- PH

A (L

ead

Partn

er)

- Dep

artm

ent o

f Hea

lth- D

epar

tmen

t of E

duca

tion

(via

C2k

)- H

ealth

Car

e Pr

ofes

siona

ls- S

choo

ls- D

isabi

lity s

port

orga

nisa

tions

inclu

ding

: D

isabi

lity S

port

NI,

Spec

ial

Olym

pics

Ulst

er, N

I Dea

f Sp

orts

, Blin

d Sp

orts

N

etw

ork,

etc

.- D

isabi

lity o

rgan

isatio

ns /

grou

ps- N

I Act

ive L

iving

: No

Lim

its

Foru

m (v

ia m

edia

stra

tegy

)

By

Mar

ch 2

018

an

d on

goin

g

18

Tabl

e 1:

Act

ive

Livi

ng: N

o Li

mits

Prio

rity

Them

es a

nd A

ctio

ns

Prio

rity

Them

eW

hat w

ill w

e do

How

will

we

do it

Who

will

do

itW

hen

will

we

do

it

Enga

ge a

nd

Enco

urag

e6.

Incr

ease

aw

aren

ess

of

loca

l acc

essi

ble

com

mun

ity

trans

port

sche

mes

to

redu

ce

barr

iers

to

parti

cipa

tion

in

spor

t and

act

ive

recr

eatio

n op

portu

nitie

s.

a. R

elat

ions

hips

with

loca

l com

mun

ity

trans

port

sche

mes

will

be

esta

blis

hed

and

info

rmat

ion

on a

ppro

pria

te s

ervi

ces

shar

ed w

ith p

oten

tial u

sers

.

b. C

omm

unity

pla

nnin

g bo

dies

will

be

influ

ence

d to

incl

ude

trans

port

/ acc

ess

to

spor

ting

faci

litie

s an

d op

portu

nitie

s as

a

prio

rity.

c. R

esou

rcin

g of

exi

stin

g co

mm

unity

tra

nspo

rt sc

hem

es a

nd p

oten

tial

oppo

rtuni

ties

aris

ing

from

new

pro

posa

ls

such

as

the

Inte

grat

ed P

asse

nger

Tr

ansp

ort P

roje

ct a

nd th

e A

cces

sibl

e Tr

ansp

ort S

trate

gy w

ill b

e ex

plor

ed.

- Dis

abili

ty

orga

nisa

tions

/ gr

oups

(Lea

d Pa

rtne

r)- D

istri

ct C

ounc

il le

d Fo

rum

- Reg

iona

l, co

mm

unity

and

lo

cal t

rans

port

prov

ider

s- C

omm

unity

P

lann

ing

grou

ps- T

rans

link

- Dep

artm

ent f

or

Infra

stru

ctur

e - D

isab

ility

Act

ion

By

Mar

ch 2

017

and

ong

oing

By

Mar

ch 2

017

Ong

oing

7. In

crea

se a

war

e-ne

ss o

f and

the

avai

labi

lity

of

Incl

usiv

e S

ports

Fa

cilit

ies

(ISF)

ac

ross

Nor

ther

n Ire

land

.

a. A

regi

ster

of I

SF

accr

edite

d fa

cilit

ies

will

be d

evel

oped

/ up

date

d an

d pu

blic

ised

via

th

e Ac

tive

Livi

ng: N

o Li

mits

web

site

and

ot

her m

eans

.

b. T

he I

SF

and

all o

ther

agr

eed

accr

edita

-tio

n sc

hem

es w

ill be

pro

mot

ed w

idel

y to

ag

reed

targ

et g

roup

s e.

g. D

istri

ct C

ounc

ils,

and

enco

urag

ed a

s be

st p

ract

ice.

- Dis

abilit

y S

port

NI

(Lea

d Pa

rtne

r)- D

istri

ct C

ounc

il le

d Fo

rum

- Pub

lic fu

nder

s- F

acilit

y pr

ovid

ers

- Spo

rt N

I- G

over

nmen

t D

epar

tmen

ts

By M

arch

201

7

Ong

oing


19

Tabl

e 1:

Act

ive

Livi

ng: N

o Li

mits

Prio

rity

Them

es a

nd A

ctio

ns

Prio

rity

Them

eW

hat w

ill w

e do

How

will

we

do it

Who

will

do

itW

hen

will

we

do

it

Enga

ge a

nd

Enco

urag

e6.

Incr

ease

aw

aren

ess

of

loca

l acc

essi

ble

com

mun

ity

trans

port

sche

mes

to

redu

ce

barr

iers

to

parti

cipa

tion

in

spor

t and

act

ive

recr

eatio

n op

portu

nitie

s.

a. R

elat

ions

hips

with

loca

l com

mun

ity

trans

port

sche

mes

will

be

esta

blis

hed

and

info

rmat

ion

on a

ppro

pria

te s

ervi

ces

shar

ed w

ith p

oten

tial u

sers

.

b. C

omm

unity

pla

nnin

g bo

dies

will

be

influ

ence

d to

incl

ude

trans

port

/ acc

ess

to

spor

ting

faci

litie

s an

d op

portu

nitie

s as

a

prio

rity.

c. R

esou

rcin

g of

exi

stin

g co

mm

unity

tra

nspo

rt sc

hem

es a

nd p

oten

tial

oppo

rtuni

ties

aris

ing

from

new

pro

posa

ls

such

as

the

Inte

grat

ed P

asse

nger

Tr

ansp

ort P

roje

ct a

nd th

e A

cces

sibl

e Tr

ansp

ort S

trate

gy w

ill b

e ex

plor

ed.

- Dis

abili

ty

orga

nisa

tions

/ gr

oups

(Lea

d Pa

rtne

r)- D

istri

ct C

ounc

il le

d Fo

rum

- Reg

iona

l, co

mm

unity

and

lo

cal t

rans

port

prov

ider

s- C

omm

unity

P

lann

ing

grou

ps- T

rans

link

- Dep

artm

ent f

or

Infra

stru

ctur

e - D

isab

ility

Act

ion

By

Mar

ch 2

017

and

ong

oing

By

Mar

ch 2

017

Ong

oing

7. In

crea

se a

war

e-ne

ss o

f and

the

avai

labi

lity

of

Incl

usiv

e S

ports

Fa

cilit

ies

(ISF)

ac

ross

Nor

ther

n Ire

land

.

a. A

regi

ster

of I

SF

accr

edite

d fa

cilit

ies

will

be d

evel

oped

/ up

date

d an

d pu

blic

ised

via

th

e Ac

tive

Livi

ng: N

o Li

mits

web

site

and

ot

her m

eans

.

b. T

he I

SF

and

all o

ther

agr

eed

accr

edita

-tio

n sc

hem

es w

ill be

pro

mot

ed w

idel

y to

ag

reed

targ

et g

roup

s e.

g. D

istri

ct C

ounc

ils,

and

enco

urag

ed a

s be

st p

ract

ice.

- Dis

abilit

y S

port

NI

(Lea

d Pa

rtne

r)- D

istri

ct C

ounc

il le

d Fo

rum

- Pub

lic fu

nder

s- F

acilit

y pr

ovid

ers

- Spo

rt N

I- G

over

nmen

t D

epar

tmen

ts

By M

arch

201

7

Ong

oing

Tabl

e 1:

Act

ive

Livi

ng: N

o Li

mits

Prio

rity

Them

es a

nd A

ctio

ns

Prio

rity

Them

eW

hat w

ill w

e do

How

will

we

do it

Who

will

do

itW

hen

will

we

do it

Enga

ge a

nd

Enco

urag

e8.

Gov

erni

ng

Bod

ies

of S

port

and

stad

ia

oper

ator

s w

ill

be e

ncou

rage

d an

d su

ppor

ted

to d

evel

op

mor

e in

clus

ive

stad

ia a

nd

incr

ease

the

num

ber o

f sp

ecta

tors

with

di

sabi

litie

s.

a. In

clus

ive

stad

ia d

esig

n an

d m

anag

emen

t gu

idel

ines

revi

ewed

and

pro

mot

ed.

b. S

ports

faci

lity

acce

ss a

dvis

ory

grou

p es

tabl

ishe

d an

d fa

cilit

ated

.

c. L

arge

r sta

dia

enco

urag

ed to

pro

duce

sp

ecta

tor d

evel

opm

ent p

lans

des

igne

d to

incr

ease

the

num

ber o

f dis

able

d sp

ecta

tors

.

Dis

abili

ty S

port

NI

Dis

abili

ty S

port

NI

(Lea

d Pa

rtne

r)

- Gov

erni

ng B

odie

s of

Spo

rt- S

tadi

a op

erat

ors

- Spo

rt N

I- D

isab

ility

spo

rt or

gani

satio

ns- D

isab

ility

or

gani

satio

ns /

grou

ps

By

Mar

ch 2

017

By

Mar

ch 2

017

Ong

oing

20

Craigavon Inclusive Leisure Project Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

Project DetailsIn 2004, Disability Sport NI, in partnership with Sport NI and Craigavon Borough Council, developed an inclusive gym with fully accessible equipment. In 2010, an Inclusive Sport and Leisure Officer was employed to develop an innovative sports and leisure programme giving people with disabilities an equal opportunity to lead a fit and active lifestyle.

Project AchievementsBy November 2015, a number of key initiatives by the Inclusive Sport and Leisure Officer had been delivered giving 2,608 people the opportunity to participate in sport and physical activity in one of the 8,183 participation opportunities that were created.Over the lifetime of the programme the number of people with a disability using Council facilities increased, particularly in Craigavon Leisure Centre. Initially only three people with a disability were using the gym, by the end of the programme there were 52 regular users and 233 people had attended at least once. A number of new disability clubs have also been established in the Craigavon area: Craigavon Boccia Club; Craigavon Cyclones Wheelchair Basketball Team; and Portadown RFC’s ‘Portadown Panther Tag Rugby Club’.

Future GoalsTo expand into Armagh and Banbridge, work strategically with key local partners to train coaches to deliver inclusive activities in their own setting to ensure sustainability and to establish a signposting service to raise awareness of participation opportunities.

Case Study

“My mum told me that Craigavon Leisure Centre had gym facilities that people with disabilities could use. I was elated; I can honestly say that joining the Inclusive Sport and Leisure Officer’s programme has been the best thing I’ve ever done. The programme has not only helped me with my physical health, but my emotional health too. I am looking forward to my future and can openly say that I’m up for any challenge that you present to me!”Michael McGrady, participant in the Inclusive Sport and Leisure Programme


21

5 Star Disability Sport Challenge Disability Sport NI

Project DetailsThe 5 Star Disability Sport Challenge was developed to increase awareness of disability sport, positively challenge and address commonly held negative attitudes and misconceptions about people with disabilities, and to inspire and encourage more disabled and non-disabled children to become more active through sport and active recreation.

The project involved local disability sports people, including Paralympians, delivering an awareness raising presentation to pupils in schools, followed by a practical sports session where children completed a circuit of five fun based sports challenges, each based on a Paralympic sport. When initially launched in 2009, the original aim was to roll out the challenge to 25 primary schools each year in the build up to the London 2012 Games.

Project AchievementsAs a result of overwhelming demand from schools, the former Department for Culture, Arts and Leisure (now the Department for Communities) and Sport NI continued to fund the project annually over the last seven years and by the end of March 2016 an incredible 37,319 children in 256 schools throughout Northern Ireland have participated in the project.

During evaluation, 100% of teachers agreed or strongly agreed that the project: increased children’s awareness and understanding of disability sport; had a positive impact on the children’s attitudes to disability; and encouraged children to become more active through sport.

Future GoalsIt is hoped that future funding will be secured to continue to run the Challenge, delivered by inspirational disabled sports people and Disability Sport NI staff.

Case Study

23

Active and Inclusive

24

Tabl

e 2:

Act

ive

Livi

ng: N

o Li

mits

Prio

rity

Them

es a

nd A

ctio

ns

Prio

rity

Them

eW

hat w

ill w

e do

How

will

we

do it

Who

will

do

itW

hen

will

we

do it

Act

ive

and

Incl

usiv

e9.

Dev

elop

a

holis

tic lo

cal

recr

eatio

n pl

an,

linke

d to

the

Act

ive

Livi

ng:

No

Lim

its

Act

ion

Pla

n,

that

ens

ures

a

rang

e of

ne

eds-

base

d hi

gh q

ualit

y sp

ort a

nd a

ctiv

e re

crea

tion

oppo

rtuni

ties

for p

eopl

e w

ith

disa

bilit

ies

are

deliv

ered

, in

each

of t

he 1

1 D

istri

ct C

ounc

il A

reas

.

a. A

gap

s an

alys

is o

f spo

rt an

d ac

tive

recr

eatio

n op

portu

nitie

s w

ill b

e un

derta

ken,

us

ing

the

findi

ngs

from

act

ion

3a.

b. 1

1 D

istri

ct C

ounc

il A

rea

Pla

ns w

ill b

e de

velo

ped,

with

gui

danc

e, a

nd d

eliv

ered

to

incr

ease

the

choi

ce, c

onsi

sten

cy

and

avai

labi

lity

of h

igh

qual

ity, i

nclu

sive

op

portu

nitie

s, a

cros

s N

orth

ern

Irela

nd, f

or

peop

le w

ith a

dis

abili

ty to

par

ticip

ate

in:

• D

isab

ility

spe

cific

act

iviti

es.

• Im

pairm

ent s

peci

fic a

ctiv

ities

, esp

ecia

lly

for t

he h

arde

st to

reac

h gr

oups

i.e.

pe

ople

with

phy

sica

l dis

abili

ties,

blin

d an

d pa

rtial

ly s

ight

ed p

eopl

e an

d pe

ople

who

ar

e de

af o

r har

d of

hea

ring.

• Act

iviti

es w

ith th

eir n

on-d

isab

led

peer

s.

c. ‘W

heel

ie A

ctiv

e C

lubs

’ will

be

esta

blis

hed

in

each

Dis

trict

Cou

ncil

Are

a.

d. T

he p

oten

tial f

or d

isab

ility

spo

rt an

d ac

tive

recr

eatio

n ou

treac

h of

ficer

s, in

eac

h D

istri

ct

Cou

ncil

Are

a, s

peci

fical

ly to

sup

port

and

enga

ge in

activ

e pe

ople

with

dis

abili

ties

and

enco

urag

e lif

e-lo

ng p

artic

ipat

ion

will

be

expl

ored

and

reso

urce

d w

here

pos

sibl

e.

e. R

oles

of e

xist

ing

Spo

rts D

evel

opm

ent

Offi

cers

, to

Cou

ntry

side

Offi

cers

, etc

. will

be

influ

ence

d to

ena

ble

them

to id

entif

y an

d re

fer p

artic

ipat

ion

oppo

rtuni

ties

and

pote

ntia

l acc

ess

impr

ovem

ents

to

appr

opria

te b

odie

s / o

rgan

isat

ions

.

- 11

Dis

trict

Cou

ncils

(L

ead

Part

ner)

- Dis

trict

Cou

ncil

led

Foru

ms

- Dis

abili

ty s

port

orga

nisa

tions

in

clud

ing:

Dis

abili

ty

Spo

rt N

I, S

peci

al

Oly

mpi

cs U

lste

r, N

I D

eaf S

ports

, Blin

d S

ports

Net

wor

k,

etc.

- Spo

rt N

I

By

Mar

ch 2

017

and

ongo

ing

By

Mar

ch 2

018

By

Mar

ch 2

018

By

Mar

ch 2

018

Ong

oing


25

Tabl

e 2:

Act

ive

Livi

ng: N

o Li

mits

Prio

rity

Them

es a

nd A

ctio

ns

Prio

rity

Them

eW

hat w

ill w

e do

How

will

we

do it

Who

will

do

itW

hen

will

we

do it

Act

ive

and

Incl

usiv

ef.

Rel

atio

nshi

ps w

ill b

e de

velo

ped

with

priv

ate

prov

ider

s, e

.g. o

rgan

isat

ions

man

agin

g pu

blic

leis

ure

faci

litie

s, to

sup

port

the

deliv

ery

of th

e lo

cal p

lans

.

g. E

ach

Dis

trict

Cou

ncil

Are

a P

lan

will

co

nsid

er a

nd ta

ke a

ccou

nt o

f its

ow

n lo

cal

recr

eatio

n pl

an.

h. In

clus

ive

outd

oor p

roje

cts

/ ini

tiativ

es

will

be

deve

lope

d w

ith re

leva

nt o

utdo

or

recr

eatio

n pr

ovid

ers

to c

ompl

emen

t and

/or

supp

ort t

he d

eliv

ery

of th

e lo

cal p

lans

.

i. Li

nks

will

be

esta

blis

hed

and

oppo

rtuni

ties

expl

ored

with

the

Edu

catio

n A

utho

rity’

s S

tand

ing

Com

mitt

ee, a

ppoi

nted

to

enco

urag

e, fa

cilit

ate

and

prom

ote

the

com

mun

ity u

se o

f sch

ool p

rem

ises

.

- Dis

abili

ty s

port

orga

nisa

tions

- O

RN

I- N

atio

nal O

utdo

or

Rec

reat

ion

Foru

m

(NO

RF)

- Act

ive

Livi

ng: N

o Li

mits

For

um- D

istri

ct C

ounc

il le

d Fo

rum

s- E

duca

tion

Aut

horit

y- G

over

ning

Bod

ies

of S

port

- Spo

rts C

lubs

Ong

oing

By

Mar

ch 2

018

an

d on

goin

g

By

Mar

ch 2

017

an

d on

goin

g

Ong

oing

26

Tabl

e 2:

Act

ive

Livi

ng: N

o Li

mits

Prio

rity

Them

es a

nd A

ctio

ns

Prio

rity

Them

eW

hat w

ill w

e do

How

will

we

do it

Who

will

do

itW

hen

will

we

do it

Act

ive

and

Incl

usiv

e10

. Pro

vide

st

ruct

ured

su

ppor

t to

com

mun

ity

orga

nisa

tions

an

d m

ains

tream

sp

orts

clu

bs

and

Gov

erni

ng

Bod

ies

of

Spo

rt to

id

entif

y an

d re

mov

e ba

rrie

rs a

nd

prov

ide

high

qu

ality

act

ive

recr

eatio

n op

portu

nitie

s.

a. S

uppo

rt at

leas

t 15

Gov

erni

ng B

odie

s of

S

port

to p

rovi

de a

rang

e of

incl

usiv

e ta

ster

op

portu

nitie

s pe

r ann

um, e

nsur

ing

links

ar

e pr

ovid

ed to

sus

tain

ed p

artic

ipat

ion

oppo

rtuni

ties.

b. S

uppo

rt to

spo

rts c

lubs

to p

rovi

de a

rang

e of

incl

usiv

e ta

ster

opp

ortu

nitie

s pe

r ann

um,

ensu

ring

links

are

pro

vide

d to

sus

tain

ed

parti

cipa

tion

oppo

rtuni

ties.

c. S

uppo

rt to

link

new

and

exi

stin

g op

portu

nitie

s fo

r peo

ple

with

a d

isab

ility

to b

oth

activ

e an

d in

activ

e po

tent

ial p

artic

ipan

ts.

d. S

uppo

rt to

bui

ld c

apac

ity o

f G

over

ning

Bod

ies

of S

port

and

spo

rts c

lubs

to re

duce

bar

riers

fo

r peo

ple

with

a d

isab

ility

par

ticip

atin

g in

thei

r sp

ort a

nd s

treng

then

exi

stin

g di

sabi

lity

sect

ions

.

e. S

uppo

rt to

spo

rts c

lubs

to o

btai

n C

lubM

ark.

f. S

uppo

rt to

Gov

erni

ng B

odie

s of

Spo

rt to

obt

ain

the

‘Incl

usiv

e S

port’

Aw

ard.

g. A

n an

nual

cas

e st

udy

will

be

prod

uced

and

sh

ared

for a

n in

clus

ive

spor

ts c

lub

/ G

over

ning

B

ody

of S

port

to p

rom

ote

good

pra

ctic

e.

h. A

rang

e of

incl

usiv

e sp

ort a

nd a

ctiv

e re

crea

tion

good

pra

ctic

e an

d gu

idan

ce to

ols

will

be

iden

tified

and

/or d

evel

oped

and

pro

mot

ed.

i. A

cces

s to

out

door

recr

eatio

n w

ill b

e im

prov

ed

thro

ugh

enga

gem

ent a

nd c

olla

bora

tion

with

the

NO

RF.

- Spo

rt N

I (L

ead

Part

ner)

- Dis

trict

C

ounc

il le

d Fo

rum

s- G

over

ning

B

odie

s of

S

port

- Dis

abili

ty s

port

orga

nisa

tions

in

clud

ing:

D

isab

ility

S

port

NI,

Spe

cial

O

lym

pics

U

lste

r, N

I D

eaf S

ports

, B

lind

Spo

rts

Net

wor

k, e

tc.

NI A

ctiv

e Li

ving

: N

o Li

mits

Fo

rum

- OR

NI

- NO

RF

Ann

ually

Ann

ually

Ong

oing

Ong

oing

Ong

oing

Ann

ually

By

Mar

ch 2

018

and

ongo

ing

By

Mar

ch 2

018

and

ongo

ing

Ong

oing


27

Tabl

e 2:

Act

ive

Livi

ng: N

o Li

mits

Prio

rity

Them

es a

nd A

ctio

ns

Prio

rity

Them

eW

hat w

ill w

e do

How

will

we

do it

Who

will

do

itW

hen

will

we

do it

Act

ive

and

Incl

usiv

e11

. Pro

vide

st

ruct

ured

su

ppor

t to

disa

bilit

y sp

ecifi

c sp

orts

cl

ubs

to b

uild

ca

paci

ty,

deve

lop

rela

tions

hips

an

d pr

ovid

e hi

gh q

ualit

y ac

tive

recr

eatio

n op

portu

nitie

s (in

clud

ing

prov

isio

n of

fu

lly a

cces

sibl

e su

ppor

t and

gu

idan

ce

tool

s).

a. S

uppo

rt w

ill b

e gi

ven

to b

uild

cap

acity

of

exis

ting

disa

bilit

y sp

ecifi

c sp

orts

clu

bs to

st

reng

then

and

gro

w th

eir c

lubs

and

ens

ure

peop

le w

ith a

dis

abili

ty c

an s

usta

in p

artic

ipat

ion

in s

port.

b. S

uppo

rt w

ill b

e gi

ven

to e

stab

lish

new

dis

abili

ty

spor

t clu

bs.

c. S

uppo

rt w

ill b

e gi

ven

to c

lubs

to o

btai

n C

lubM

ark.

d. A

n an

nual

cas

e st

udy

will

be

prod

uced

and

sh

ared

to p

rom

ote

good

pra

ctic

e.

e. A

rang

e of

fully

acc

essi

ble,

incl

usiv

e sp

ort a

nd

activ

e re

crea

tion

good

pra

ctic

e an

d gu

idan

ce

tool

s w

ill b

e id

entifi

ed a

nd/o

r dev

elop

ed a

nd

prom

oted

.

- Spo

rt N

I (Le

ad

Part

ner)

- Dis

trict

C

ounc

il le

d Fo

rum

s- G

over

ning

B

odie

s of

S

port

- Dis

abili

ty s

port

orga

nisa

tions

in

clud

ing:

D

isab

ility

S

port

NI,

Spe

cial

O

lym

pics

U

lste

r,

NI D

eaf

Spo

rts,

Blin

d S

ports

N

etw

ork,

etc

.

Ong

oing

Ong

oing

Ann

ually

Ann

ually

By

Mar

ch 2

018

and

ongo

ing

28

Tabl

e 2:

Act

ive

Livi

ng: N

o Li

mits

Prio

rity

Them

es a

nd A

ctio

ns

Prio

rity

Them

eW

hat w

ill w

e do

How

will

we

do it

Who

will

do

itW

hen

will

we

do it

Act

ive

and

Incl

usiv

e12

. Dev

elop

a

netw

ork

of q

ualit

y m

ulti-

spor

t hu

bs a

cros

s N

orth

ern

Irela

nd w

hich

ar

e fu

lly

accr

edite

d,

acce

ssib

le

to e

very

one

and

offe

r an

d ac

tivel

y pr

omot

e in

clus

ive

dedi

cate

d sp

ort a

nd

activ

e re

crea

tion

oppo

rtuni

ties.

a. M

ulti-

spor

t ful

ly a

cces

sibl

e, IS

F ac

cred

ited

spor

ts fa

cilit

ies,

with

trai

ned

staf

f, w

ill b

e es

tabl

ishe

d in

eac

h D

istri

ct C

ounc

il ar

ea.

b. N

ew a

ccre

dita

tion

sche

mes

, whi

ch m

ay

com

plem

ent o

r pro

vide

add

ition

ality

to IS

F,

will

be:

(i) e

xplo

red,

e.g

. the

‘DE

AFi

nite

ly

Incl

usiv

e’ A

ccre

dita

tion

Sch

eme;

or,

(ii) d

evel

oped

e.g

. a re

cogn

ition

and

/or

acc

redi

tatio

n sc

hem

e fo

r out

door

re

crea

tion

faci

litie

s an

d pr

ovid

ers.

c. A

ll ag

reed

acc

redi

tion

sche

mes

will

be

enco

urag

ed a

s an

ess

entia

l req

uire

men

t in

all p

ublic

ly fu

nded

faci

litie

s.

d. O

ne ‘D

isab

ility

Spo

rts H

ub’ w

ith p

ools

of

spo

rts c

hairs

and

incl

usiv

e sp

orts

eq

uipm

ent f

or o

ther

impa

irmen

t gro

ups

will

be

est

ablis

hed

in e

ach

Dis

trict

Cou

ncil

area

an

d w

ill o

ffer i

nclu

sive

, sus

tain

ed d

edic

ated

op

portu

nitie

s, w

hich

hav

e fu

lly c

onsi

dere

d co

mm

unic

atio

n su

ppor

t.

e. E

ach

‘Dis

abili

ty S

ports

Hub

’ will

bec

ome

reno

wne

d fo

r sup

porti

ng d

isab

ility

spo

rt,

hous

ing

spor

ting

troph

ies

and

mem

orab

ilia.

- Dis

trict

Cou

ncils

(L

ead

Part

ner)

- Dis

abili

ty S

port

NI

- Dis

abili

ty s

port

orga

nisa

tions

- Spo

rt N

I

By

Mar

ch 2

019

and

ongo

ing

By

Mar

ch 2

017

By

Mar

ch 2

017

By

Mar

ch 2

019

and

ongo

ing

By

Mar

ch 2

019

and

ongo

ing


29

Tabl

e 2:

Act

ive

Livi

ng: N

o Li

mits

Prio

rity

Them

es a

nd A

ctio

ns

Prio

rity

Them

eW

hat w

ill w

e do

How

will

we

do it

Who

will

do

itW

hen

will

we

do it

Act

ive

and

Incl

usiv

e13

. Dev

elop

a

skill

ed a

nd

incl

usiv

e w

orkf

orce

in

the

spor

t, le

isur

e,

educ

atio

n an

d ou

tdoo

r re

crea

tion

sect

ors

by

prov

idin

g a

rang

e of

co

urse

s in

D

isab

ility

Aw

aren

ess,

D

iver

sity

an

d S

ocia

l In

clus

ion,

an

d In

clus

ive

Con

tinuo

us

Pro

fess

iona

l D

evel

opm

ent

(CP

D).

a. A

rang

e of

tailo

red

tool

kits

and

trai

ning

co

urse

s w

ill b

e id

entifi

ed o

r dev

elop

ed

for e

ach

targ

et g

roup

and

del

iver

y w

ill b

e su

ppor

ted.

b. T

rain

ing

deliv

ered

by

peop

le w

ith d

isab

ilitie

s e.

g. D

isab

ility

Equ

ality

Tra

inin

g w

ill b

e su

ppor

ted.

c. A

‘Dis

able

d P

eopl

e W

orkf

orce

’ P

rogr

amm

e w

ill b

e de

velo

ped

and

reso

urce

d to

recr

uit,

train

and

em

ploy

peo

ple

with

dis

abili

ties

as

coac

hes

and

othe

r rol

es w

ithin

the

spor

t, le

isur

e, e

duca

tion

and

outd

oor r

ecre

atio

n se

ctor

s.

d. V

olun

teer

recr

uitm

ent a

nd d

evel

opm

ent

prog

ram

mes

will

be

supp

orte

d to

eng

age

both

dis

able

d an

d no

n-di

sabl

ed p

eopl

e in

le

ader

ship

and

vol

unte

erin

g ac

tiviti

es.

- Dis

abili

ty s

port

orga

nisa

tions

in

clud

ing:

Dis

abili

ty

Spo

rt N

I, S

peci

al

Oly

mpi

cs U

lste

r,

NI D

eaf S

ports

, B

lind

Spo

rts

Net

wor

k, e

tc. (

Lead

Pa

rtne

rs)

- Dis

abili

ty

orga

nisa

tions

/ gr

oups

- Spo

rts C

lubs

- Gov

erni

ng B

odie

s of

Spo

rt- S

choo

ls- S

port

NI

- Dis

trict

Cou

ncils

- Rel

evan

t em

ploy

ers

- Dep

artm

ent f

or

Com

mun

ities

- OR

NI

- NO

RF

By

Mar

ch 2

017

and

ongo

ing

Ong

oing

By

Mar

ch 2

019

Ong

oing

Tabl

e 2:

Act

ive

Livi

ng: N

o Li

mits

Prio

rity

Them

es a

nd A

ctio

ns

Prio

rity

Them

eW

hat w

ill w

e do

How

will

we

do it

Who

will

do

itW

hen

will

we

do it

Act

ive

and

Incl

usiv

e12

. Dev

elop

a

netw

ork

of q

ualit

y m

ulti-

spor

t hu

bs a

cros

s N

orth

ern

Irela

nd w

hich

ar

e fu

lly

accr

edite

d,

acce

ssib

le

to e

very

one

and

offe

r an

d ac

tivel

y pr

omot

e in

clus

ive

dedi

cate

d sp

ort a

nd

activ

e re

crea

tion

oppo

rtuni

ties.

a. M

ulti-

spor

t ful

ly a

cces

sibl

e, IS

F ac

cred

ited

spor

ts fa

cilit

ies,

with

trai

ned

staf

f, w

ill b

e es

tabl

ishe

d in

eac

h D

istri

ct C

ounc

il ar

ea.

b. N

ew a

ccre

dita

tion

sche

mes

, whi

ch m

ay

com

plem

ent o

r pro

vide

add

ition

ality

to IS

F,

will

be:

(i) e

xplo

red,

e.g

. the

‘DE

AFi

nite

ly

Incl

usiv

e’ A

ccre

dita

tion

Sch

eme;

or,

(ii) d

evel

oped

e.g

. a re

cogn

ition

and

/or

acc

redi

tatio

n sc

hem

e fo

r out

door

re

crea

tion

faci

litie

s an

d pr

ovid

ers.

c. A

ll ag

reed

acc

redi

tion

sche

mes

will

be

enco

urag

ed a

s an

ess

entia

l req

uire

men

t in

all p

ublic

ly fu

nded

faci

litie

s.

d. O

ne ‘D

isab

ility

Spo

rts H

ub’ w

ith p

ools

of

spo

rts c

hairs

and

incl

usiv

e sp

orts

eq

uipm

ent f

or o

ther

impa

irmen

t gro

ups

will

be

est

ablis

hed

in e

ach

Dis

trict

Cou

ncil

area

an

d w

ill o

ffer i

nclu

sive

, sus

tain

ed d

edic

ated

op

portu

nitie

s, w

hich

hav

e fu

lly c

onsi

dere

d co

mm

unic

atio

n su

ppor

t.

e. E

ach

‘Dis

abili

ty S

ports

Hub

’ will

bec

ome

reno

wne

d fo

r sup

porti

ng d

isab

ility

spo

rt,

hous

ing

spor

ting

troph

ies

and

mem

orab

ilia.

- Dis

trict

Cou

ncils

(L

ead

Part

ner)

- Dis

abili

ty S

port

NI

- Dis

abili

ty s

port

orga

nisa

tions

- Spo

rt N

I

By

Mar

ch 2

019

and

ongo

ing

By

Mar

ch 2

017

By

Mar

ch 2

017

By

Mar

ch 2

019

and

ongo

ing

By

Mar

ch 2

019

and

ongo

ing

30

Tabl

e 2:

Act

ive

Livi

ng: N

o Li

mits

Prio

rity

Them

es a

nd A

ctio

ns

Prio

rity

Them

eW

hat w

ill w

e do

How

will

we

do it

Who

will

do

itW

hen

will

we

do it

Act

ive

and

Incl

usiv

e14

. Dev

elop

an

d pu

blis

h gu

idan

ce to

sc

hool

s on

the

incl

usio

n of

ch

ildre

n w

ith

disa

bilit

ies

in

scho

ol s

port

and

PE

.

a. G

uide

lines

for s

choo

ls o

n th

e in

clus

ion

of

child

ren

with

dis

abilit

ies

in s

choo

l spo

rt an

d PE

will

be d

evel

oped

and

pub

lishe

d, in

pa

rtner

ship

with

rele

vant

bod

ies.

b. A

rese

arch

pro

ject

will

be in

clud

ed w

ithin

th

e Ac

tive

Livi

ng: N

o Li

mits

rese

arch

pla

n to

est

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to s

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and

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act

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with

in th

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/ C

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its F

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er id

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partn

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and

ongo

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e 2:

Act

ive

Livi

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o Li

mits

Prio

rity

Them

es a

nd A

ctio

ns

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rity

Them

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e do

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will

we

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will

do

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will

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and

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usiv

e14

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d pu

blis

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idan

ce to

sc

hool

s on

the

incl

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n of

ch

ildre

n w

ith

disa

bilit

ies

in

scho

ol s

port

and

PE

.

a. G

uide

lines

for s

choo

ls o

n th

e in

clus

ion

of

child

ren

with

dis

abilit

ies

in s

choo

l spo

rt an

d PE

will

be d

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oped

and

pub

lishe

d, in

pa

rtner

ship

with

rele

vant

bod

ies.

b. A

rese

arch

pro

ject

will

be in

clud

ed w

ithin

th

e Ac

tive

Livi

ng: N

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mits

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arch

pla

n to

est

ablis

h ba

selin

es a

nd a

ttitu

des

to s

port

and

phys

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act

ivity

with

in th

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syst

em.

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/ C

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, E

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ions

an

d A

sses

smen

t (C

CE

A) (

14a

only

) (L

ead

Part

ner)

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rt N

I- D

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ility

spo

rt or

gani

satio

ns

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ctiv

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ving

: No

Lim

its F

orum

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er id

entifi

ed

partn

ers

By

Mar

ch 2

017

By

Mar

ch 2

018

and

ongo

ing

Special Schools Indoor Polo Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Project DetailsIn 2015, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council hosted a Special Schools Indoor Polo event for 11 to 16 year olds with a disability at Lough Moss Leisure Centre. The event was aimed at young people who were not represented on any sports teams in their school providing them with an opportunity to try a new sporting activity, with matches being played in a ‘round robin’ format. Five schools took part:1. Brookfield Special School2. Harberton Special School3. Longstone Special School4. Parkview Special School5. Torbank Special School

Project AchievementsOn the day each participant was provided with a fruit bag and a bottle of water to also promote a healthy eating message alongside getting more active. Each team brought a squad of 10 and at least two members of the squad had to be girls as many girls drop out from sport over the age of 11. Since the event, two of the participating schools have invested in indoor polo equipment as they found the sport very inclusive and were keen to let other classes in the school try it.

Future GoalsTo host another joint Special Schools event, delivered by the Every Body Active 2020 Team, in partnership with the schools.

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Case Study

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Get Active Club, Derry~Londonderry Royal National Institute of Blind (RNIB) / Disability Sport NI

Project DetailsRNIB, via the Community Access and Activity Leader, coordinated the ‘Get Active Club’, which is supported by the Sport NI Active Clubs Programme through Disability Sport NI’s Active Club Coordinator, to participate in an eight-week programme to encourage females with sight loss (age 18+) to be active and take up sport. Fourteen females initially took part in the project which allowed them to try out a sport with local coaches in a local venue. If they enjoyed the sport there were opportunities to then go along to the local mainstream club to develop more skills. The coaches made the sports (aerobics, boxing, walking, spin on stationary bicycles, walking, and water aerobics) accessible to the participants by bringing kit with them to the local venue.

Project AchievementsThe Get Active Club has now been opened up to males and involves various sporting opportunities and as a result of the project 10 people currently attend St Mary’s Boxing Club on a weekly basis. Four local boxing club coaches have been trained in visual awareness to ensure appropriate levels of support can be given, and six volunteers from RNIB are trained as Community Walk Leaders through ‘Walking in your Community’, to sustain the club’s walking activities.

Future GoalsDisability Sport NI will ensure continuing support for the club, increasing participation and supporting engaged participants who are now prepared to pay their own way to be phased into various clubs. A Disability Inclusive Training Course will be delivered to local volunteers and coaches associated with the club, who now also want to try other activities such as golf and tai chi.

Case Study


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Fit 4 U Project Southern Health and Social Care Trust

Project Details‘Fit 4 U’ seeks to empower adults (aged 18+) with physical and/or sensory disabilities to improve their health through participation in a range of physical activity and leisure opportunities which take place in local Leisure Centres in Armagh, Dungannon, Craigavon, Banbridge and Newry. Activities are facilitated by Every Body Active Coaches and participants are supported by Southern Trust staff and volunteers.

Fit 4 U is funded by the PHA and led by the Southern Health and Social Care Trust in partnership with other organisations, including District Councils and Sport NI funded Every Body Active Coaches.

Project AchievementsBetween April 2015 and March 2016, 218 sessions were delivered to 197 individuals creating 2,786 participation opportunities. Between January and March 2016 a Southern Area Archery Competition and Boccia Competition were organised, in partnership. Participant surveys indicated that 96% wanted to do the activity they were involved in again, and 97% agreed that their needs were suitably provided for.

Future GoalsBuilding on the current success of the Fit 4 U Programme, ‘Fit 4 U 2’, aimed at adults with a learning disability, has recently been launched. It will also be delivered in partnership with Sport NI Every Body Active Coaches.

Case Study

Did you know?During the seven-year Active Communities Programme, funded by Sport NI and delivered by all Councils, 41,382 people with disabilities participated in sport and active recreation, which was 12.97% of total participants.

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Case Study

Peer Sports Coaching for Deaf PeopleNI Deaf Sport

Project DetailsNI Deaf Sport recruited and trained deaf coaches to deliver various sports coaching programmes for deaf people across Northern Ireland, but mainly in Belfast, Bangor and Derry. The participants range in age from 12 to 70 years old and because the coaches are deaf all communication barriers are removed.

Project AchievementsTo date 249 people have benefited from over 2,500 coaching sessions delivered through these programmes and a number of deaf coaches are now qualified to coach badminton, basketball, bowls, fitness, swimming, and tennis.

During the programme there have been a number of successful outcomes including: - In April 2016, the Belfast Deaf Youth Football Team Under 16s won a UK National

Football tournament in Liverpool.- In May 2016, a tennis tournament was established - the first of this kind for deaf

tennis players in Northern Ireland.- In May 2016, the Ladies Basketball Team entered a Provincial Basketball

Tournament for the first time, competing against other provinces, finishing second.- In July 2016, the Northern Ireland Deaf Bowls Team finished second in a Home

Nations Bowls Tournament in Wales.- The Belfast Deaf Football Senior’s Team completed a season in a mainstream

football league; Belfast District Football Division Third League, finishing 9th (mid table).

Future GoalsTo continue the programme and to progress participants to enable them to engage in local and national competitions.

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Involved and Inspired

36

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e 3:

Act

ive

Livi

ng: N

o Li

mits

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Them

es a

nd A

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we

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to

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for

them

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regi

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Tabl

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o Li

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Them

es a

nd A

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abili

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, ba

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ncils

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: No

Lim

its F

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By

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ch 2

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Ong

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Tabl

e 3:

Act

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Livi

ng: N

o Li

mits

Prio

rity

Them

es a

nd A

ctio

ns

Prio

rity

Them

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hat w

ill w

e do

How

will

we

do it

Who

will

do

itW

hen

will

we

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Invo

lved

and

In

spire

d 15

. Dev

elop

and

pr

omot

e cl

ear

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cipa

tion

path

way

s ac

ross

a

min

imum

of

15 s

ports

to

ens

ure

peop

le w

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disa

bilit

ies

can

parti

cipa

te

and

com

pete

in

org

anis

ed

spor

t at a

le

vel t

hat i

s ap

prop

riate

for

them

.

a. P

artn

ersh

ips

will

be

deve

lope

d w

ith

a m

inim

um o

f 15

Gov

erni

ng B

odie

s of

Spo

rt, a

nd a

lso

the

disa

bilit

y sp

ecifi

c sp

orts

of w

heel

chai

r ba

sket

ball,

Boc

cia

and

whe

elch

air

rugb

y, to

dev

elop

pat

hway

s an

d en

sure

tale

nted

dis

able

d at

hlet

es a

re

supp

orte

d.

b. A

n an

nual

goo

d pr

actic

e re

port

will

be

publ

ishe

d do

cum

entin

g ca

se s

tudi

es

to p

rom

ote

and

shar

e go

od p

ract

ice

(to

incl

ude

thos

e de

taile

d in

act

ions

10

g an

d 11

d).

c. G

uida

nce

on ta

lent

iden

tifica

tion

and

spor

ting

path

way

s fo

r you

ng p

eopl

e w

ith a

dis

abili

ty w

ill b

e pr

ovid

ed

to te

ache

rs v

ia g

uide

lines

to b

e de

velo

ped

at 1

4a.

d. G

over

ning

Bod

ies

of S

port

and

disa

bilit

y sp

ort o

rgan

isat

ions

will

be

supp

orte

d to

dev

elop

com

petit

ion

stru

ctur

es a

nd d

eliv

er a

num

ber o

f re

crea

tiona

l and

form

al c

ompe

titiv

e ev

ents

for p

eopl

e w

ith d

isab

ilitie

s (b

oth

regi

onal

and

Nor

ther

n Ire

land

w

ide)

.

- Dis

abili

ty S

port

NI

- Spo

rt N

I- D

istri

ct C

ounc

ils

- NI A

ctiv

e Li

ving

: No

Lim

its F

orum

- Dep

artm

ent o

f E

duca

tion

- Spo

rt N

I- D

isab

ility

Spo

rt or

gani

satio

ns

- Gov

erni

ng B

odie

s of

S

port

- NIS

F- O

rgan

isat

ions

incl

udin

g:

Dis

abili

ty S

port

NI,

Spe

cial

Oly

mpi

cs U

lste

r, N

I Dea

f Spo

rts, B

lind

Spo

rts N

etw

ork,

etc

.

By

Mar

ch 2

017

By

Mar

ch 2

017

an

d on

goin

g

By

Mar

ch 2

018

Ong

oing

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Special Olympics World Games Special Olympics Ireland

Project DetailsIn July 2015 Los Angeles welcomed 7,000 athletes from 177 countries to the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games. Eighty-eight athletes, including 12 from Ulster, achieved 82 medals: 26 gold; 28 silver; and 28 bronze. The Ulster athletes won 19 of these: five gold; nine silver; and five bronze, and also nine Place Ribbons. Team Ireland was supported by a 40-strong coaching and management team, an army of volunteers and over 300 family members.

Project AchievementsWhile preparing for the Games athletes were provided with training days, advice, information and support. They also acted as role models for other athletes in the Region and throughout the programme. All coaches obtaining the necessary qualifications and training and a full complement of volunteers were recruited and trained.

There was also raised brand awareness and significant increase in media coverage of Special Olympics, and the Games engaged and re-energised local clubs, athletes, families and local communities.

Future GoalsThe legacy for Northern Ireland participating in such a high profile event includes:- Provision of development days, coach education, encouraged interclub activities,

and athletes from the World Games in Los Angeles acting as role models.- An increased Special Olympics Athlete Leadership Programme.- Strong relationships with media have been established.- Retention of volunteers.- An increase in footfall of both athletes and volunteers to the Special Olympics

Programme.

Case Study

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Katie Morrow Athlete

Project DetailsKatie Morrow’s sporting journey began in October 2013 when she was identified by Disability Sport NI’s Wheelchair Basketball Officer at the Northern Ireland Disability Swimming Championships as someone with the potential to play wheelchair basketball at a competitive level. In November 2013, Katie tried out wheelchair basketball for the first time at a Disability Sport NI Wheelchair Basketball Development Blitz. She joined the Knights Wheelchair Basketball Club in Antrim the following month.

Project AchievementsSince 2013, Katie has played regularly for the Knights Wheelchair Basketball Club’s Senior Irish league team. In 2015, she won the ‘Young Player of the Year’ Award. She was also selected to represent the Northern Ireland U19 - 23 Squad in a number of competitions and was invited to join Disability Sport NI’s Wheelchair Basketball High Performance Centre Programme in Belfast.

Initially invited to attend two GB Women’s Training Camps in September 2014, Katie received her International 4.5 (minimal disability) classification in early 2015 making her eligible to compete internationally in wheelchair basketball. In September 2015 Katie was selected to compete in the Women’s Senior European Championships where the team secured a bronze medal, and in September 2016 competed as a member of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Team.

Katie is currently funded through the UK Sport Athlete Performance Programme and receives support services from Disability Sport NI, funded by the Athlete Investment Programme.

Future GoalsTo win a Paralympic medal.

Case Study

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How will we measure progress?This Action Plan is fundamentally about improving the opportunities for and experiences of people with a disability in sport and active recreation. The outcome we want to achieve is articulated in the Vision:

“That everyone with a disability has an equal opportunity to access sport and active recreation leading to a healthier and more active lifestyle.”

There will, of course, be challenges in the implementation of this Action Plan. It is evident that no individual or organisation can be solely responsible for achieving our shared longer term outcomes. However, this challenge also presents an opportunity for all of us to maintain the collective and collaborative cooperation that has characterised the development of this Action Plan. It is only by working together across sectors and across organisations, sharing responsibility for results, and continually engaging with the longer term vision, that we will secure our desired outcomes.

In a climate of very constrained public sector resources, this Action Plan requires that all partners and stakeholders involved in its delivery make the best use of existing structures and resources. In that context, it is envisaged that the monitoring of this Action Plan’s implementation should be aligned to existing frameworks such as Sport Matters: The Northern Ireland Strategy for Sport and Physical Recreation 2009-2019, and the Northern Ireland Executive’s Disability Strategy.


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The Active Living: No Limits Forum proposed within the Plan provides an opportunity to establish that linkage and it will be responsible for developing a Performance Management Framework incorporating indicators of success and performance measures.

Active Living: No Limits has a proposed timeframe of five years (2016 to 2021). A truly collaborative investment model must be adopted where existing resources will be used more efficiently and Government Departments and agencies will bid for additional resources, as opportunities arise. The Forum will actively explore and seek to secure support from alternative funding streams.

“I was referred to the Northern Ireland Boccia Squad in April 2013 by the Craigavon Inclusive Leisure officer and I competed successfully in the Irish Championships in September the same year. In May 2014 I was part of the first team from Northern Ireland to compete in the GB Boccia Championships. This was a fantastic achievement for me.” Scott Cromie

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Appendix 1Active Living: No Limits Strategic Project Board Membership

Kevin Doherty - Chief Executive Officer, Disability Action

Orla McCann - Assistant Director, Disability Action

Robert Heyburn - Senior Sports Development Officer, Department for Communities

Tony Murphy - Head of Sports Branch, Department for Communities

Dale Heaney - Head of Curriculum Team, Department of Education (to 31.03.2016)Kieron Moore - Head of Curriculum Team, Department of Education (from 01.04.2016)

Sarah Malcolmson - Curriculum Team, Department of Education (from 01.04.2016)

Colin Dunlop - Head of Physical and Sensory Disability Unit, Department of Health

Kevin O’Neill - Chief Executive Officer, Disability Sport NI

Ciaran Kearney - Executive Manager, Northern Ireland Sports Forum

Joan Hardy - Head of Equality, Human Rights, Disability and Active Ageing Unit, The Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minster (to 31.03.2016)Rosalind Dempsey - Sexual Orientation, Gender Equality and Disability, Department for Communities (from 01.04.2016)Martina Hanna - Head of Sexual Orientation, Gender Equality and Disability Department for Communities (from 01.4.2016)

John News - Participation Manager, Sport Northern Ireland

Sonia Langasco - Development Officer, Sport Northern Ireland

Anne Lowden - Development Assistant, Sport Northern Ireland


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Appendix 2Active Living: No Limits - Public Engagement and Consultation Respondents

Online Consultation184 responses were received:

• 91 organisations• 93 individuals

Demographic information for responding organisations:

• 21 Disability Sports Clubs / Organisations• 17 Governing Bodies of Sport • 8 Disability Groups• 8 District Councils• 6 Adult Centres / Residential Homes• 6 Community Organisations• 6 Schools / Colleges / Universities• 5 Sports Clubs / Community Clubs• 4 Government Departments• 10 Others (including charities, HSS trusts, funding bodies, etc.)

Public Consultation

Five public consultations were held:

• Belfast 1 • Belfast 2• Session for Deaf and Hard of Hearing• Derry• Fermanagh• 71 individuals / representatives from organisations attended • 7 Strategic Project Board members attended

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Public Consultation Attendees

Individuals OrganisationsRobin BeattieJill BradenJoe BurkeSimon ByrneBarry CampbellPaul CanningStephen CarrMichelle CowanWilliam GrahamAlfred HaganTanya HarronAlice JohnstonMichael JohnstonDieter KleinUwe KleinDavide La MasaCathal MacElhattonBernie McCaffreyEamon James McCaffreyRyan McCartneyAdam McCormickEdel McKennaBrian MurrayJames NewellMary O'DonnellThomas QuigleyDanny ReaAnthony SinclairDaniel Voss

Action on Hearing LossAntrim and Newtownabbey Borough CouncilArmagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough CouncilAutism InitiativesBelfast City CouncilBelfast Health and Social Care TrustBelfast Lough SailabilityBritish GymnasticsBlind Sport NetworkCanoe Association Northern IrelandCauseway Coast and Glens Borough CouncilCedar FoundationCricket IrelandDisability ActionDisability Sport NIFar and WildFoyle Deaf AssociationFermanagh Omagh District CouncilFoyle Sign Language CentreHands That TalkLisburn City and Castlereagh Borough CouncilMid and East Antrim Borough CouncilMultiple Sclerosis SocietyNatural HighNewry, Mourne and Down District CouncilNorthern Ireland Association of Visually Impaired BowlersNorthern Ireland Deaf SailingOutdoor Recreation Northern IrelandRoyal National Institute of Blind PeopleSpecial OlympicsUlster Supported EmploymentWestern Health and Social Care Trust

Strategic Board Members

• Robert Heyburn - Department for Communities• Colin Dunlop - Department of Health• Orla McCann - Disability Action• Ciaran Kearney - Northern Ireland Sports Forum• John News - Sport Northern Ireland• Sonia Langasco - Sport Northern Ireland• Anne Lowden - Sport Northern Ireland

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Appendix 3Active Living: No Limits Timeline

Project initiation phase:

May - June 2015 • Strategic Project Board engagement• Project planning and goal setting

Pre-consultation phase:

June - July 2015 • Desk based research• One-to-One Stakeholder engagement

Public engagement and consultation phase:

July - August 2015 • Online survey launched and completed

September - October 2015 • Public consultation event - Lakeland Forum, Enniskillen • Public consultation event - Park Avenue Hotel, Belfast • Public consultation event - Foyle Arena, Derry • Public consultation event - Kinghan Church, Belfast • Public consultation event - Sport Northern Ireland, Belfast

Drafting phase:

October 2015 - March 2016• Strategic Project Board analysis of public engagement and consultation information• Strategic Project Board Action Plan and vision development

Approval and completion phase

May - September 2016• Final public consultation• Action Plan revisions

NB: The public consultation and engagement sessions were independently facilitated by John Kremer, Equality Advisor.

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Published: September 2016

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