Disabled People in Doorstep Clubs

Chris Ratcliffe

English Federation of Disability Sport

Vision

Equality in Sport and Physical Activity

Mission

To be the strategic lead for sport and physical activity for disabled people in England

Disabled PeopleSport & Physical Activity

9/10 disabled people are not active…

• In England, 90% of disabled people do not take part in regular sport and numbers are dropping

• Half of all young disabled people feel they missed out on sport at school because of their impairment

• Of those who do play, 1 in 5 believe that they are not welcome in their local clubs

• Over 50% of disabled people would like to play more sport

• there are over 5,000 disabled sports clubs and groups on our database!

doorstep clubs are important to disabled people……

• a diverse group like many others you work with

• are individuals first and foremost

• don’t all fit into Paralympic classifications

• live in your community!

……. challenges to participation

• attitudinal: negative perceptions and attitude• opportunities are often limited• costs, equipment, transport are key factors• physical access can be challenging• communication needs to be considered• support from others is often required

doorstep clubs and disabled people

• Engagement and communication• adapting your activities• coaching / leading your club

engagement with disabled people

• do you know your community?• where can you contact disabled people?• how do you present your information?• how do you communicate?

The Inclusive Spectrum

Different methods and approaches to support inclusion in actvities;

• everyone can play• change to include everyone• ability groups• alternate or separate activity• adapted physical activity and disability sport

The STEP modelSpace• increase or decrease size of playing area• use zoning• vary the distance to be covered

Task• equal opportunities to participate• breakdown complex tasks into smaller components• opportunity to practice skills before games

Equipment• increase or decrease size of ball in ball games• provide options to engage people to send or receive the ball in different ways• use of noise / visual clues to help inclusion of some players

People• match players of similar ability• balance team numbers to overall ability of the group

The Inclusion Spectrum Framework

Pam Stevenson / Ken Black 2011

Alternate Activity

Separate

Ability Groups

Parallel

Change To

Include

Modified

Everyone Can Play

Open

Adapted

Physical Activity/

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coaching / leading your club

• confident and competent

• able to provide a quality experience

• specific support and training in place

• working with participants to understand their needs

• resources / equipment

sources of support

• Training• EFDS website www.efds.co.uk new inclusive

club toolkit being launched in May 2012• streetmark / clubmark resources• NGB’s / CSP’s

Questions

Contact:

cratcliffe@efds.co.uk01509 227 750