Category: Disability Sport

Researching the opportunities and challenges experienced by people with disabilities when seeking to participate in sport

By Dr. Andrew Bailey, University of the West of Scotland

On 31st August 2024, I began my journey from Glasgow UK to London Ontario Canada for a month-long research trip based at Western University. My arrival coincided with the beginning of Orientation Week, meaning that I witnessed lots of new students move in with the help of their families, along with the inevitable tears when families said goodbye. No tears for me as I was able to enjoy the hot sunny weather that I also arrived to.

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Disability Sport: Promoting Human Rights, Diversity and Inclusion? Conference

By Dr. Ian Brittain, Coventry University

As one of the outputs of the EventRights project focussed specifically on sports for disabled people, Coventry University TechnoCentre hosted the three-day Disability Sport: Promoting Human Rights, Diversity and Inclusion? Conference from 26th to 28th June 2024.

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Mobility to Ontario, Canada: Exploring the lived experiences of children and adults with disabilities (CAwD)

By Declan Downie, University of the West of Scotland

With the intention of building the foundation for my research, I set off on May 10th for a two-month visit in Ontario, Canada. My research focused on exploring the lived experiences of children and adults with disabilities (CAwD), who are either current or previous participants in sport or high-level athletes.

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Assessing the impact of the Tokyo 2020ne Paralympic Games on accessible transport in Tokyo and beyond.

By Dr Ian Brittain and Prof David Jarvis (Coventry University), April – May 2024.

In early April 2024 Dr Brittain, a specialist in the study of the Paralympic Games and it’s legacies, and Prof David Jarvis, a specialist in transport policy, both from the Centre for Business in Society at Coventry University, travelled to Tokyo for six and a half weeks to study the impact of the Tokyo 2020ne Paralympic Games on accessible transport in Tokyo and beyond.

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