scholarly journals Equipment Design in Inclusive Physical Activity and Disability Sport

2017 ◽  
pp. 187-228
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Equipment Design ◽  
Disability Sport

“What’s the Difference?” Women’s Wheelchair Basketball, Reverse Integration, and the Question(ing) of Disability

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 291-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Spencer-Cavaliere ◽  
Danielle Peers
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Athletic Identity ◽  
Wheelchair Basketball ◽  
Adapted Physical Activity ◽  
Disability Sport ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
The Difference

The inclusion of able-bodied athletes within disability sport, a phenomenon known as reverse integration, has sparked significant debate within adapted physical activity. Although researchers and practitioners have taken up positions for or against reverse integration, there is a lack of supporting research on the experiences of athletes who already play in such settings. In this study, we explore how competitive female athletes who have a disability experience reverse integration in Canadian wheelchair basketball. Athletic identity was used as the initial conceptual framework to guide semistructured interviews with nine participants. The results suggest that participation in this context contributed to positive athletic identities. Interviews also pointed to the unexpected theme of “what’s the difference?” that this sporting context provided a space for the questioning and creative negotiation of the categories of disability and able-bodiedness. Methodologically, this paper also explores the possibilities and challenges of inter- worldview and insider-outsider research collaboration.

scholarly journals Access to Physical Activity and Sport and the Effects of Isolation and Cordon Sanitaire During COVID-19 for People With Disabilities in Scotland and Canada

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise Kamyuka ◽  
Liz Carlin ◽  
Gayle McPherson ◽  
Laura Misener
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
World Health ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Disability Sport ◽  
Project Echo ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Cordon Sanitaire ◽  
The Impact

People with a disability are more at risk of experiencing inequalities in relation to sporting and physical activity opportunities, COVID-19 and the resulting restrictions stand to exacerbate these inequalities. This research directly contributes toward the World Health Organization, global research roadmap priority to explore “the impact of restrictive public health measures (e.g., quarantine, isolation, cordon sanitaire).” Social loneliness and social isolation have a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of individuals, therefore, it is imperative to gain an understanding of the effects of self-isolation and shielding during Covid-19 for people with disabilities to help those in policy and agency positions address these issues. This research utilized a qualitative approach, to speak with people with a disability, athletes and non-athletes and those in a position of management and policy making. Six online focus groups, with people participating in sport and physical activity, using live captioning, chat functions, and an online written discussion forum; through Project Echo website as part of a wider study on sport and accessibility were utilized. The study also drew on interviews and one of the focus groups was with senior policy makers and regional managers responsible for disability sport in Scotland.

Disability Sport Socialization and Identity Construction

1994 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trevor Williams
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Control ◽  
Identity Construction ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Theoretical Foundation ◽  
Reliable Information ◽  
Disability Sport ◽  
Sociological Literature ◽  
Athletes With Disabilities ◽  
The Subject

The subject of this paper is the sport socialization of athletes with disabilities; the object is to contribute to research and praxis through a review of the relevant sociological literature on the subject. The majority of the research, which uses structural-functionalism, is seen as a set of pioneering attempts to generate reliable information. However, the resulting information is too simplistic and theoretically deficient. The minority of the research, which uses interactionism, is seen as complementing the structural-functionalist studies by focusing on different aspects of the socialization experiences of athletes with disabilities. This research is insightful but it is collectively unsystematic. It is concluded that the study of disability sport socialization is in its infancy and is in urgent need of an adequate theoretical foundation. Three theoretical suggestions are offered to provide such a foundation, together with substantive suggestions for focusing on the themes of institutionalized physical activity and sport, social relationships, social configurations, and social control.

Participation Motivation

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey J. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Social Connections ◽  
Disability Sport ◽  
Participation Motivation ◽  
Athletes With Disabilities ◽  
The Many ◽  
Over Time

Athletes have multiple motivations for sport participation that can wax and wane over time, particularly over a lifetime of sport participation. The purpose of this chapter is to explore a plethora of atheoretical research examining why athletes compete in disability sport. The many reasons that athletes with disabilities cite for sport engagement are similar to those of able-bodied athletes. However, there are also reasons that are unique to a person’s impairment. People with disabilities often have chronic pain, so physical activity via sport can help with pain management. People with disabilities have less extensive social networks than able-bodied people so sport can be an attractive vehicle for making social connections. People with disabilities struggle more with activities of daily living (ADL), so the strength and endurance obtained through sport can be helpful in everyday life and performing ADLs. In general, motivations for sport participation are more intrinsic than extrinsic.

Physical Activity Promotion for School-Age Children With Disabilities

2021 ◽  
pp. 004005992110416
Author(s):  
Joonkoo Yun ◽  
Myung Ha Sur ◽  
Deborah R. Shapiro
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Physical Education Class ◽  
Disability Sport ◽  
Education Class ◽  
Activity Promotion

Physical activity (PA) promotion for children with disabilities tends to be less of a priority in physical education teacher education programs when compared with a focus on motor and sport-specific skills and strategies. As a result, physical education teachers tend to have less competence in promoting PA of students with disabilities, leaving students with disabilities to feel disconnected from the physical education class. Students with a disability subsequently are likely not to benefit from physical education in terms of PA participation. This paper aims to provide guidelines and strategies to promote PA in inclusive physical education settings. In this paper, we define PA and provide specific strategies grounded in self-determination theory and the socioecological model to promote PA during physical education class. Strategies proposed include (a) selection of disability sport and instructional models, (b) grouping practices to facilitate relatedness, skill development, and participation, (c) approaches to increase choice and encourage decision making, and (d) use of goal setting and self-evaluation.

What Little Do We Know: Content Analysis of Disability Sport in Sport Management Literature

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 657-671 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah R. Shapiro ◽  
Brenda G. Pitts
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Disability Sport ◽  
Content Analyses ◽  
Management Literature ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Management Curriculum ◽  
Activity Information

As the field of sport business management develops, it is critical to assess its literature. A content analysis of 34 sport business management journals between 2002 to 2012 was conducted relative to sports, physical activity, recreation, and leisure for individuals with disabilities. Journals were selected based on their alignment with sport management curriculum standards. Results show that of the 5,443 articles reviewed in this study, merely 89, or .016%, pertained to disability sport, leisure, recreation, or physical activity. Information insufficiency was found across all sport management curriculum domains. Similarities and differences are discussed relative to other content analyses conducted in sport management and disability sport. Results provide direction for future scholarship and advancement of studies in disability sport in sport business management.

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