One of the disability groups i looked into was for young adults with visual impairments aswell as wheelchair users who find it difficult to engage in sports and overall physical activity.
Starting off with the visually impaired i looked into a couple different articles relating to the lack of facilities for this group, some good points listed were,
To help with some of these points i went onto a website based in northern ireland called https://www.dsni.co.uk/resource-library/disability-inclusion-training-course/ - and they even offer a training course for people to help get involved with the inclusion of disabilities in sport.
“The 6 hour course combines the theoretical aspect of inclusion in sport with a practical opportunity to put it into practice. On completion of the course all participants will receive a Disability Sport NI Certificate of Attendance and a resource pack.”
I also looked into wheelchair users for this and found some useful websites that helped with research, one being https://www.activityalliance.org.uk/
Activity alliance are a charity who help with empowering disabled people to get involved in sport and activities in the way they choose.
Some of the points that i found from a new articles where.
Disabled people should not fear taking part in physical activity, in a society where Government and the NHS, regularly promote the importance of keeping active for maintaining our health and wellbeing. Government departments concerned with sport and health should uphold the rights of Disabled people to stay active and provide guidance on how this should be done. DWP should ensure that assessment processes don’t discriminate against Disabled people who are trying to stay active.
This is pretty much stating that the likes of the NHS and the government are somewhat neglecting the fact that it is far more difficult for wheelchair users and people with disabilities in general to take part in forms of sport and physical activity.
I wanted to look into how it would be easiest for either one of those groups i have looked into already to find local clubs and communities for them to access and take part in. The first helpful resource i looked into was called https://everybodymoves.org.uk/find-a-local-activity?pc=BT19&dist=25&sports=any&imp_cat=any.
Everybody moves is an organisation that helps find new ways to discover inclusive local opurtunities to become more active, Which was developed by the ParalympicsGB and it is used all other the United Kingdom.
They also have a handy website that lets you select local activity centres that might help certain disability groups.