Barriers to participation
Lack of these, such as wheelchair-accessible gyms or ramps, is a common physical barrier.
Accessible facilities
Individuals with this type of impairment may participate in sports like goalball or tandem cycling.
This Paralympic sport is a modified version of basketball.
Wheelchair basketball
Regular physical activity improves this, helping with everyday tasks and mobility
Physical fitness
Using this type of sports equipment, like sit-skis or racing chairs, helps make activities more accessible.
Adaptive or modified equipment
Negative attitudes and assumptions about abilities create this type of barrier
Social barrier
People with this condition, which affects muscle coordination, often benefit from activities like swimming or boccia.
Physical impairment (Cerebral Palsy)
Athletes throw metal balls as close as possible to a target in this precision Paralympic sport.
Boccia
Participating in sports can boost this, making individuals feel more confident in themselves.
Self esteem
Coaches can create inclusive environments by receiving this type of specialised training.
Disability awareness (or inclusive coaching) training
High costs of adaptive equipment like sports wheelchairs are considered this kind of barrier.
Economic or financial barrier
Athletes with amputations may use these devices to help them run or cycle.
Prosthetics
In this sport, athletes with visual impairments compete while wearing blindfolds, and use sound-emitting balls to navigate the court and score goals.
Goalball
Team sports help develop these, such as leadership, communication, and teamwork.
Social skills
This strategy involves changing rules, equipment, or environments to meet individual needs.
Modifications or adaptations
Inadequate or poorly designed infrastructure, such as lack of ramps or narrow doorways, can prevent individuals with mobility challenges from accessing facilities.
Physical barrier
This type of disability can create a barrier in environments where communication relies heavily on verbal instructions or announcements.
Auditory (or hearing) disability
This Paralympic swimming event involves athletes with physical disabilities competing in various strokes, including freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly, often using specialized equipment like fins or prosthetics.
Para swimming
Physical activity helps reduce symptoms of this mental health condition, often linked to isolation.
Depression and anxiety
Hosting these types of events, like inclusive sports days, encourages participation from people with diverse abilities.
Community events
This barrier occurs when coaches or staff lack training on how to include athletes with disabilities.
Lack of knowledge or awareness
This group of individuals, characterized by impairments in cognitive functioning, often faces barriers in accessing mainstream sports programs but benefits greatly from inclusive sporting opportunities.
Intellectual disabilities
What happened to Alexa Leary?
What sport does she now compete in?
Triathlon accident - Brain injury
Swimming at the Paralympics (She is a gold medalist)
Engaging in sports can improve this type of health, which includes heart and lung efficiency.
Cardiovascular health
Partnerships between schools, sports clubs, and disability organisations promote participation through this kind of collaboration.
Community partnerships