Project

Ensuring Access for Individuals with Disabilities In Sporting Activities: Sports for ALL

It is widely accepted that inclusion in schools offers a wide variety of benefits for children with disabilities. This project seeks to push the boundaries of inclusion from the school day to after the bell. This project focuses on the participation and inclusionary practices of one particular extracurricular activity, sports. Sports offer a unique set of benefits for all children. Unfortunately, there are barriers that children with disabilities and their families face when it comes to getting involved in sports. The purpose of this project is to address one of these barriers by providing an informational meeting/ presentation for parents/guardians and families to learn about sports and the many benefits to participation. Additionally, this presentation includes information about inclusive sports as well as a resource brochure to help these families find resources to get their children involved. This project attempts to create an opportunity to educate and empower families of children with disabilities about ways their children can be involved in inclusion and in their community after the school day is over.

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