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Discover resources to help you create inclusive physical activity opportunities for people with disabilities and those living with long-term health conditions.

One in five people in the UK have an impairment or long-term health condition.

However, people with a disability and those with a long-term health condition are much less likely to participate in Sport or Physical Activity.

Take a look at the resources below for ways you can make your club more accessible and inclusive to open up opportunities for people with disabilities or long-term health conditions.

Useful organisations and resources

National Disability Sports Organisations

National Disability Sports Organisations provide advice, support and opportunities for people of all ages with specific impairments.

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Activity Alliance

Activity Alliance work with partners to increase opportunities for people with disabilities to be active and involved in sport and physical activity. There website provides a number of helpful resources and links to insight and reports.

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Buddle Disability Inclusion Hub

Buddle in the partnership with Activity Alliance have created a free tool to help you see how inclusive and accessible your organisation is when meeting the needs of disabled people.

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Accessible Place and Spaces

Access for All - Creating Accessible Places and Spaces

Activity Alliance's guide offers practical and cost effective solutions to help you create welcoming and accessible environments for everyone. Alongside the guide there is also a user journey map to support you with this resource.

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Accessible and Inclusive Sports Facilities Guide

This guide from Sport England can help users to fulfil their obligations under the Equality Act (2010) by providing a framework for considering and meeting the needs of likely building users, and represents the current standard for creating and maintaining sports facilities that are accessible, inclusive and able to meet the needs of our vibrant and diverse communities.

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Advice for Healthcare Professionals

Advice for Health Professionals to support People with Disabilities

Supporting people with disabilities to be physically active - guidance for healthcare professionals.

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Healthcare professionals - supporting people with long term health conditions to be active

Supporting people with long term health conditions to be physically active - guidance for healthcare professionals.

Top Sportsability

An online resource for schools provided through the Youth Sport Trust offering practical advice to teachers, learning support staff, and other sports practitioners. It includes ideas and strategies to support the inclusion of young disabled people in physical activity, as well as CPD training. Membership required.

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Your School Games - Inclusive Health Check

For all School Games registered schools, the inclusive health check is a free self-assessment tool that helps users tackle inequalities by providing guidance, resources, and an action plan.

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Youth Sport Trust Inclusion Live

Each year Youth Sport Trust hosts a week of free online webinars to support practitioners in creating inclusive school sport opportunities for young people with SEND.

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Campaigns

We Are Undefeatable

This campaign encourages people with a range of long term health conditions to find ways to be active that suit their individual needs.

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Training and courses

Activity Alliance learning hub

This learning hub is the go-to place to training on topics from PE to inclusive communications. Take a look at training to help ensure you and your organisation are more inclusive for disabled people in sport and physical activity.

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Equality Insight

Discover the latest research about inequalities in sport and physical activity, with actional insights to help remove any barriers to participation.

Inclusive Language Guide

Inclusive language promotes equality, respect and understanding between individuals from diverse backgrounds. Our inclusive language guide promotes and encourages best practice in this area.

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