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Disability, Sport and Physical Activity : Assignment

   

Added on  2020-01-16

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Table of ContentsDisability in UK...............................................................................................................................3Barriers faced by disabled people while engaging in physical activity...........................................3Principles and practice in the modification of activities..............................................................4Adapted physical activities and Paralympic sports.....................................................................4Issues within PE and school sport...............................................................................................5Evaluate a range of methods in increasing the involvement of disabled people in sports andphysical education...........................................................................................................................6References........................................................................................................................................82
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DISABILITYIN UKDisability is considered as an impairment which may occur in human in the form ofcognitive, mental and physical sensory. It has a substantial impact on person’s life activities andit may be present from birth or it could occur during a person’s lifetime (Efstratopoulou, 2016).Disability has been increasing among youngsters of UK and that is also followed by intellectualand sensory disability. According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, somecommon disabilities among adults include arthritis or rheumatism, back or spine problems andheart trouble. As compared to men, women had a significantly higher prevalence of disability(24.4% versus 19.1%). However, for both the sexes, the prevalence of disability doubled in successive agegroups (18 to 44 years; 45% to 64% and 65 and over aged; 51.8%). The ratio of disability hasbeen increasing among youngsters and this impacts their engagement in sports activities. Thus,in such context discussion has been made regarding factors that can influence the experience ofsport and physical education provision by disabled people (Jachyra and Gibson, 2016). Alongwith this, discussion has also been made regarding methods that can be utilized for the purposeof increasing involvement of disabled people in physical and sports education. BARRIERSFACEDBYDISABLEDPEOPLEWHILEENGAGINGINPHYSICALACTIVITYNearly, everyone faces hardships and difficulties at one time or another; but for peoplewith disabilities, barriers can be more frequent and have greater impact. As per the records ofWHO, barriers are also considered as physical obstacles which also restricts the youngsters toparticipate in physical activities (Cale, Harris and Duncombe, 2016). In this respect, the EUdefines physical activity as important for people since that enhances their physical and mentalcapability. Moreover, it can also be said that disable people are also considered as incapable ofbeing performing physical activities since they have several problems in moving and managingthings. Physical barriers are structural obstacles that block mobility or access and it also changesthe way people deal with mobility impairment.At the time of engaging in physical activities, coaches and trainers always look forphysically fit people; hence only such people are given the opportunity to involve in physical3
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