Exercise For Specific
Groups and HSLA
Disabled People and Sport
Disabled
• Terminology (What comes into your head?)
• Preferred Terminology
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Visual impairment – visually impaired people or blind people
Hearing impairment – hearing impaired people or deaf people
Physical impairment – physically disabled people
Learning impairment – people with a learning disability
The Medical Model
• A disabled person is defined as:
1. ‘Blind, deaf or dumb and other persons who are
substantially and permanently handicapped by illness,
injury or congenital deformity or who are suffering from
a mental disorder within the meaning of the Mental
Health Act.’ The Disabled Person’s Act 1986
2. ‘Disability is any restriction or lack resulting from
impairment of ability to perform an activity within the
range considered normal for a human being.’ The World
Health Organisation
The Social Model of Disability
• A disabled person is defined as:
1. ‘ The disadvantage or restriction of activity caused
by a social organisation which takes little or no
account of people who have physical impairments
and thus excludes them from participation in the
mainstream social activity. Disability is therefore a
form of oppression. ‘ Union of Physically Impaired
Against Segregation
2. ‘The loss or limitation of opportunities to take part
in the mainstream of the community on an equal
level with others due to physical and social
barriers.’ Disabled People in Britain and
Discrimination A Case for Anti- discrimination
Legislation
Colin Barnes 1991
Comparison of the Two Models
The Medical Model
• Owned by the individual
The Social Model
• Owned by society
• Something wrong with
the person
• Something caused by a
negative attitude, planning
and practice of society
• solution is to find a cure
• solution is to eliminate
discrimination
• Only way to get rid of
disability is by making a
person better
• Prevented through better
practice and positive attitudes
that reflect equality of
opportunities
• YouTube fTalk (part 1 of
2)
• YouTube-talk (part 2 of 2)
• What are the problems disabled people face in
sport?
• What are the solutions?
Progress
• Josh Dueck – Top Man
• Josh Dueck X Games
Benefits
Physical / Psychological / Social
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Increased fitness
Rehabilitation
Disease risk reduction
Condition management r
Reduction in depression
Reduction in anxiety
Improved self-confidence
Disabled Opportunity
• Winter Paraolympics
• Adaptive Sports
• What Sports?
• How?
Sports Adaptations
• Football
• Netball
• Hockey
FOOTBALL Adaptations might
include
 Players
Equipment
Wheelchair users may
Larger, lighter, softer
stop the ball with
balls
wheels of chair. Players
Ball with bell inside
who use rollators,
sticks, crutches or
Rules
walking frames can also
Smaller playing
use these to assist in
areas
stopping / striking the
ball
Playing zones
OHT 5.15
NETBALL Adaptations might include:
 Equipment:
Different size balls
Ball with bell
Different colour balls
Lower the ring
Alternative scoring system
Use flag & whistle
 Rules
WCH users can only use
one revolution of their
Wheels
Increase holding time for
some players
OHT 5.17
HOCKEY Adaptations might include:
 Equipment
 Rules:
Larger, lighter balls
Players can carry sticks on
Balls that are more
Laps whilst manoeuvring
controllable
wheelchair
Koosh balls
Use zones for players
Ball with bell
All players touch ball
Larger ball
before shot
A puck
Strapping hockey stick Some players cannot be
marked
to chair
OHT 5.16