Disability Sport
Being active is good for everyone's health and wellbeing.
An Overview of Disability Sport
The Activity Alliance, aim to make active lives possible with a vision that disabled people are active for life.
There are also a number of National Disability Sports Organisations including Parasport, British Blind Sport, Cerebral Palsy Sport, Dwarf Sports Association, Mencap, Special Olympics East Midlands, The Limbless Association, UK Deaf Sport, LimbPower and Wheelpower.
Events featured in the Paralympic Games includes: archery, athletics, boccia, cycling, equestrian, football, goalball, judo, powerlifting, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, volleyball, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing, wheelchair rugby and wheelchair tennis.
National Governing Bodies
British Paralympic Association
- Contact Name
- General Information
- Contact Email
- info@paralympics.org.uk.
- Contact Telephone
- 020 7842 5789
Hood Park Leisure Centre
Hood Park Leisure Centre in Ashby-de-la-Zouch offers a wide range of facilities and services
Thera Trust
Thera is a charitable group of companies which support people with a learning disability with a diverse range of needs, providing a range of support across the UK for around 3000 people with a learning disability.
Active Northants Lockdown Live - 'Dance your way through Lockdown!'
Born to Perform online sessions start with a warm welcome and introduction to the tutors including a fun and informal ice-breaker involving participants. Tutors will then give an overview of the structure to the session to follow and desired outcomes. There will be a motivating group warm up carried out to age relevant, stimulating music. Followed by step by step choreography with adaptations for all abilities for beginner up to advanced level dancers. The choreography will be recapped and added to at each session until a whole dance routine is complete and ready to be performed.
Active Northants Lockdown Live - 'Dance your way through Lockdown!'
Born to Perform online sessions start with a warm welcome and introduction to the tutors including a fun and informal ice-breaker involving participants. Tutors will then give an overview of the structure to the session to follow and desired outcomes. There will be a motivating group warm up carried out to age relevant, stimulating music. Followed by step by step choreography with adaptations for all abilities for beginner up to advanced level dancers. The choreography will be recapped and added to at each session until a whole dance routine is complete and ready to be performed.
Barchester Charity Foundation - Reconnecting Disabled people with Local Community
Barchester’s Charitable Foundation is a registered charity that helps older people and other adults with a disability across England, Scotland & Wales. This year our focus is about connecting or re-connecting people with others in their local community. Applications that combat loneliness and enable people to be active and engaged will receive our highest priority in 2019.
http://www.paralympics.org.uk/
http://www.charlottestandems.co.uk/
https://www.disabledgo.com/
https://leicesterathleticspromotions.wordpress.com/disability/
https://www.lrsport.org/disabilitysport
https://www.matthampsonfoundation.org/
http://www.parasport.org.uk/
https://www.rda.org.uk/
https://www.specialolympicsgb.org.uk/
http://www.whizz-kidz.org.uk/
https://www.youreable.com/
