TY - JOUR
T1 - Advancing sport opportunities for people with disabilities
T2 - from grassroots to elite
AU - Legg, David
AU - Dubon, Mary
AU - Webborn, Nick
AU - Blauwet, Cheri
PY - 2022/8/26
Y1 - 2022/8/26
N2 - We are amid a global movement to rectify and address issues related to equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility. As a result, disability sport may benefit from the same advances occurring in women's sport - in particular, an increased profile and more parity in financial rewards, which though still not equitable, are improving. One example of this is the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, UK. These were the first major international multisport games to have equitable competitive opportunities for both women and men, as well as five events for Para sport that were full medal status. Other alterations in sport such as the addition of 'Paralympic' to the official name of the 'United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee', the increased prevalence of Special Olympic Unified Sports opportunities across communities, and an increasingly closer working relationship between the IOC and International Paralympic Committee are perhaps signs of greater inclusion to come.
AB - We are amid a global movement to rectify and address issues related to equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility. As a result, disability sport may benefit from the same advances occurring in women's sport - in particular, an increased profile and more parity in financial rewards, which though still not equitable, are improving. One example of this is the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, UK. These were the first major international multisport games to have equitable competitive opportunities for both women and men, as well as five events for Para sport that were full medal status. Other alterations in sport such as the addition of 'Paralympic' to the official name of the 'United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee', the increased prevalence of Special Olympic Unified Sports opportunities across communities, and an increasingly closer working relationship between the IOC and International Paralympic Committee are perhaps signs of greater inclusion to come.
KW - disabled persons
KW - economics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85137382993&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1136/bjsports-2022-106227
DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2022-106227
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 36028298
SN - 0306-3674
VL - 56
SP - 1266
EP - 1267
JO - British Journal of Sports Medicine
JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine
IS - 22
ER -