‘Doing Sport Differently - A guide to exercise and fitness for people living with disability or health conditions’

‘Doing Sport Differently’ is a comprehensive guide to accessing sports and leisure opportunities in your area.

It is written by and for people with lived experience of disability or health conditions, to inspire involvement in sport and fitness and improve access to grassroots sport.  The guide covers the physical, mental health and social benefits of sport and fitness and how anyone can get involved.

 

In the run up to the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games the guide hopes to inspire disabled people to get active by demonstrating how to overcome barriers to participation and get involved with sports locally. ‘Doing Sport Differently’ shows the varying ways in which individuals with a disability can engage in sport, be it playing, coaching or watching. As Baroness Grey-Thompson DBE says:

 

“There is no reason why people with disabilities shouldn’t get as much out of sport and exercise as non-disabled people. I am living proof of that. Whether you’re a beginner or want to compete internationally, whether you’re a parent of a sports player or whether you just want to watch sport, Doing Sport Differently will help you to do it.”

 

Doing Sport differently is part of the ‘Doing Life Differently’ series produced by Disability Rights UK. There are also guides on: Careers, Work, IT, Transport and Money. Each book provides a practical toolkit, packed with advice from people with disability, and including real-world examples. 

 

 

For more information:

 

Download your free copy:

http://www.radar.org.uk/publications/doing-sport-differently/

 

Visit: www.disabilityrightsuk.org

 

Or ring: 020 7250 3222

 

Twitter: @DisRightsUK #doingsportdifferently

 

‘Give it a read – especially if you don’t think exercise is for

you. It may change your life’. - Baroness Grey-Thompson DBE