Getting Involved in Sport: The Participation and non-participation of people with disability in sport and active recreation

Darcy, SA; Taylor, TL; Murphy, AJ; Lock, D

Getting Involved in Sport: The Participation and non-participation of people with disability in sport and active recreation

Darcy, SA

Taylor, TL

Murphy, AJ Lock, D

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Publisher:: Canberra: Australian Sport Commission.
Publication Type:: Report
Citation:: 2011, pp. 1 - 78
Issue Date:: 2011-01

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dc.contributor.author	Darcy, SA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5394-2566	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Taylor, TL https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8847-7692	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Murphy, AJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lock, D	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	2011, pp. 1 - 78	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978 1 74013 114 8	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/31129
dc.publisher	Canberra: Australian Sport Commission.	en_US
dc.title	Getting Involved in Sport: The Participation and non-participation of people with disability in sport and active recreation	en_US
dc.type	Report
utslib.location	Canberra	en_US
utslib.for	150404 Sport and Leisure Management	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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pubs.place-of-publication	Canberra	en_US
pubs.rights-statement	Increasing the number of Australians participating in sport and active recreation through an integrated, whole-of-sport approach is an essential element of the governments new direction for sport, Australian Sport: The Pathway to Success. In building better communities, it is critical that we increase community participation and social inclusion by minimising the disadvantages and constraints that have an impact on the participation of many marginalised groups, such as people with disability, women and girls, Indigenous people, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. This report examines the factors that influence the participation and non-participation of people with disability, the constraints that people with disability encounter which limit or deter their participation, and investigates the benefits people with disability derive from their participation in sport and active recreation. The social and structural disconnection faced by people with disability, often on a daily basis, is clearly evident in the significantly lower participation rates of people with disability in sport and active recreation than that of the general population. The most recent comparative figures from the General Social Survey1 indicate that, on average, people with disability are 15% less likely to participate in sport and active recreation than the general population. The literature strongly suggests that type of disability and level of support needs are important considerations in the participation and non-participation patterns of people with disability. The findings in this report reinforce these considerations, and suggest that any person who has high support needs faces significant constraints to their participation.	en_US

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