Updates
Reflections from Social Work Day at the University of Chester
Helen Black, our Moving Social Work Training Officer, wrote about her recent trip up to the University of Chester to taking part in their Social Work Day. It was a day full of insightful and reflective conversations with social work students interested in how they can better centre the lived experience of Disabled people in their practices! Read on to hear more about the day.
A Day Trip to Durham – Co-production and Physical Activity Event
Our Co-production Lead, Liddie Bone, wrote about her recent trip up to Durham University for a day-long co-production event. Read on to find out about the interesting conversations on the day and her reflections on wider co-production work!
Why It Mattered for a UK Disabled People’s Organisation to Be in Rome
Laura Horton, GYA Programme Manager, speaks about her experience in Rome at the Innovation for Inclusion: the Power of the Paralympic Legacy event, championing Disabled voices and demanding that every room that speaks about us, has us at the forefront!
Road Trip, Big Ideas, and a Blustery Side Quest to Stonehenge
Laura and Liddie take us through their road trip to Wilshire to meet Wiltshire CiL to learn more about their work. Oh, and a side quest to Stonehenge!
Health & Social Care Organisations Sign Open Letter on NHS Ten-Year-Plan
Why are Disabled People Still Punished for Being Active?
Public Reject Benefit Cuts and Believe They Will Increase Pressure on NHS, Our New Polling Finds
Get Yourself Active Launches New Report ‘The Impact of Welfare Cuts on Disabled People and Access to Physical Activity’
Get Yourself Active have released an in-depth report into the impact of the Government’s proposed benefit cuts on Disabled people, our wellbeing and our access to physical activity. It is a vital piece of research evidencing the need to halt ongoing social security reforms, which will lead to more poverty, disablement and illness for Disabled communities.
New Co-Production Guide For Physical Activity Sector!
‘Just do this…’ A Moving Poem on Disability and Exercise
Amanda Jones, a member of our Sounding Board, wrote this brilliant poem on the daily difficulties of being Disabled and faced with stigmatising and ableist narratives on getting active. Give it a read and share!
Physical Activity Messaging Study
A study created by Durham University and Disability Rights UK recruiting Disabled Adults aged 19 – 64 to take part in a survey asking how they feel about the current messaging on physical activity.
Charities call for immediate action on green jobs to tackle nature decline across the UK
A coalition of charity and non-profit organisations have joined forces to call on the government and the environmental sectors to do more to create accessible pathways into nature-based jobs, to diversify the sector and deliver our ambitions for nature recovery.
Hear All About Our Event: Uniting To Re-energise The Movement Landscape!
We were delighted to host an event in September, aiming to unite Disabled people, workers from the health and social care sector, and the physical activity sphere, all with the same shared goal of breaking down the barriers we face as Disabled people when moving and being physically active. It was a day filled with important conversations, valuable reflections and co-production practices! Read this article to hear more reflections on the day. We’re looking forward to continuing the work this event has sparked and encouraged.
Get Involved in Our Sounding Board Group!
Programme Evaluation: How Do We Bring People In?
Breaking Barriers: Supporting Disabled Teenage Girls to be Active
Access Sport is thrilled to launch its new Breaking Barriers research report! Launched in partnership with the Sweaty Betty Foundation, Women in Sport and Nuffield Health, this report explores Disabled teenage girls’ attitudes towards sport and exercise.
