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Welcome to our new website
This news update will give you all the information you need to know about our new website, what you’ll find on it, and how to use it.
We’re hiring: Project Manager at Get Yourself Active
This news update details the latest job posting – the Project Manager maternity cover role at Get Yourself Active.
We are Sport England partners
This story details the funding we received from Sport England to become partners and tackle inequalities.
GYA’s Response to the Disability Action Plan
The Government has released its Disability Action Plan (DAP), claiming to take action across widespread policy areas to ‘improve Disabled people’s lives.’ They have included some commitments involving physical activity, but none tackle the root causes that are excluding Disabled people from being active ourselves.
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.
New Co-Production Guide For Physical Activity Sector!
Moving Social Care Resources
This page features a summary of resources from our Moving Social Care programme, developed alongside our partners, aimed to support social care practitioners to promote physical activity for Disabled people.
Research and Co-Production in Moving Social Care
Co-production and continual evaluation are central to the Moving Social Care programme. This page explains more about our research methods and approach to co-production.
Moving Social Care Training for Professionals
Our training at Moving Social Care aims to equip social care practitioners with the skills and knowledge you need to support Disabled people to be more physically active. What exactly is our training about, and who are we delivering it to? Read on to find more.
Moving Social Care: About Us Through the Phases
In this page, we’ll take you through the different phases of the Moving Social Care programme and why it matters, starting from research and discovery, moving through training and development up until today, Phase 3.
Building a more inclusive future: Supporting Disabled people to move more in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin
Learn more about how the Get Yourself Active programme partnered with Energize Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin to launch GYA Local across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and the difference it made to Disabled people and social care workers in the area.
Nike’s Alienating Physical Activity Messaging: Our Response
Disability Rights UK and Get Yourself Active’s response and perspective on Nike’s recent advert, ‘runners welcome, walkers tolerated’, that exemplifies the long standing exclusionary narratives that are unfortunately still present within the sport and activity sphere.
Reflections from Social Work Day at the University of Chester
Helen Black, our Moving Social Care 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!
