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These are stories from individuals and organisations about getting active and what it means to them.

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    The Moti ME story

    Katie a Design Graduate from Loughborough University, outlines her product idea for physio and occupational therapists, to help Disabled children get active.

    The Moti ME story
    Created with Rethink Mental Illness

    The Rethink Mental Illness story

    This blog from the team at Rethink Mental Illness explores the relationship between severe mental illness and getting active.

    The Rethink Mental Illness story
    Created with International Mixed Ability Sports

    IMAS story

    In this blog, the International Mixed Ability Sports team explains why co-production is fundamental to their ongoing work and inclusive sport worldwide.

    IMAS story

    Brett’s story

    In this blog, Brett Smith, Director of Research, Professor of Disability and Physical Activity at Durham University, discusses how the Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines for sport and physical activity could prove a gamechanger for sports accessibility.

    Brett’s story

    School story

    In this story, Elliot Watson, Programme Officer at Get Yourself Active, talks about his experiences as a young Disabled person of the lack of inclusion in school sports.

    School story

    Walk on Wednesday’s story

    In this story Anna Denham discusses her collaboration with the Walks on Wednesdays (WOW) group, and Nene Park Trust.

    Walk on Wednesday’s story

    The APDA story

    This blog from Anna Denham, discusses the work of our Together Fund partner Asian People’s Disability Alliance.

    The APDA story

    Karen’s story

    In this story, Karen explains how she set about making sure her local green space remained accessible and open to all.

    Karen’s story

    Elliot’s story

    Elliot explains the importance of supporting grassroots projects through the Together Fund in this story.

    Elliot’s story

    Emily’s story

    In this blog, we spoke to Emily from Sense in Rotherham to learn how she and her team have used the Get Yourself Active Social Care Activity pack to support Disabled people to get active.

    Emily’s story

    Danny’s story

    In this story, Danny explains how co-production has had a positive effect on him, his work and what he will do in the future.

    Danny’s story

    Wheels for Wellbeing story

    In this story, we discuss what we saw and learned on our visit to Wheels for Wellbeing in South London....

    Wheels for Wellbeing story