Resources

There are a varitey of publications and documents around disabled sport and activity that are available to buy or download.

 

Downloadable Documents

Access for Disabled People Guidance Note Sport England
EFDS Inclusive Club Health Check
EFDS Clubmark Information Sheet
How to promote your Sport to Young Disabled People
Making Myself Clear
IFI Communication & Etiquette
Disability Rights Commission Easy Language Document
DDA Information
DDA FAQs
Disability Terminology
EFDS Disability Terminology
Sources of Funding from Sport England
SASSOT Disability Research Project
SASSOT County Disability Sport & Activity Strategy Action Plan for disabled children, young people and their families 2010 - 2011
Disability Sport Directory Club Information Sheet

 

 

SASSOT Disability Mark Supporting Resources

Section 1 - Communication and Community Engagement

Example Inclusive Statement

Club Membership Form Template

How to Promote your Sport to Young Disabled People

 

Section 2 - Policy & Procedures

Equality Policy Template

Consultation Guidance for Clubs

SASSOT Equality Policy

 

Section 3 - Staff & Volunteers

SASSOT Disability Courses

EFDS Including Disabled Pupils in PE (Community Version)

EFDS Disability Inclusion Training

Mencap Learning Disability and Equity in Sport

Communicating with Disabled People

Disability Terminology

 

Section 4 - Club Management & Marketing

Guidelines for Producing Publicity

Club Leaflet Template

 

Section 5 - The Club Facilities

Physical Access Check

Transport Training

 

Section 6 - The Playing Programme

 

Section 7 - Resources & Evaluation

Volunteering Tips: Finding New Volunteers

Volunteering Tips: Retaining Volunteers

Volunteering Tips: Recognising & Rewarding Volunteers

Inclusion Feedback Sheet

 

Publications & DVD's

A new book which takes a comprehensive look at disability sport and its place in society has been launched.  Disability, Sport and Society is authored by Dr Nigel Thomas, Head of Sport and Exercise at Staffordshire University, and Dr Andy Smith, who graduated at Staffordshire and now lectures at the University of Chester.

It has received the backing of Paralympian Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, Pro Chancellor of Staffordshire University, who said it provided "a much needed critical examination of the opportunities and challenges facing the modern Paralympic and disability sports movement."  She added: "In the run up to London 2012 this is a book that should be read by all students, academics, administrators and policy makers with an interest in disability sport."

The book took two years to complete but the authors are confident that it will become a valuable resource.  Said Nigel: "Although the area of disability sport is a relatively new and recent phenomenon, it is particularly important in the context of social inclusion and the forthcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games."  "There was no real formal recognition of disability sport until the 1940s and still, today, it is not greatly understood. It's only the performance athletes that are generally known and there's not a very clear understanding of how the sport is organised and why."

Nigel gained significant experience working with young disabled people as a sports development officer in local authorities and national governing bodies and now researches the history, mainstreaming, and media coverage of disability sport.

He added: "When I started to teach I realised how little there was available as a resource. The data contained in the book is from interviews and surveys - which can't collectively be found elsewhere."  Co-author Dr Andy Smith graduated in Sport at Staffordshire University and is currently a Lecturer in the Sociology of Sport and Exercise at the University of Chester.

Nigel said: "Andy was an exceptional graduate and has published work on school physical education and special needs. Because he has a different background and perspective, he was an obvious co-author for the book."

 

To view further information about the book and for a priority order form please click here. 

 

For more information or to arrange interviews telephone Maria Scrivens, Senior Press Officer, Staffordshire University, 01785 353401

 

 

	The End of a Stigma?   By Gill Green
	Aim High   By Tanni Grey-Thompson
	Sieze the Day: My Autobiography   By: Tanni Grey-Thompson
	Blade Runner   By: Oscar Pistorius
	The Paralympic Games Explained   By Ian Brittian
	No Excuses: The True Story of a Congenital Amputee Who Became a Champion in Wrestling and in Life   by: Kyle Maynard
	Between a Rock and a Hard Place   By: Aron Ralston
	Soul Surfer   By: Bethany Hamilton
	Hell on Wheels   By: Daniel Evan Weiss
	Murderball - DVD
	You Gonna Play? How Murderball saved my Life   By: Mark Zupan
	Gimp: The Story behind the star of Murderball   By: Mark Zupan
	The Cultural Politics of the Paralympic Movement: Through an Anthropological Lens   By: P David Howe
	Defying Disability: The Lives and Legacies of Nine Disabled Leaders   By: Mary Wilkinson