Disability Sport Update

Resource to support YOU to provide leadership and volunteering opportunities for disabled people – please read on to find out how to get YOUR copy …

Leadership and volunteer opportunities provide a context where disabled people can develop the skills, aptitudes and confidence to play an active role within wider society and in doing so become inspirational figures that challenge peoples perceptions of disability. EFDS want to ensure that this provision continues to evolve and that many more disabled people can benefit from involvement within leadership and volunteering opportunities.

To support YOU to help make this happen the English Federation of Disability Sport has been working in partnership with the Youth Sport Trust through the East Midlands led project; Inspire to Lead in the production of a good practice guide – ‘‘Developing young disabled people through sports leadership and volunteering’. This resource is aimed at those responsible for the development of sports leadership and volunteering opportunities. It explores the impact of leadership identify key questions and ideas to develop high quality sports leadership and volunteering opportunities.

For YOUR copy please contact EFDS national office, telephone 01612475294.  Alternatively click here to download an electronic copy.

The Caudwell Trust is inviting applications for the Enable Sport Programme. This will provide specifically designed sports equipment to enable disabled children and young people to participate in sport. Applications must be made on behalf of a particular child, Caudwell Children cannot make donations to sporting organisations.

Click here to download an application form

For more information on disability sport please contact:

Naomi Bird

Knowledge, Communications

and Equalities Manager

Email: nbird@staffordbc.gov.uk

Tel: 01785 619585