As the Paralympic Games get underway, many people viewing might not know how this multi-disability multi-sport mega event has evolved from one-man’s vision to use sport as a vehicle for rehabilitation to the international spectacle that it is today.
READ MOREReverse integration – doing disability sport differently
by Peter Downs | Apr 11, 2016 | Latest Episode, Lesley Evans Ogden, Opinion & Debate | 1 comment
In Canada, wheelchair basketball brings people together regardless of their abilities. Lesley Evans Ogden asks whether this kind of integration could help dispel stigma, discrimination and misconceptions about disability more widely.
READ MOREAre athletes inspirational?
by Peter Downs | May 20, 2015 | Latest Episode, Opinion & Debate, Peter Downs | 0 comments
It was Australian activist and comedian Stella Young that coined the phrase ‘Inspiration P**n.’ Sport has a habit of depicting athletes with disabilities as inspirational. What do you think—is this good or bad?
READ MOREAre you an Inclusion Linchpin?
by Peter Downs | Jun 20, 2014 | Latest Episode, Opinion & Debate, Peter Downs | 0 comments
What does it mean to be a Linchpin of Inclusion? Chances are, if you are reading this then you are a Linchpin of Inclusion yourself. In this episode we examine what this means and what it takes to be a Linchpin. We hear from a short baldy guy legend on the subject!
READ MOREInclusion, Creativity: Shrek and Mixed Bags
by Peter Downs | Apr 26, 2014 | Latest Episode, Opinion & Debate | 0 comments
Creativity is key to inclusion. To include people with disability in sport and recreation activities often means we need to adapt and modify what we do. This is nearly always a creative process. In this episode we look at the relationship between creativity and inclusion and consider some practical examples of creativity in action from our friends at New Jersey All People Equal.
READ MOREIs this discrimination?
by Peter Downs | Mar 21, 2014 | Latest Episode, Opinion & Debate, Peter Downs | 0 comments
Following hot on the heels of Episode 43 Is This Inclusion? the theme of this episode is Is This Discrimination? Four videos to watch—you decide! The answers here are a bit more clear cut but no less important.
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