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Parasports for cerebral palsy: Thinking and ‘prescribing’ beyond the Paralympics

open access: yesDevelopmental Medicine &Child Neurology, Volume 68, Issue 7, Page 896-902, July 2026.
This narrative review synthesizes current evidence on parasport participation for individuals with cerebral palsy, highlighting key benefits, and providing sport‐specific adaptations that enhance accessibility of parasport. Abstract The landscape of care for individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) has evolved far beyond ‘fixing’ impairments toward a life ...
Julia E. Hanes   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Questioning policy, youth participation and lifestyle sports [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Young people have been identified as a key target group for whom participation in sport and physical activity could have important benefits to health and wellbeing and consequently have been the focus of several government policies to increase ...
Church, Andrew, King, Katherine
core   +1 more source

The Ecuadorian Paralympic tennis: an approach to the real historical context of its sport evolution/El tenis paralímpico ecuatoriano: un acercamiento al contexto histórico real de su evolución deportiva

open access: yesPodium, 2021
The Paralympic tennis at international level has had a remarkable development in the last decades, so many ethnographic studies have been made since its creation.
Roberto Manolo Castro Cevallos
doaj  

Financial support for paralympic athletes in Brazil

open access: yesRevista da Educação Física, 2018
Brazilian Paralympic sport is growing rapidly due to its results and to more people with disabilities desiring to join it. The purpose of this study is to describe the importance of financial support for Brazilian Paralympic athletes’ careers.
Vinícius Denardin Cardoso   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Collaborative Approach to Empower Students With Intellectual Disabilities in One Initial Teacher Education Programme Towards Inclusive Pedagogy

open access: yesBritish Journal of Learning Disabilities, Volume 54, Issue 2, Page 285-295, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background This study explores the impact of integrating collaborative learning and inclusive pedagogical strategies in an initial teacher education (ITE) programme on ITE students' understanding and implementation of inclusive education, particularly for students with intellectual disabilities (ID).
Camelia Nadia Bran, João Costa
wiley   +1 more source

Towards Decarbonisation: Reducing Emissions From Transport in Olympic Host Cities

open access: yesWIREs Climate Change, Volume 17, Issue 3, May/June 2026.
Hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games creates both substantial environmental impacts and a window of opportunity for significant climate action through urban transport decarbonisation. Specific economic, policy, and social factors shape interventions undertaken by host city decision‐makers, significantly influencing transport emissions and offering ...
Anais Fabre   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paralympic health: emerging trends and innovations

open access: yesFrontiers in Sports and Active Living
This article synthesizes recent developments in Paralympic Health, covering not only the conceptual evolution that supports athletes with disabilities in Paralympic sports but also the impact of scientific advances on health care and on the ...
Ciro Winckler   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Disability Narratives in Sports Communication: Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games’ Best Practices and Implications

open access: yesMedia and Communication, 2021
The Paralympic Games have become a relevant social and communication tool for the enhancement of global awareness and understanding of disability. The increasing visibility of this kind of global sports event, as well as the efforts of public authorities
Olga Kolotouchkina   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Legitimation and Trust Strategies for Sustainability in and for Global Sport Events: The Case of the ‘Climate Positive’ Brisbane 2032 Olympics

open access: yesBusiness Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, Volume 35, Issue 2, Page 1158-1168, April 2026.
ABSTRACT International sport governing bodies are increasingly under scrutiny due to their questionable environmental sustainability records of global sport events, thereby facing a potential legitimacy gap and loss of trust that the proclaimed sustainability goals can be achieved.
David M. Herold   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond the logo: Sanitas' experience in advancing inclusive sports mindset through Paralympic sponsorship

open access: yesFrontiers in Sports and Active Living
IntroductionSponsorship is an essential element of the sports ecosystem, enabling powerful and authentic engagement between brands, athletes, and teams.
Olga Kolotouchkina   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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