Tag Archives: disability research

Study by disabled people’s charity reveals need for small changes from all to create lasting difference With memories of the most successful Paralympic Games of all time still fresh in everyone’s mind, a quiz designed to engage non-disabled people in a light-hearted conversation about respect for disabled people revealed that a majority of non-disabled people had no problem using facilities ... Read More »

61 percent of disabled people would like to do more sport or exercise. 21 percent of UK adults say they’d be encouraged to exercise more if facilities were more accessible to them. Almost one in ten disabled people say they would be more likely to take part if they were “not disabled”, “not injured”, or “in better health”. Leonard Cheshire ... Read More »

Majority of football clubs fail to meet guidelines that have been in existence for over a decade. Following the shock findings of last year’s investigation of accessibility at Premiership clubs, national disabled people’s charity Revitalise has today published an Accessibility League Table of Championship clubs, revealing that many are missing the mark when meeting the accessibility requirements of disabled supporters ... Read More »

A simple, school-based yoga program can do wonders for kids with autism, researchers say, yielding gains in both behavior and socialization. In a study comparing children with autism who did yoga each day at school compared to kids who followed a typical routine instead, those who participated in the stretching exercises exhibited significantly less aggressive behavior, social withdrawal and hyperactivity. The findings ... Read More »