Community Participation for people with disabilities:

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• Community Participation for people with
  disabilities
• National Coordination- Local Provision

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Outline

• Background to Adapted Physical Activity Ireland
• CARA National Adapted Physical Activity Centre
• Sports Inclusion Disability Programme 2010
• Background
• National Objectives
• LSP Disability Plans
• Case Studies
• Where to from here?

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Adapted Physical Activity in Ireland. A
growing development

• 2005
• APA National Conferences
• NDA Report on Participation
• Laois LSP- Disability Officer

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Adapted Physical Activity in Ireland. A
growing development

• 2007/08
• CARA National Adapted Physical Activity Centre
• 21 Sports Inclusion Disability Officers (20
  LSPs)
• 2 Year National SIDO Programme Objectives
• Significant increase in number of people with
• disabilities participating at
  local-regional-national
• level
• 4521 Participants

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Adapted Physical Activity in Ireland. 5 years
on .

• 2010
• ISC commitment
• Expansion of CARA National APA Centre
• National Sports Inclusion Disability Programme

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CARA National Adapted Physical Activity Centre
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AIM

• To coordinate, facilitate and advocate for the
  inclusion of people with disabilities in sport,
  physical activity and physical education
  throughout Ireland

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• Facilitate, support and provide ongoing
  support to all Local Sports
• Partnerships in increasing the number of
  people with disabilities
• participating in sport and physical
  activity.
• Provide information, guidance and advice on
  Adapted Physical
• Activity (APA) , Adapted Physical
  Education (APE) and Disability
• Sport
• Advocate for the inclusion of people with
  disabilities in Sport,
• Physical activity and Physical Education
• Support and influence Local Sport
  Partnerships, National
• Governing Bodies of Sport, Disability
  Organisations, Schools,
• Colleges and all organisations

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• Develop and facilitate courses/workshops at
  all levels
• to provide a range of training and
  education
• opportunities
• Undertake and coordinate research
• Assist and support developments of National
  and Local
• physical activity strategies
• Develop national/international links with
  relevant
• APA/APE agencies

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• CARAFOCUS/ www.CaraApaCentre.ie
• Coordination of 21 SIDOs throughout Ireland
  (2008-2010)
• Organising the 3rd National APA Conference 2008
• Workshops facilitated at undergraduate level
  within Institutes of Technology and Universities
  throughout Ireland-UCC-DCU-UL-Mary Immaculate
  College
• Supporting National Governing Bodies of Sport
  GAA
• International Links-Disability Sport Wales, Camp
  Abilities New York, Project CONNECT Australia,
  Disability Sport NI, Halberg Trust New Zealand.
• European Standards in APA and European Inclusive
  Physical Education Training
• CampAbilities Ireland 2010

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Future Developments

• CARA APA Centre Ltd
• Facilitation and support to the LSP Sports
  Inclusion Disability Programme
• 4th National APA Conference 2011
• European APA Conference 2012
• Expansion of National and International Links
• Training and education officer funded by IT
  Tralee-Nov/Dec 2010
• CampAbilities 2011-St Josephs School for the
  Visually Impaired
• Research- NGBs

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Sports Inclusion Disability Programme

• 2007 21 Sports Inclusion Disability Officers
  (SIDOs)
• 2010 16 SIDOs
• 32 LSP Disability Sport Plans
• National Objectives
• National Steering Committee

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Steering Committee National Representation

• Irish Sports Council
• Local Sports Partnerships
• CARA/IT Tralee
• Paralympic Council of Ireland
• Special Olympics
• Irish Wheelchair Association
• Cerebral Palsy Sport Ireland
• PWDI ( People with Disabilities Ireland)

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National Objectives

• Action 1
• Increase and Sustain Participation for
• individuals with a Disability
• Action 2
• Team Sports
• Action 3
• Inclusive Leisure Centre Participation
• Action 4 
• Facilitating and developing training
• and education workshops

• Action 5 
• Deliver training to Non SIDO LSPs-
• Regional Meetings
• Action 6
• National and Local Promotion
• Action 7 
• Partnering Advocacy
• Action 8
• Funding

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Sports Inclusion Disability Officer Programme
Local Provision- Case Studies

• Patricia (46)- Co Clare, Powerchair Football
• Eamonn (30) Co. Kilkenny, Wheelchair
  Basketball
• Ciaran (10) Co. Tipperary, Wheelchair Hurling
• Mayo Inclusive Leisure Centre Initiative

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Where to from here?

• Local Provision LSP
• National coordination ISC/CARA
• International recognition
• Sustainability
• (Programme, Participation, Promotion, Physical
  Access and Personnel)

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Thank You