Grassroots sport: Activity Alliance

Disability Sport Info

In this episode, I speak with Adam Blaze, CEO of Activity Alliance, the leading voice for disabled people in sport and activity in England. We discuss the role of the Activity Alliance in supporting disabled people to be active. We consider the policy challenges and opportunities facing the Activity Alliance. We then assess disabled people's current physical activity and sport participation. Finally, we consider whether it's possible there will ever be parity in sport participation between disabled and non-disabled people.
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1. Grassroots sport: Activity Alliance (00:00:00)

2. Vote for Disability Sport Info in the Sports Podcasts Awards! (00:00:30)

3. Introduction (00:01:11)

4. What is the Activity Alliance and what do they do? (00:01:37)

5. Partnership working and policy (00:04:01)

6. Disability's status in sport compared to other protected characteristics (00:22:20)

7. Disabled people's sport and physical activity (00:29:25)

8. The impact of the cost of living crisis on participation and activity (00:37:41)

9. Is it ever possible to achieve equality in sport and physical activity between disabled and non-disabled people? (00:41:36)

10. Gold standard work (00:43:24)

11. Conclusion (00:44:49)

12. End of discussion (00:45:52)