Sports and Disability: Enhanced Health, Self-Efficacy, and Social Inclusion Through Athletic Participation

Authors

Tayo Moss, Michigan State University
Trenton J. Landon, Utah State UniversityFollow
Allison Flemming, Pennsylvania State University

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Review of Disability Studies

Volume

13

Issue

3

Publisher

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Publication Date

9-1-2017

First Page

1

Last Page

13

Abstract

Sports​​ and​​ recreational​​ participation ​​have​​ demonstrated ​​health​​ and​​ social​​ benefits. However, ​​persons​​ with​​ disabilities​​ are ​​typically​​ not​​ provided​​ the​​ same​​ opportunities ​​as​​ people without​​ disabilities.​​ This​​ article​​ discusses​​ the​​ benefits​​ of​​ sports​​ and​​ recreation,​​ and​​ the barriers​​ that​​ have​​ existed​​ for​​ persons​​ with​​ disabilities.​​ The ​​purpose​​ is​​ to​​ demonstrate ​​the ​​need for​​ rehabilitation​​ counselors ​​to​​ consider​​ the​​ utility​​ of​​ physical​​ activity​​ as​​ a​​ way ​​to​​ enhance health,​​ self-efficacy,​​ and ​​community​​ inclusion.​​ Recommendations​​ are​​ presented​​ for rehabilitation​​ counselor​​ advocacy​​ for​​ improved​​ participation​​ in​​ sport​​ and​​ recreational ​​pursuits by​​ persons​​ with​​ disabilities.

Recommended Citation

Moss, T, Landon, T. J., and Fleming, A. (2017). Sports and disability: Enhanced health, self-efficacy, and social inclusion through atheltic participation. The Review of Disability Studies, 13(3), 1-13.