|
|
| Line 3: |
Line 3: |
| | '''<big>Sport</big>''' | | '''<big>Sport</big>''' |
| | | | |
| − | ActiveSG is promoting disability sports. Various sports have been adapted for them. In Singapore, the range of sports for people with disabilities includes handcyling, swimming, table tennis and boccia, a ball game that can be played by wheelchair-users with motor-skill impairment [http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/sports-for-those-with-disabilities (ST 27 Sep 2016)]
| |
| | {| class="wikitable" | | {| class="wikitable" |
| | !<big>Short-Term Outcomes</big><big>(skills, knowledge, attitudes)</big> | | !<big>Short-Term Outcomes</big><big>(skills, knowledge, attitudes)</big> |
| Line 32: |
Line 31: |
| | | style="width: 33.3%;" |'''<big>Knowledge Gaps</big>''' | | | style="width: 33.3%;" |'''<big>Knowledge Gaps</big>''' |
| | |- | | |- |
| − | |<big>Out of 20 special schools, 17 have included sport as part of their curriculum for student participation and rehabilitation .</big> | + | | |
| | | | |
| − | |<big>Sports take-up rate among people with disabilities remains low, though they stand to benefit more than able-bodied people by being active<ref>http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/sports-for-those-with-disabilities</ref>. Reasons why people with disabilities may shun sports<ref>http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/sports-for-those-with-disabilities</ref>:</big> | + | | |
| − | * <big>Difficulty in getting transport to the sports facilities.</big> | + | * |
| − | * <big>Cost of specialised equipment and transporting them.</big>
| |
| − | * <big>Struggles with the basics of daily life that push the thought of exercise into the background.</big>
| |
| − | * <big>Depending on volunteers to help out, such as transferring the person with disability from a normal wheelchair to a racing wheelchair.</big>
| |
| − | * <big>A tendency to withdraw from society and an unwillingness to leave the house for various reasons.</big>
| |
| − | * <big>Logistics. For instance, when a wheelchair racer travels overseas for races, he has to take along a special racing wheelchair, a regular wheelchair for moving around and a commode chair.</big>
| |
| − | * <big>There may also be psychological factors such as confidence, self image issues and a self-perceived inability to do sports.</big>
| |
| | | | | | |
| | |- | | |- |
| − | |<big>In 2015, only about one-third of PwDs in Singapore participated in sports on a regular basis (at least once a week)</big> | + | | |
| − | |<big>Disabled people face lack of opportunities to prove themselves - being overprotective over them could limit their exposure, hindering their ability to lead a fulfilling and independent life.<ref>http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/commentary-when-does-a-person-with-a-disability-get-a-chance-to-9226832</ref></big> | + | | |
| | | | | | |
| | |- | | |- |