Difference between revisions of "Disability/Participation in Cultural Life, Recreation, Leisure and Sport"
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|<big>Out of 20 special schools, 17 have included sport as part of their curriculum for student participation and rehabilitation .</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> | ||
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|<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>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> |
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Out of 20 special schools, 17 have included sport as part of their curriculum for student participation and rehabilitation . | Sports take-up rate among people with disabilities remains low, though they stand to benefit more than able-bodied people by being active[1]. Reasons why people with disabilities may shun sports[2]:
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In 2015, only about one-third of PwDs in Singapore participated in sports on a regular basis (at least once a week) | 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.[3] | |