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Source: Activity Alliance 07.06.22
https://www.activityalliance.org.uk/how-we-help/research/annual-survey
National charity Activity Alliance is calling for greater priority for disabled people as the country recovers from the pandemic. The leading voice for disabled people in sport and activity have released their latest Annual Disability and Activity Survey. It highlights the w
Source: Centre for Ageing Better 31.03.22
https://ageing-better.org.uk/news/picture-yourself-active-images-of-older-disabled-people
Ageing Better, together with Get Yourself Active at Disability Rights UK, have launched Picture Yourself Active: a new, publicly accessible image library of over 300 photos depicting older and Disabled people getting active to challenge pervasive negative stereotypes.
The two organisations are making the bank of images available from to encourage journalists, orga
Source: Activity Alliance 07.03.22
Activity Alliance is calling time on negative perceptions through its campaign,‘Who says?’. The charity wants disabled children and young people to have the same opportunities to be active as their non-disabled peers.
Research highlights that there is significant work to do for it to be a level playing field for disabled children and young peop
Source: Activity Alliance 08.10.21
https://www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/6507-get-yourself-active-releases-active-at-home-research
http://www.getyourselfactive.org/resources/research-and-learning/
Get Yourself Active has launched its Active at Home research – a report into the experiences of disabled people and people with long term health conditions around getting active during the COVID pandemic. The report focuses on learning the sport and leisure sector can take forward now restrictions
Source: UK Active 24.08.2021
ukactive has announced the launch of a new consultation to review the provision and impact of fitness and leisure facilities for disabled people.
The consultation is open to all gyms, fitness and leisure facilities in the UK until the end of September and asks for details of the measures that have been implemented to cater for disa
Source: Activity Alliance 18 Aug 2021
Get Yourself Active has launched a new online activity pack designed for carers, support workers and personal assistants who support disabled people and people with long-term health conditions.
The pack was co-designed with experts in the social care and physical activity sectors including Durham University, Sport England, Sense, Sport for Confidence, A
Source: Activity Alliance 12.05.21
http://www.activityalliance.org.uk/about-us/our-work/strategy
New findings published today by national charity Activity Alliance reveal the growing impact of the pandemic on disabled people. Just over 7 in 10 disabled people (72%) agree that the coronavirus pandemic has made sport and physical activity less fair for disabled people.
This is one of the headline findings of a new YouGov poll commissioned by Activity Alliance, the leading voice for disabled people
