Our researchers are looking to recruit young disabled people, and those who work with them, to an innovative project that will develop understanding of the relationships between sport, health, physical activity and identity.
Academics from the Department of Education are working with artists to help express what sport and physical activity means to disabled people through a variety of different artistic mediums.
They are looking for young volunteers who participate in sport and physical activity to spend some time with the artists explaining how they feel about activities.
The artists will then use this information to create work that can be exhibited to the general public.
Dr Jill Porter who is leading the project said: “The aim of this project is to help others understand the place of sport and physical activities in developing health, identity, and wellbeing among disabled people.
“We plan to work with artists using a range of media to develop powerful messages that are truly representative of the diverse experiences of sporting and physical activities undertaken by young people at all levels.”
This project is the first in a series of research events designed to raise the profile of sport and physical activity for the disabled. It aims to draw public attention to the importance of increasing opportunities for participation in these activities and engage the academic community in an understanding of the perspectives of the disabled young person.
Volunteers are needed between the ages of 15 and 30 who ideally participate in sport or physical activity.
Anyone interested in taking part is invited to attend a briefing meeting in the afternoon of 7 July. For more information please email Jill Porter or call 01225 386857, or email Michael Silk or call him on 01225 384042.