“LA MONTAGNE PREND SES QUARTIERS” – ENGAGING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES
A significant number of young people from the less popular areas in the Haute Savoie basin (Arve River Valley, France) have very limited connection with the surrounding mountainous environment. Through the project, “La Montagne Prend Ses Quartiers,” the non...
INCLUSIVE CLIMBING MANUAL IT’S ABOUT MORE THAN JUST THE SPORT OF CLIMBING
This ground-breaking inclusive climbing manual is authored by three experienced mountaineering instructors who believe that all outdoor sports coaches, instructors, guides and volunteers work with individuals with impairments or disabilities regularly. This is because...
FOCUS ON ADAPTIVE SURFING – THE INCLUSEA PROJECT
By João Zamith from Viana Surf Club There are an estimated 120 million people with disabilities in the EU, equivalent to about 15% of its population. It is a fact that disabled people are less likely to participate in sports activities organised by sports clubs than...
Battle Back – Adaptive adventure sports and military recovery
By Dr Chris Kay, Senior Research Fellow – Leeds Beckett University While the UK military personnel who become wounded, injured or sick may make a full recovery and return to duty, many are medically discharged. Whatever the outcome, the uncertainty accompanying injury...