Our charity is working to make active lives possible with a vision that disabled people are active for life.
Support
We enable organisations to support more disabled people to be active.
Engage
We build partnerships to increase the number of disabled people taking part.
Improve
We work with organisations to enhance their work with disabled people.
Advocate
We team up with partners and our members to make active lives possible.
We can enable your organisation to support more disabled people
We develop our support through ongoing research. Our programmes and resources can help you to include disabled people more effectively.
How We HelpFacts and Statistics
Psychological barriers play the biggest role in preventing disabled people from taking part in sport.
Seven out of ten disabled people want to be more active.
One in five people in England have an impairment - around 9.4 million disabled people.
We support disabled people to find opportunities to get active
Being active is good for everyone's health and well-being. There are many ways for people to enjoy an active lifestyle.
Get ActiveLatest News
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Griffin one step closer to Paralympic 'dream'
SL4 Para-Badminton star Bobby Griffin is one step closer to his 'dream' of competing at a Paralympic Games
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Sainsbury’s Inclusive Community Training: "You learn how to improve"
Support worker Barbara explains how Sainsbury’s Inclusive Community Training has enabled her to provide accessible activities.
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Get involved on World Mental Health Day and #RunAndTalk
For World Mental Health Day on 10 October England Athletics is encouraging people to #RunAndTalk
Together We Will
Together We Will is an exciting new campaign supporting you to be active and stay active with your friends and family. Find out how being active can help you to become healthier, stronger and have fun.
EFDS Media Guide to reporting on disabled people in sport
Our Guide supports journalists and sports providers to produce news content on disabled people in sport. It explores six areas- tailoring content, story type, style and placement, language, media formats and ambassadors.
