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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Blog: “Going to the gym is a highlight of my week”
EFDS features a blog post every Friday. This week, Liam Adams tells us what it’s like to use an inclusive gym.
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EFDS resources take new people on road to an active lifestyle
New resource provides information for those who support, work and live with disabled people on how they can assist them to be more active.
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Q&A: What’s it really like to volunteer at sports events?
What’s it like to be involved in running a global sports event? We talked to Talia Jones, freelance sports journalist and blogger.
Get Out Get Active
Get Out Get Active (GOGA) is an exciting new programme that supports disabled and non-disabled people to enjoy being active together. Funded by Spirit of 2012, it aims to get some of our least active audiences moving.
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.
