Changing the world
through Mixed Ability
Change your mind,
not the game
GLOBAL
MIXED ABILITYSPORTS
Our Vision
To radically change the way we think of, join in and enjoy sports, leading to a fairer and more equal society.
Our Mission
Bringing people of all abilities together to play sports and learn from each other, giving everyone the opportunity to fulfil their potential.
What is Mixed Ability?
Mixed Ability stemmed from the lack of opportunity for disabled people to take part in mainstream community sport, as equal members, without being separated, classified, or identified.
Just like disabled people, too many individuals and groups are still excluded or segregated because of stigma, prejudice, or personal perceptions of their capability. This needs to change.
Mixed Ability recognises the right of everyone to participate in community sport and benefit from its transformational power. Mixed Ability includes people facing a whole range of barriers to participation, including physical and learning disabilities, mental and physical health conditions, age-related impairments, low confidence, or other personal circumstances alongside people that don’t experience any of these barriers.
Sport has the power to transform lives making us healthier and happier, and yet there are people excluded or segregated because of stigma, prejudice or personal perceptions of their capability.
Too often sport is seen as the prerogative of elite athletes or established majorities. Grassroots sport can also be responsible for excluding minorities allowing access only to charitable or segregated activities.
Mixed Ability recognises the right of everyone to participate in community sports without being separated, classified or labelled.
Mixed Ability is a social movement within sports, actively promoting inclusion and equality through a sense of belonging and membership to a group, team or club.
Mixed Ability Sports follows the same rules and regulations of mainstream sports without adaptations, and only minor adjustments to take into account individual participant needs.
In breaking down these barriers Mixed Ability Sport creates opportunities for marginalised communities to challenge the established status quo and affirm their right to equal participation.
Become a signatory of our Manifesto
If you share our ethos and are committed to promoting social inclusion and equal participation, breaking down barriers and transforming lives, you should sign our Manifesto. In doing so, you will be joining a diverse range of organisations and the fastest growing inclusive movement in sport.
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