From today until Saturday the European Union celebrates the ‘Erasmus Days 2020’, a grand showcase of the Erasmus+ Programme in Europe. What better occasion to share our experience and reflect on the role the European support has played for the creation and...
In the beginning…In spring of 2017 following some earlier Mixed Ability training delivered to around ten of the Premiership community rugby teams, IMAS were contacted by former Gloucester Rugby and Samoan international player Terry Fanolua.Terry had identified a...
Tarucas Mixed Ability nace en marzo de 2019, bajo el nombre de “Rugby inclusivo Chile”. Esta idea viene de noviembre del año 2018, cuando en Chile se hizo la primera jornada de rugby inclusivo, donde participaron más de 200 personas. A partir de ese día, comenzaron...
Mixed Ability sports participants argue that the involvement of experts by experience in learning, producing teaching resources and delivering their training adds an extra 'rung' to the commonly used model, the 'ladder of co-production. This 20 minute live webinar...
Written collaboratively by the IMAS facilitators Here We Go Again... The 2019 LeDeR Annual Report was published 16th July 2020. “Our updated data suggest that the disparity between age at death for people with learning disabilities (aged 4 years and over) and the...
Are you passionate about inclusion? Do you believe in the power of sport and education? Do you want to make a difference in your community? We are looking for a Business Development Manager and a Regional Development Manager! This is an exciting opportunity for you...
IMAS is thrilled to announce an exciting new partnership with Abilities Centre, based in Whitby, Ontario, Canada. Abilities Centre is an internationally renowned, innovative community hub where people of all ages and abilities can enrich their lives by engaging in...
Desde IMAS, agradecemos y felicitamos el trabajo de investigación que María Florencia Limas hizo por su tesis de Licenciatura en Psicología (Universidad de Aconcagua). La tesis asesoró la experiencia de participación de jugadores con y sin discapacidad del proyecto...
Rugby World, the world's best selling rugby magazine, has dedicated its June issue to inclusion and diversity, celebrating rugby for all! We are delighted to see that 6 central pages cover the growth of Mixed Ability rugby worldwide, alongside the pivotal role IMAS...
Mixed Ability was conceived to promote social inclusion and a meaningful interaction between individuals and groups who wouldn’t necessarily share paths in their local communities. At least not in ‘normal’ circumstances. Many of our participants have experienced –...
It is with great sadness that the IMAS and IMART 2020 Project Team have to announce that due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures affecting travel, borders and large gatherings across the world the International Mixed Ability Rugby Tournament is...
“This past month Harriet and I have been on placement with International Mixed Ability Sport (IMAS). We are 3rd year medical students from the university of Sheffield. The aim of this attachment was to gain an understanding of how healthcare and social programmes...
Tras la fundación de su equipo Mixed Ability, ganaron el Spirit of Mixed Ability Rugby Trophy en 2015 en el IMART celebrado en Bradford. Tras eso, en 2017 fue el Club anfitrión en organizar el siguiente IMART 2017 en su ciudad! Ahora a las puertas del torneo que...
International Mixed Ability Sports is excited to announce that the European Commission, through the Erasmus+ Not-for-profit European Sport Events, has agreed to support a week of Mixed Ability activities to coincide with the 3rd International Mixed Ability Rugby...
Prior to the final event in Rome, the third issue of the MIXAR Magazine is now available! You can read about the development of Mixed Ability rugby in Italy, Spain, Belgium, Ireland, and the UK. Click on the picture to download your...
International Mixed Ability Sports are delighted to announce that they have teamed up with registered charity Sports Chaplaincy UK (SCUK). The partnership will see Mixed Ability clubs and their players have the opportunity to access additional support outside of...
International Mixed Ability Sports (IMAS) have been leading the national roll out of Mixed Ability Rugby since 2014, employing players with learning disabilities and autism to introduce and educate grassroots clubs on the benefits of the game. The Comic Relief ‘Try...
Siamo lieti di annunciare che la Città di Torino ha deciso di comparire tra i firmatari del Manifesto IMAS per lo Sport Mixed Ability, che lotta per l'abbattimento delle barriere alla partecipazione delle persone in condizioni di svantaggioo o di disabilità. Per...
International Mixed Ability Sports è lieta di annunciare che la nostra organizzazione e il Comune di Settimo Torinese hanno sottoscritto un protocollo d'intesa per promuovere il modello Mixed Ability nello sport. La partnership si basa sulla visione condivisa che...
"No hay camino fácil para la libertad en ningún lugar y muchos de nosotros tendremos que pasar por el valle de las sombras una y otra vez antes de llegar a la cima de la montaña de nuestros sueños" Nelson Mandela Bajo la atenta mirada de “Madiba”, Nelson...
