everyone by changing sport from a space for only specific kinds of bodies (white, male, cis, hetero, able, young and elite) to sport for all bodies. If sport is for everyone, sport must be (re)imagined in ways that make it more accessible. Sport for all abilities: A pathway to inclusion Too often, the easy answer is that sport cannot be both competitive and inclusive. Sport with improved classification for cognitively and intellectually disabled athletes can happen along with the Paralympics. Sport can also be done in other ways that bring competition and inclusivity together. Mixed ability sport is one way that sport is re-imagined. Mixed ability sport organizations, such as International Mixed Ability Sports, show how sport can be changed by changing our minds about how sport is done. Ringette Canada and Rugby Ontario are two examples of how sports organizations in Canada are changing by offering mixed ability sport opportunities that include athletes of all abilities. We all, whether researchers, coaches, managers, administrators or athletes, have an ethical responsibility to change sport to make it meaningfully inclusive for all. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.The Conversation Citation: Why sport must be (re)imagined in ways that make it more accessible for all disabled athletes (2024, August 29) retrieved 2 September 2024 from https://medicalxpress.Com/news/2024-08-sport-reimagined-ways-accessible-disabled.Html This document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only.