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Attitudinal barriers are behaviors, perceptions, and assumptions that discriminate against persons with
disabilities. For example, lack of understanding and awareness of how to include people with a disability
in sports.
Organizational or systemic barriers are policies, procedures, or practices that unfairly discriminate and
prevent them from participation. For example, sports clubs and coaches being rigid with their norms or
not embracing modified and adaptive sports for them.
Architectural or physical barriers are elements of buildings or outdoor spaces that create barriers to
persons with disabilities. For example, lack of accessible facilities & equipment.
Social Barriers include fear of judgment and societal acceptance which discourages them to take
initiatives.
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People with disabilities are more vulnerable to loneliness and lack of social interaction. Hence, there
comes a need for sports which in turn can help them to develop:
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Sports also offers physical advantages like good blood circulation, stronger muscles, better balance,
coordination, enhanced cardiovascular fitness, improved motor skills, survival skills and can substitute
for routine physical workouts for them.
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Through adaptive sports which are competitive or recreational sports for people with disabilities.
These are sports with modifications which allow athletes or persons with disabilities to play.
For example, wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball, archery, 5-a-side football, cycling, etc. Its only
purpose is to make sports inclusive for everyone by tweaking different sports as per the requirements
that suits people with disabilities. It can help them to reap all the positive benefits and can also be
pursued as competitive sports.