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Book SynopsisThis handbook explores the various ways in which disability sport is governed and organised across Europe, as well as examining the extent to which persons with a disability participate in sport at the grassroots level. Based upon a solid theoretical framework and up-to-date data, the 19 country-specific chapters in this handbook give a comparative overview of the structuring, steering and supporting elements of disability sport policy and sport participation levels amongst persons with a disability, as well as the extent to which countries adopt policies to promote inclusion in sport in this population. A multitude of authors also identify the various methods and challenges in collecting sport participation data with regard to persons with a disability. This handbook will be a valuable resource for academic study across a range of sport and disability related programs, as well as a point of reference for researchers and policymakers working in this area.
Table of Contents1. Introduction. Sport participation a human right for persons with a disabilityCaroline van Lindert, Jeroen Scheerder, and Ian Brittain
2. Understanding disability, disability sport and inclusion
Ian Brittain, Caroline van Lindert, and Jeroen Scheerder
3. Participation in sport and physical activity amongst people with a disability. A pan-European comparative approach
Jeroen Scheerder, Kobe Helsen, Caroline van Lindert, and Ian Brittain
4. Denmark: Disability sports policy at arm’s length
Christian Røj Voldby and Karsten Elmose-Østerlund
5. Finland. Facts behind the long and complicated process of disability inclusion in sports
Kati Lehtonen and Aija Saari
6. Disability and sport in Iceland
Ingi Þór Einarsson and Vidar Halldorsson
7. Norway
Marit Sørensen and Nina Kahrs
8. Beyond inclusion - opportunity structures in sports for all in Sweden
Kim Wickman and Linda Torége
9. Ireland
Catherine Carty and Paul Kitchin
10. Northern Ireland: Disability Sport in a Shared Space
Paul Kitchin and Catherine Carty
11. United Kingdom: An inclusionary approach to sport
Matej Christiaens, Ian Brittain, and Christopher Brown
12. Austria: Half Way to Inclusion?
Torsten Wojciechowski and Claudia Stura
13. Disability sport in Belgium/Flanders. From a fragmented mosaic towards a more inclusive landscape
Debbie Van Biesen and Jeroen Scheerder
14. Complexity and Coexistence: Disability Sport in Germany
Jürgen Mittag
15. The Netherlands, towards inclusive sport for people with a disability
Caroline van Lindert and Maxine de Jonge
16. Switzerland
Julia Albrecht, Siegfried Nagel, and Christoffer Klenk
17. Hungary: Rise of attention given to disability sports
Szilvia Perényi and Zsuzsanna Szilárd
18. Disability Sport in Lithuania
Jurate Pozeriene and Diana Reklaitiene
19. Structure of the analysis on the development and situation of disability sport in Slovenia
Mojca Doupona and Simona Kustec
20. Portugal: pathways of sport for people with disabilities
Leonardo José Mataruna-Dos-Santos, Anabela Vitorino and Nuno M. Pimenta
21. Disability sport in Spain
Javier Pérez-Tejero and Cati Lecumberri
22. Turkey (Republic of Turkey): Disability Sports, Policies and Implementations
Yeşim Albayrak Kuruoğlu
23. The landscape of sport for persons with a disability: a system within a system
Caroline van Lindert, Jeroen Scheerder, and Ian Brittain
