Conde Library: Issues in Sport 2025: Discrimination (Ableism and Disability)

Websites and articles

Disability and Sports - United Nations
Our global mission is to promote the rights and advancement of persons with disabilities within a broad mandates.
What the Paralympics Can Teach Us About Ableism in Sports - Psychology Today
While it is exciting to watch these athletes dominate in their sport, we should also question whether the Paralympics is a place where only “acceptable disabled people” are celebrated. That is, do the Paralympics reflect a hierarchy of disability in which only those with the least stigmatized disabilities can participate?
Disability, Sport and Social Activism: Developing social justice through sport - University of Birmingham
Led by Professor Brett Smith, our team conducts world-class research on sport, disability and social activism. Reflecting the importance of doing interdisciplinary work, it brings together psychology, sociology, and critical disability studies.
Disability Sports Australia
Disability Sports Australia (DSA) is one of Australia’s nine (9) National Sporting Organisations for people with a disability (NSODs), all of whom share a common purpose to improve the lives of Australians living with a disability using sport as the medium.
Sport Inclusion Australia
Sport Inclusion Australia, formerly AUSRAPID, is a national sporting organisation established in 1986 to assist the inclusion of people with an intellectual disability into the mainstream community using sport as the medium.

Clearinghouse

Sport and Persons with Disability
The Clearinghouse brings together Australia’s leading sport and active recreation agencies—using the Australian Sports Commission as the principal information coordination point—to share news, evidence and insights about sport, human performance, and physical activity.

Videos

Journal articles

The role of the social environment in inclusive sports participation—Identifying similarities and challenges in athletes with and without Intellectual Disabilities through coaches’ eyes: A qualitative inquiry
Despite the efforts of mainstreaming in sports, inclusive participation of people with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) in sports remains challenging. In sports settings, the social environment may influence the motivation of athletes and promote (or restrict) inclusive sports participation of athletes with ID. Thus, this study aims to explore the motivations of athletes and coaches and to investigate the role of the social environment in sports participation of athletes with and without ID.
Can the Media Discourse Surrounding the Paralympic Games Alter the Perception of Disability Held by Children With Disabilities and Their Families?
This qualitative and exploratory study aimed to investigate whether contact with media content related to the Paralympic Games (PG) could affect the perception of disability held by children with disabilities (CWD) and their families.
Adolescents with intellectual disability (ID) and their perceptions of, and motivation for, physical activity and organised sports
Support from significant others, teachers, family and friends and support as well as the feeling of joy are connected to normative beliefs which all seem crucial. The participants were aware of their limitations, but sometimes feel bullied and afraid of being excluded, which relates to their normative beliefs. Participation in PA and organised sports may be positively associated with health, but limitations such as lack of awareness and support from society challenge the perception of ‘fitting in’
A tale of two stories: COVID-19 and disability. A critical scoping review of the literature on the effects of the pandemic among athletes with disabilities and para-athletes.
The still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically impacted athletes, and, in particular, para-athletes and athletes with disabilities. However, there is no scholarly appraisal on this topic. Therefore, a critical scoping review of the literature was conducted.