Improving Access to Physical Activity Opportunities for People with Disabilities

02/06/2021 30 min Temporada 2 Episodio 9
Improving Access to Physical Activity Opportunities for People with Disabilities

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An interview with Joel Dembe, Advocate for Disability and Inclusion and Paralympian. We need to better integrate people with disabilities into all aspects of society. And I would start with health being the first thing, recreation opportunities, making fitness equitable. It's simple, I just want all people with disabilities to have the same opportunity to stay fit that able bodied people do.Joel DembeJourney to being an advocate for disability and inclusionIdentifying as an athleteInclusive physical educationDe-stigmatizing differences Making our own communities more accessible for people with disabilitiesReimagining physical educationConnecting community partners Advice to ParalympiansLifelong journey in sportHealth equity for people with disabilitiesExpanding physical activity opportunities for people with disabilitiesBecoming involved in advocacyhttps://www.movetolivemore.com/https://www.linkedin.com/company/move-to-live-more@MovetoLiveMore