Reducing the barriers to participation for people with physical disabilities

Reducing the Barriers to Participation in Sport by Young People with Disabilities. A questionnaire for Young People with a Physical Disability. I am a student at the University of Leicester undertaking research on access to sporting activities for young people with disabilities. The purpose of my research is to identify and assess the barriers to participation in sport that young people (aged 18-30 years) with physical disabilities experience, and to suggest how these barriers can be removed or reduced significantly. I would be very grateful if you would assist me by completing the questionnaire. Although at first glance it may seem rather long, the questionnaire should only take 10 minutes to approximately complete. The information that you provide will be invaluable to my research and will be very much appreciated. Please be assured that the information that you provide will be treated in the strictest confidence. It will only be used for the purpose of my research and will not be disclosed to any third party. Any information used in my dissertation will be completely anonymous.

1. Please write your name below:

2. Please specify your gender by ticking the appropriate box below:

3. Please specify your age by ticking the appropriate box below:

4. Please tick the box below which most accurately describes the nature of your physical disability

5. If you ticked the 'other' box in response to the previous question, please provide details of the nature of your disability below:

6. Please tick the box below which describes most accurately your level of disability:

7. Do you rely on any of the devices or aids listed below to assist you to get around? If so, please tick the appropriate box:

8. If you ticked the 'other' box in response to the previous question, please give details of the device/aid that you use below:

9. Do you currently participate in any sport?

10. If you answered yes to the previous question, please provide details of the sport or sports that you currently play/participate in:

11. If you do not currently take part in a sporting activity please explain your reasons for not taking part in the most appropriate box/es below:

12. If you ticked the 'Other Reasons' box in response to the previous question, please provide details of those reasons below:

13. Please specify where you usually carry out your sporting activities by ticking the appropriate box(es) below:

14. If you ticked the 'other' box in response to the previous question, please provide details of the facility where you usually undertake your sporting activity:

15. How often do you take part in this sport/sporting activity? Please tick the appropriate box below:

16. Have you ever been discouraged from participating in a sporting activity due to a particular boundary/boundaries. Please tick the appropriate box below:

17. If you ticked 'Yes' in response to the previous question, please provide details of the barrier/s you experienced below:

18. What do you consider to be the main barriers to participation in sporting activites faced by young people with disabilities?

19. If you selected the 'Another barriers/s not listed' option above as one of the 5 main barriers to participation in sporting activities faced by young people with disabilities, please provide details of the additional barrier/s below:

20. Can you suggest how any of these barriers can be removed? Please provide your suggestions below:

21. If the barriers to participation in a sport of your choice were removed or reduced, how motivated would you be to takeup the sport? Please tick the most appropriate box below:

22. If you use a sports facility/club or society, would you say that it has all of the basic amenities needed for you to participate fully in the sporting activities of your choice? Please tick the appropriate box below:

23. Please tick the appropriate box below to indicate whether or not the media's portrayal of the special olympics/paraolympics has helped motivate you to take up a sport or continue to participate in the sport of your choice?

24. Have you ever experienced any gender specific barriers to participation in sport/sporting activities? Please tick the appropriate box below:

25. If you ticked the 'yes' box in response to the previous question, please provide details below:

26. What changes if any, would need to be made to encourage you to take up a sport in the future? Please provide details below:

27. What do you consider could be done to improve access to sport for young people with disabilities? Please provide details of your suggestions below:

28. What do you consider to be the most significant factor that prevents you from playing the sport or participating in the sporting activities of your choice? Please explain below:

29. Do you play your sport or take part in any sporting activities with people who do not have a disability? Please tick the appropriate box below:

30. If you do not currently undertake any sporting activities, have you undertaken any sporting activities in the past? Please tick the appropriate box below:

31. If you ticked the 'Yes' box in response to the previous question, please provide a brief explanation of why you no longer undertake this sporting activity:

32. Do you consider that young people with disabilities are discriminated against with reguard to the provision of suitable sporting facilities? Please tick the appropriate box below:

33. If you ticked the 'yes' box in response to the previous question, please give your reasons for doing so:

Thank You for taking the trouble to complete this questionnaire.

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