I’m not an activist’
An exploratory investigation into retired British Paralympic athletes’ views on the relationship between the Paralympic games and disability equality in the United Kingdom
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12313170 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stuart Braye (Teesside University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1288-1300 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disability & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-7599 • E-ISSN: 1360-0508 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09687599.2016.1251392 |
| OpenAlex | W2547192022 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 29 |
One claim of the UK Government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport is that the London 2012 Paralympic Games ‘improved attitudes to disability and provided new opportunities for disabled people to participate in society’. In addition, the International Paralympic Committee’s strategic plan suggests that the Paralympic Games is a vehicle for achieving ‘a more equitable society’. The aim of this study was to examine the reflections of a group of retired British Paralympic athletes on the relationship between the Paralympic Games and disability equality in the United Kingdom. Narrative interviews were conducted with five male retired British Paralympians and one female retired British Paralympian who had participated in a total of 22 Summer Paralympic Games events. I will argue that some Paralympic athletes who are not obvious ‘activists’ can still contribute to equality for disabled people
Athletes · Disabled people · Government (linguistics · Kingdom · Narrative · Physical therapy · Political science · Sociology · Demography · Disability Rights and Representation · Gender Studies · Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport · Medicine · Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |