Disability Sport
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7078596 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Howard L Nixon (corresponding author), Howard L Nixon Ii |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosd069 |
| OpenAlex | W4238592812 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
Disability sport refers to any form of organized physical competition intended specifically for people with disabilities and contrasts with able‐bodied or mainstream sport, which is organized for people without disabilities. The historical lack of mainstream sports opportunities for people with disabilities is one of the important rationales for the development of disability sport. People are considered disabled, e.g., regarding physical mobility, sight, hearing, or mental functioning, when they have biomedical conditions or impairments that limit their ability to use certain skills, carry out certain tasks, or participate in certain activities or roles. Although their overall sports participation rates remain relatively low, people with disabilities have become increasingly involved in the pursuit of sport at various levels over the past few decades
Mainstream · Political science · Sight · Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport · Psychology · Sports injuries and prevention · Sports, Gender, and Society
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2007 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |