64% of disabled teenage girls don't engage in sport or exercise regularly.
The ‘Breaking Barriers’ report builds on Women in Sport’s ‘Reframing Sport for Teenage Girls’ research and explores disabled teenage girls' attitudes towards sport and exercise.
Conducted via focus groups and a survey, the report highlights that this inactivity is contributing to disabled teenage girls experiencing worrying mental health issues, including being less happy and more anxious.
Key findings:
By embedding these findings in their ongoing work, we believe that the Government, the sport for development sector, and community sport providers, can collaboratively make a tangible, positive difference in the lives of disabled teenage girls across the country.
To support community sport providers, funders and policymakers, we have also developed a toolkit that sits alongside the report. This toolkit provides practical guidance on engaging disabled teenage girls in sport and exercise.
You can learn more about our Breaking Barriers research by clicking on the links below.
Read the full research report to learn more about disabled teenage girls’ attitudes to sport and exercise Read more
Learn more about engaging disabled teenage girls in sport and exercise. Read more
To launch the Breaking Barriers report, we created a short film that showcases disabled teenagers’ personal experiences of sport. Read more