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We are a national charity and the leading voice for disabled people in sports and activities.

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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
As children return to school, what happens beyond the classroom matters too. Every child should be able to enjoy physical education, school sport and activity. Yet too many disabled children are still being left on the side lines. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10809-b... #EqualPlay
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Back to school: why disabled children need equal play
Every child should be able to enjoy school sport and activity. Yet too many disabled children are still being left on the sidelines.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
How can elite sporting success and investment deliver lasting improvements in accessibility, participation and opportunity for disabled people at grassroots level? Read more on why major sporting events must leave an inclusive legacy: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10760-m...
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Major sporting events must leave an inclusive legacy
How can elite success and investment deliver lasting improvements in accessibility, participation and opportunity for disabled people?
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Take a look at our webinar calendar, with an exciting series of online events scheduled for those that have completed Inclusive Activity Programme (IAP) training. The next event, focussed on inclusive PE, takes place in September. Details on our website: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10732-i...
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IAP learner webinar series: new events released
There's an exciting series of online events in the calendar for those that have completed Inclusive Activity Programme (IAP) training.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Missed our latest research webinar? You can now watch the recording of the Annual Disability and Activity Survey 2025-26 webinar on YouTube. Find it via our website: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10729-a...
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Annual Disability and Activity Survey webinar: Watch again
Missed our latest research webinar? You can now watch the recording of the Annual Disability and Activity Survey 2025-26 webinar on YouTube.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
We've launched two new eLearning courses to help frontline staff build the confidence and skills to provide inclusive customer service for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions. Find out more: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10721-n...
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New customer service training to create more inclusive experiences
Activity Alliance has launched two new eLearning courses to help frontline staff build the confidence and skills.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Please complete our stakeholder survey. Your valued feedback helps us to understand more about our support, services and impact, and how we can better work together for a future where all disabled people feel they belong in sports and activities. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10684-g...
Help us understand our impact. A group of men are in a stretching class.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Disabled people should never feel that being active could put the support they rely on at risk. Our response to the Timms Review interim findings which highlight how the current system may be creating unintended barriers to participation and independence. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10686-t...
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Timms Interim Review shines spotlight on 'Activity Trap'
Latest Timms Review findings highlight fear of losing benefits can stop disabled people being active.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
As Wimbledon gets underway, wheelchair tennis is celebrating 50 years. It is a moment to honour how far the sport has come, from grassroots beginnings to a professional world tour and a place at the Grand Slams and Paralympic Games. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10660-h...
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How wheelchair tennis is serving up inclusion for the future
Wheelchair tennis turns 50, showing progress while highlighting barriers to inclusive sport.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Our 6th Annual Survey, out today, shows that disabled people want to be more active but still face barriers to participation, such as accessibility, affordability, and wellbeing. Read more on our website: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10646-s... #ActivityAllianceSurvey
52% of disabled people are less likely to feel they have the opportunity to be as active as they would like to be (compared to 74% of non-disabled people).
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Today, @sport-england-se.bsky.social released the latest data from the Active Lives Adult Survey for the year 2024-25. Over 175,000 people aged 16 and over took part. Our research team has analysed the data to highlight the findings for disabled adults. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10563-o...
Quote from Adam Blaze:
Nearly half of all disabled adults (49.1%) are now active for more than 150+ minutes a week, this is the highest recorded figure since the Active Lives survey began. 
This shows what is possible when opportunities are inclusive and shaped by disabled people’s lived experiences. 
This is a moment to recognise steady progress, but also to raise the nation’s ambition.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Thousands of people are set to run the London Marathon this Sunday (26 April). We are lucky enough to have a team of 16 who will not only be taking on the 26.2 mile course, but also raising vital funds for our work. Read about three of them here: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10552-m...
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Meet some of our London Marathon fundraisers
We will be cheering on our team as they take on the 26.2 mile course this weekend.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
We welcome the Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s Game On report. It shows clear recognition that disabled people and pupils with SEND are among those least well served by the current community and school sport system. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10556-r...
Disabled people are more likely to be inactive, not through lack of desire, but because systems are not designed with them in mind. 
A coordinated approach across sport, health, education, transport and planning is essential if this gap is to be closed rather than continually managed around.
Sarah Brown-Fraser
Head of Communications and Policy
Activity Alliance
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
In #Blackpool, the Get Out Get Active (GOGA) programme is doing much more than introducing people to new ways of moving. It’s bringing communities together, building confidence and creating moments people can share and enjoy. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10542-g...
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GOGA making waves in Blackpool
Get Out Get Active is bringing communities together, building confidence and creating moments people can share and enjoy.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
We respond to yesterday's Government announcement for a major employment drive to help unlock 200,000 new jobs and apprenticeships for the next generation. See our response on our website: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10510-o...
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Our response to major youth employment plans
We respond to today’s announcement for a major youth employment drive, urging government to put accessibility and inclusion at the heart.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Our next supporter webinar is taking place next Monday at 10am. It's all about creating accessible places and spaces. Find out all the details and how to sign up here: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10448-w...
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Webinar - Access for all: Creating accessible places and spaces
Join our latest online event that will highlight ways you can create accessible places and spaces with help from our Access for All guide.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
We're very pleased to announce that entries for the National Junior Para Swimming 2026 are now open. The event will take place at the Alan Higgs Centre in Coventry on 13-14 June 2026. #JuniorSwimming26 www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10479-e...
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Entries open for National Junior Para Swimming 2026
Activity Alliance is pleased to announce that entries for the National Junior Para Swimming 2026 are now open.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
A new dedicated resources page designed to help organisations and individuals foster more inclusive workplaces across the sport and physical activity sector has been created on our website thanks to the Include to Improve programme. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10477-n...
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New Include to Improve resource page to support inclusive workplaces
New page is designed to help organisations and individuals foster more inclusive workplaces across the sport and physical activity sector.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
We've just published our latest disability sports news article. Here we round up some of the latest news from the disability charities and sports organisations that we are proud to work closely with. Read it on our website www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10473-d...
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Disability Sports News – February 2026
Latest Disability Sports News for February 2026.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Activity Alliance is proud to announce that we have been awarded Disability Confident Leader status (Level 3). This is the highest level of the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10443-a...
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Activity Alliance achieves Disability Confident Leader status
Activity Alliance is proud to announce that we have been awarded the highest level of the Disability Confident scheme.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Children and young people face barriers that make it harder to take part in sports and physical activities, especially in schools. That’s why we're working with partners to push for change to ensure everyone feels they belong in sports and activities. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10424-b...
Inclusive sport and physical activity need to be a priority in policy at both school and government level, greater investment is needed in teacher training for inclusive practice and to ensure schools are supported to deliver opportunities so that no child is left behind. Vicci Wells OBE, Youth Sport Trust #PlayMoveBelong
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
We've released a new series of infographics highlighting key findings from our #PlayMoveBelong report which explores how young disabled people experience sports and activities. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10423-n...
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New infographics set to bring Play, Move, Belong report to life
On Children’s Mental Health week we release a series of infographics that explore how young disabled people experience sport and activities.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Our latest disability sports news article is out now. Here we round up some of the latest news from the disability charities and sports organisations that we are proud to work closely with. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10407-d...
Disability Sports News January 2026 - Activity Alliance. A young girl plays Badminton in a sports hall.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Since 2012 our research has placed disabled people’s lived experiences at the centre of understanding inequality in sport and physical activity. A new video has brought our research story brought to life: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10396-o...
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Our research story brought to life
Since 2012 our research has placed disabled people’s lived experiences at the centre of understanding inequality in sport and activities.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Celebrate the good! Our first Leading Inclusion Community of Practice webinar brought together staff from across the sport and physical activity sector to share why they are engaging with the Leading Inclusion framework and the impact it is having. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10391-c...
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‘Celebrate the good’ – webinar shares benefits of Leading Inclusion
The first Community of Practice webinar saw organisations share why they are engaging with the Leading Inclusion framework.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
We sat down with Tim Hollingsworth as he approaches the end of his tenure as the Government’s Disability and Access Ambassador (DAA) for sports and physical activity. Read his thoughts on our website: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10360-t...
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Tim Hollingsworth: Reflections on being a Disability Access Ambassador
Tim Hollingsworth OBE reflects on what the position has meant to him, the progress made, and the challenges that remain.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
We are delighted to announce our first Community of Practice online event set to take place at 1pm on Monday 19 January. Find out more and sign up here: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10349-a...
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Activity Alliance to host first Community of Practice webinar
This interactive event will take place at 13:00 on Monday 19 January.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Kickstart the new year with our inspiring webinar on creating inclusive indoor activities that energise and engage every participant. Discover fresh ideas and motivational strategies to design accessible, fun-filled sessions that bring people together. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/iap-learne...
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IAP Learner Webinar Series 5 - Inclusive Indoor Activity
Kickstart the new year with our inspiring webinar on creating inclusive indoor activities that energise and engage every participant.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Thank you for your amazing support during 2025. As our team takes a well deserved break over the festive period, we will close at midday today and reopen on 2 January. Your commitment to inclusion for disabled people is crucial and we look forward to working with you in 2026.
happy holidays, thank you for your support this year.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
We were excited to be at the launch of Hertfordshire Sport and Physical Activity Partnership's No Limits 2026 campaign a few weeks ago. The campaign aims to support and empower disabled people of all ages, backgrounds, and experiences to move more, and find activities which suit them.
Our CEO Adam Blaze sits on the top table talking with three others. There is a screen behind him which says 'Q&A'. In the foreground of the picture is a leaflet about the campaign.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Today, Sport England has published the latest results from the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey for the academic year 2024-25. Over 130,000 pupils in Years 1-11 (aged 5-16) and their parents, took part in the survey. Here's our response: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10309-o...
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Our response to Active Lives Children and Young People Survey 2024-25
Sport England has published the latest results from the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey for the academic year 2024-25.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Yesterday we started a movement to change lives. Whether you’re part of a grassroots club, national body, charity, or public sector organisation, you can play your part in building a future where everyone feels they belong. Add your voice to the alliance: www.activityalliance.org.uk/get-involved...
Supporter scheme graphic:
“To truly shape a better society for disabled people to enjoy the benefits of being active, it will take collaboration, passion and determination. We hope you join our supporter scheme and work with us to change lives.”
Adam Blaze, CEO Activity Alliance
Graphic also shows a picture of two young disabled boys playing basketball.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
We 100% agree with @getyrselfactive.bsky.social. Let's create a future where all disabled people feel like they belong in sports and activities! #WeAllBelong #IDDP2025
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Thanks to @activecornwall.bsky.social for posting this today and championing inclusion. It’s great to see people creating spaces where disabled people feel welcomed and supported. #WeAllBelong #IDDP2025
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
It's International Day of Disabled People and we're really excited to launch our supporter scheme. Sign up and help us create a future where all disabled people feel they belong in sports and activities: www.activityalliance.org.uk/get-involved... #WeAllBelong #IDDP2025
We all belong. Be part of a united voice for inclusion. Activity Alliance. Graphic also shows two photos. A group of disabled people playing a ball game in a sports hall. A disabled boy playing basketball with his coach.
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Disability Rights UK @disrightsuk.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
This International Day of Disabled People, we’re reminded that disability justice is deeply connected to every other fight for equity. Our struggles connect us. Our solidarity is our strength! 💥 #IDDP
Happy International Day of Disabled People #IDDP25. A group of 25 people of different ages, ethnicities and cultures, all in the same cartoon style. They are celebrating and smiling. 1 is a manual wheelchair user. Background is a blue gradient fading to purple and then pink.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Disability Sports Organisations and charities are a fantastic resource for many disabled people who want to be more active. They are belonging in action, providing advice, support, and opportunities for disabled people in sport and activity. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10294-d...
Two disabled women hold rackets and smile at the camera. They are taking part in an inclusive sports session in a sports hall. Picture credit: Access Sports
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
We’re running an exciting campaign in December to celebrate belonging in action. We’d love everyone to get involved. That could be just sharing our social posts with friends, colleagues and family, or sharing your own story of belonging and inclusion. www.activityalliance.org.uk/get-involved...
We All Belong. International Day of Disabled People 2025. What does belonging in sports and activities mean to you? The graphic also includes two images. One image shows a woman supporting her disabled child to hold a golf club, and the other shows two young disabled boys playing a ball game in a sports hall.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
It's 30 years since the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). Here, our Vice President, one of the UK's leading specialists on disability matters, Phil Friend OBE, talks openly about his life and experiences at 80 years old. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10288-d...
Disability History Month feels like the right moment to stop and take stock of how far we’ve come, and how far we still need to go.
Dr Philip Friend OBE,
Vice President 
Activity Alliance
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
This week is #IDDP2025 and a year since we launched our strategy – #Weallbelong. We'll be sharing amazing examples of belonging in action and we'd love you to do the same. We’re also excited to launch a supporter scheme! Check our channels on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook this week for details.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Our response to today's #Budget by Sarah Brown-Fraser, Head of Communications and Policy. "In a challenging economic climate, we were disappointed that today’s Budget did not draw upon the huge value in people being active, especially disabled people." www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10281-a...
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Activity Alliance responds to the 2025 Budget
We respond to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's winter Budget.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
On 3 Dec we’re marking International Day of Disabled People by launching a new campaign that champions belonging in action. Let's celebrate a future where all disabled people feel they belong in sports and activities. Follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook to join in. #WeAllBelong #IDDP2025
Graphic displays the text: We All Belong. International Day of Disabled People 2025. Everyone should feel they belong in sports and activities. The graphic also includes two images – a young disabled man wearing a pair of white boxing gloves, and a woman supporting her disabled child to hold a golf club.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Youth Sport Trust has launched its Class of 2035 Report, warning that unless urgent action is taken to increase physical activity among children, this generation faces poorer health, lower happiness and reduced life chances in the next decade and beyond. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10275-y...
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Youth Sport Trust report warns of health crisis facing Class of 2035
Youth Sport Trust launches national health commission in response to alarming trends in children’s physical activity.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
We've joined forces with @activepartnerships.bsky.social, @cimspa.co.uk, @sport-england-se.bsky.social and @ukcoaching.bsky.social to make learning and workforce opportunities in sports and activities more inclusive and empowering for disabled people. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10231-u...
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Uniting partners to develop a disability inclusive learning framework
Activity Alliance has joined forces with partners to make learning and workforce opportunities in sports and activities more inclusive.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
We have published a new report that found only 3% of young disabled people meet the Chief Medical Officers’ recommended 60 minutes of daily activity. But what stops them being active? A few key themes were identified. Read the full report on our research page.
A graphic with text that reads: What stops young disabled people, or makes it more difficult for them to be active? Not feeling confident or comfortable. Not wanting to go on their own. Fear of not fitting in. Impairments or health conditions. Play, move, belong: Active Futures for young disabled people.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
A new research report, ‘Play, Move, Belong: Active Futures for Young Disabled People’, found that only 26% of young disabled people say they can take part in sport and activity at school all the time, compared to 38% of non-disabled young people. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10269-o...
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Only one in four disabled children can always join in school sports
New report reveals young disabled people continue to face significant inequalities in sport and physical activity.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Our Strategic Partnership Advisor Cara had a fantastic time at the British Down Syndrome Swimming British Championships this weekend. She even had the honour of presenting medals to competitors. We'd like to pass on a huge congratulations to all swimmers that took part!
A woman presents a person stood on a podium with a medal in a swimming pool.A swimming pool with people stood around the edge watching.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
It is Safeguarding Adults Week, and this year the focus is prevention. Throughout the week, the ann craft trust are encouraging people to take a closer look at their approach to prevention. www.anncrafttrust.org/events/safeg...
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Prevention: Act Before Abuse - Safeguarding Adults Week 17 to 21 November 2025
Safeguarding Adults Week 2025 is all about Prevention. Register your support for the campaign and let's change the conversation!
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Health and Social Care Committee @commonshealth.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
“It’s the sense of belonging — being part of a community.” 💬 Adam Blaze, Chief Executive of @activityalliance.bsky.social, shared with us about the impact of prescribing physical activity for older people during our session on healthy ageing.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
New guidance for fitness and leisure facilities from @ukactive.bsky.social. This forms part of their ‘Next Generation strategy’ for investing in the future of children and young people’s health and happiness by getting a million more active by 2030. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10256-u...
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ukactive releases new guidance for fitness and leisure facilities
The guide has been developed for operators when considering children’s and young people’s activities.
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Activity Alliance @activityalliance.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
A reminder about some exciting research we're doing with @leedsbeckett.bsky.social. We're looking for people who work in sport and activity to take part in a research survey about intersectionality. Full details and link to the survey on our website: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10208-n...
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New intersectionality research project with Leeds Beckett University
New Activity Alliance intersectionality research project with Leeds Beckett University looking at disability inclusion.
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