Get Yourself Active Newsletter

Disability Rights UK (DR UK) is one of the National Delivery Partners for Sport England’s Tackling Inequalities Fund (TIF). The fund aims to reduce the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and any widening of inequalities in participation rates in sport and physical activity.

To-date Disability Rights UK has funded approximately 40 projects, via a range of organisations, across England – all of them delivering different kinds of activities. Some of the projects have now completed and we’ve had some great feedback about how projects have supported people to get or keep active, feel less isolated, and more connected during the pandemic. A new and exciting part of our “TIF offer” is supporting the funded organisations to build resilience as we emerge from the pandemic.

We are still accepting applications, from User Led Organisations (ULOs), or organisations that can demonstrate a user-led project idea, that supports Disabled people, and/or people with long-term health conditions, to keep active in a Covid-19 safe environment and in a way that is right for them. We encourage organisations that support Disabled people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, and other under-represented communities, to apply. Projects must be delivered by 31st March 2022. For more details, including how to apply, please contact: tacklinginequalities@disabilityrightsuk.org or call Elliot on 0203 687 0771

We wanted to highlight our ‘speedy’ roundup of a number of short 15-20 minute co-production webinars  aimed at the sport sector as well as other organisations that work with disabled people.

Although restrictions have lifted, we understand that many of you may feel more comfortable getting active at home.

If you haven’t already, make sure you check out our Active @ Home section on our website. We’ve recently added a range of new accessible so you can get active in a way that suits you. The page also includes videos from some of our TIF partners. As well as this, we have pages dedicated to other resources, such as worksheets and downloadable resources.

From new developments, thoughtless barriers and a lack of central oversight to include accessibility questions as new projects begin – the challenges on our streets are everywhere.

We know how many are campaigning on these issues locally and we want to raise these issues with the UK government and to do so we need your help!

The team has created a short survey to help us better understand how access to streets is changing, and what we need to do to help them become more accessible for all.

Unlike other sports challenges that focus on long distances, Make it Count participants will clock up minutes doing an active challenge whilst raising vital funds for Scope. Its focus is on setting a personal challenge for the individual rather than on grand statements, keeping it accessible to all.

Make It Count will be a celebration of inclusive sport and everyone involved hopes it will inspire people to keep getting active once the challenge is done.

We are devoted to campaigning to strengthen and protect disabled people’s rights and you can help us to raise money to support the work we do. The money that you raise goes straight back into the work the charity does in supporting some of the most disadvantaged people in society. We receive no government funding for our core work so the money raised really does make a difference!

If you’re interested and would like more information, please contact Tony Stevens at DRUK to find out more.

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