National Disability Sports Organisations

English Federation of Disability Sports

EFDS is the national body responsible for developing sport for disabled people in England. We work closely with the six National Disability Sports Organisations (NDSOs) reconised by Sport England to develop sporting opportunities for the 11 million disabled people in England.

http://www.efds.co.uk

The EFDS website now has the Active People Survey on the website. Please Click Here for the information.

For more information on disability sport in Berkshire please contact Jess Cook - Regional Development Manager - South East - EFDS at jcook@efds.co.uk or 07764 291660.

British Amputee & Les Autres Sports Association

BALASA's aim is to provide sporting opportunities for people with disabilities, particularly for those people who are involved in competitive sport and who are entitled to compete for Great Britain under the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports (IWAS) rules and classification system
Athletes that are in membership of BALASA have locomotor impairments.

Amputee Athletes - Prospective athletes with an amputation are only eligible to compete if they have a minimum amputation that is through or above the wrist or ankle joints.

Les Autres Athletes - Athletes with locomotor conditions such as arthrogryposis, arthrosis, cerebral palsy (some types), spinal cord conditions, multiple sclerosis and muscular dystrophy are allowed to participate in events under the Les Autres classification. Les Autres also incorporates dwarf athletes under its classification. The locomotor conditions may be congenital or as a results of an injury or accident
Athletes with locomotor impairments may have:
• A decrease in muscle strength or function
• Motor paralysis of limbs
• A decrease or weakness in joint mobility
• Shortening of limbs
• Severe reduction of mobility of the back or torso and may have scoliosis

BALASA are involved in the following sporting activities and hold national training squads: athletics, sitting and standing volleyball, powerlifting, badminton, lawn bowls, archery, shooting (air pistol and air rifle), golf, table tennis, football, cycling

Contact
Tel. 01773 7159847
http://sites.google.com/a/balasa.org.uk/main/

British Blind Sport

BBS is a membership organisation open to all visually impaired children and adults. The activities are run by the members themselves, as volunteers, through Sports Sections which include: archery, athletics, bowls, cricket, football, goalball (a sport devised for the blind and for which BBS is the National Governing Body), shooting, swimming and ten-pin bowling. Additionally, we link to information about VI judo, chess, golf, riding, sailing, skiing and water sports. There is active encouragement of those VI people who wish to pursue their chosen sport through mainstream sports clubs too.

http://www.britishblindsport.org.uk

CP Sport
CP Sport is the sports organisation for people with cerebral palsy, providing sporting opportunities to individuals of all ages and at all levels from the recreational right through to paralympic competition.
It is also an advisory agency for disability sport issues and is recognised and respected within the international arena.
It was a founder member of the British Paralympic Association and is also a member of CP ISRA, the international sports organisation for people with cerebral palsy, which in turn was a founder member of the International Paralympic Committee.
The sports, which the organisation offer, include Athletics, Boccia, Bowls, Football and Swimming

http://www.cpsport.org/home.shtml

Dwarf Athletic Association United Kingdom

DAAUK’s mission is to make regular sporting opportunity accessible and enjoyable to anyone and everyone and everyone of restricted growth in the UK, regardless of their race, colour, ethnic origin, gender, location, sporting ability or financial support.
Aims & Objectives
• To promote and develop sport for persons of restricted growth and to enable them to enter and compete in sport on an equal footing
• To promote recreational sport for the benefit of any persons of restricted growth
• To promote competitive sport for dwarf athletes both in the United Kingdom and Internationally
• To provide opportunities for dwarf athletes to train for and compete in the World Dwarf Games, the Paralympic and Olympic Games

http://www.daauk.org/

Mencap Sport

Mencap Sport oversees a number of programmes to promote sport and increase opportunities for people with a learning disability to get involved.
Each year, sport benefits from a huge investment by government, and they work hard to ensure that sports organisations who deliver sport - at school, in the community, or in competition - are inclusive of people with a learning disability.
They do this by advising on inclusion policies, by providing training and advice, and by campaigning and lobbying. They work in partnership with organisations across the country including the national governing bodies of sport, government, and charities such as Special Olympics.
In addition, they manage a programme of sports delivery, including national championship events and a programme to identify and support gifted and talented athletes with a learning disability as they train towards and compete in international competition.

http://www.mencap.org.uk/page.asp?id=106#

Special Olympics Great Britain

Special Olympics Great Britain (SOGB) was established in 1978 as part of Special Olympics Inc. SOGB is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee. At present they have more than 130 groups in England, Scotland and Wales offering more than twenty sports in our training and competition programme and presently offer opportunities to more than 8000 children and adults with a learning disability with an aim to expand opportunities to reach a further 10,000 individuals by 2010.
Aims:
• To provide quality sports training 48 weeks in each year – to encourage fitness, commitment and discipline through sport
• To provide as many Special Olympics athletes with the opportunity to participate, train and compete in as wide a variety of sports and events as possible
• To provide quality coaching
• To help athletes develop social skills and build friendships through the interaction and team spirit of their sports training and competition
• To provide athletes with the experience of new cultures when travelling aborad
• To encourage athletes to compete and participate rather than have an emphasis on winning
• To promote the inclusion of people with learning disability in mainstream sport

http://www.sogb.org.uk

UK Deaf Sport

UK Deaf Sport aims to encourage deaf people to participate, to enjoy and to excel at sport

http://www.ukdeafsport.org.uk

British Wheelchair Sport

Each year many thousands of men, women and children become disabled due to an accident or illness. WheelPower is the national charity for wheelchair sport and helps these people and many others with disabilities to achieve their sporting dreams.
WheelPower provides accessible facilities at the Stoke Mandeville Stadium, the “home of Wheelchair Sport” including an Athletics Arena, Sports Hall, Indoor Bowls Centre, Swimming Pool and Fitness Centre. On site accommodation in the Olympic Lodge and the Olympic Village is suitable for a wide range of disabilities and is complemented by meeting and conference facilities and catering for events of all sizes.

http://www/wheelpower.org.uk