COMMIT TO INCLUSION
INTERNATIONAL

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A campaign that promotes the right for children with disabilities to inclusive physical activity, physical education, sport, recreation and play.

15%

Of the world's population is living with some form of disability; more than one billion people.

80%

Of people with disabilities live in developing countries.

150mil

Children under 18 are estimated to be living with a disability.

Inequalities and discrimination span from community and school-based physical activity programmes, like physical education, to organized and informal sport and recreation programmes, to access play spaces like community playgrounds, as well as sporting and leisure venues.

Its time to end the exclusion of children and adolescents with disabilities from…

physical activity and all associated areas.

Physical Education

Participation in quality physical education is important for developing physical literacy.

Sport

Well-organized inclusive physical activity and sport programs can have a positive impact on social cohesion.

Recreation

Every child has the right to leisure and to engage in recreational activities appropriate to the age of the child.

Play

For young children, play in particular, allows for exploration and the development of fine motor skills.

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4th

Physical inactivity has been identified as the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality

57%

Of people with disabilities think they develop a sense of belonging in their community through volunteering.

2x

People with disabilities are 2x more likely to find health care providers' skills and facilities inadequate.

Take Action Towards Inclusion…

Inclusive programme examples and guidance.

Inclusive policy examples and guidance.

Inclusive communications examples and guidance.

Inclusive participation examples and guidance.

Research studies.

Inclusive management (including safeguarding).

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Increasing physical activity and sports for children with disabilities is a societal, not just an individual responsibility, demanding a multi-sectoral, multidisciplinary, and culturally relevant approach.

Founding Partners

UNICEF

United Nations Children’s Fund

UNESCO Chair

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

IFAPA

International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity

Motivation

Freedom through Mobility

Asociación Play and Train

Fostering health, inclusion, education, employment through sport.

AAHD

American Association on Health and Disability

IPC

International Paralympic Committee

S4S

Sport for Socialisation

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Become an Advocate for Inclusion.

As part of the global campaign, organizations and individuals are invited to make a commitment that states how they will work to ensure the rights of persons with disabilities are realized and ensure their work is inclusive of everyone.

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Inclusion by Design Impact Awards

Promoting innovation, access and inclusion in sport and physical activity for all

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Lead Organizations

International campaign funded in part by the Global Partnership on Children with Disabilities.

American College of Sports Medicine

Advancing health through science, education and medicine

Institute for Human Centered Design (IHCD)

Enhancing the experiences of people of all ages and abilities through excellence in design

Lakeshore Foundation

There is no physical limit to human achievement.

GPcwd

To galvanize and coordinate global and national efforts towards inclusive development with a focus on children with disabilities.

COMMIT TO INCLUSION INTERNATIONAL