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The bounce-back illusion: Why real postpartum bodies deserve the spotlight

Let’s begin with a familiar image. A woman, newly postpartum, stands in her living room. Her baby is nestled in a sling across her chest, and she’s attempting something between a squat and a stretch while simultaneously rescuing a plush giraffe from under the couch. She is not wearing Lululemon. She has not “bounced back.”…

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Disability
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

How organized sport can foster and support finding belonging for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
February 21, 2024
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Francis Routledge, Runqun (Helen) Zheng, Callum Denault, and Rebecca Renwick
Belonging has been understood in many ways across lived experiences and fields of study. The sense of belonging, or lack thereof, can feel different for everyone. Carter (2021) explored 10 dimensions of belonging described by people with intellectual and developmental...
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Children and Youth
Disability
Physical and Health Education
Sport Participation
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Facilitating physical activity and physical education participation in autistic children and youth
October 2, 2023
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Mathieu Michaud
Introduction and context  Participation in physical activity (PA) and physical education (PE) is very important for all children and youth (C&Y) because it helps with physical, social, affective, and cognitive development (Bailey, 2006). Autistic C&Y especially gain from PA and...
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Athlete Development
Disability
Sport Participation

Athletes2Coaches: A mentorship program for athletes experiencing disability
August 24, 2022
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Jessica Ferguson, Carrie Millar and Jennifer Leo
Coaching athletes with a disability requires many of the same skills as coaching non-disabled athletes (for example, developing skill progression). However, coaching athletes with impairments often requires coaches to have disability-specific knowledge as well (Fairhurst, Bloom, & Harvey, 2017). Coaches’...
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Accessibility
Adapted Sport
Disability
Para Sport
Program Design and Evaluation
Sport Participation

Enhancing sport and physical activity participation for Canadians with disabilities
July 25, 2022
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Veronica Allan, SIRC
Highlights When Jenny Davey first started working at the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) in 2014, she had no idea how much a fledgling research partnership would shape the work she does in the Paralympic sport system 8 years later. “I...
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Disability
Para Sport
Physical Health
Sport Participation

We are family: How sport programming can support military families after illness and injury
November 10, 2021
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Celina H. Shirazipour, Jessica Capaldi, Amber Duongand and Alice B. Aiken
“I think the whole notion is that it’s the family that serves and it’s the family that heals together through something like this. Nobody does it alone. So I think it’s recognizing the whole family and how they’ve had to...
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Adapted Sport
Athlete Development
Concussion
Disability
High Performance
Para Sport

Concussion in Para athletes: One size doesn’t fit all
September 27, 2021
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James Kissick, Osman Hassan Ahmed and Richard Weiler, Concussion in Para Sport Group
Highlights In 2020, an international group of clinicians, researchers and athletes met virtually to explore how to best assess and manage concussion in an athlete with a disability. This group’s individuals had experience and expertise in the care of Para...
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Accessibility
COVID-19
Disability
Para Sport
Sport Participation

Project Echo: A movement to make Para sport a better place for all
September 1, 2021
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Erin Pearson and Laura Misener, Western University
The global COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted inequalities that many people experience, particularly the disparities experienced by persons with disabilities. According to the COVID-19 Disability Survey, over 50% of respondents noted that during the pandemic their needs weren’t being met in a...
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Accessibility
Adapted Sport
Children and Youth
Disability
Quality Sport
Sport for Social Development
Sport Participation

Creating quality sports programs for kids with intellectual and developmental disabilities
June 28, 2021
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Canadian Disability Participation Project
Children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) can benefit physically and psychosocially when they take part in sport (Baran et al., 2009, 2013; Weiss & Bebko, 2008). Unfortunately, their needs are often neglected, which leads to various physical, social, communication...
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Disability
Knowledge Mobilization
Para Sport
Program Design and Evaluation

Build It Up, Knock It Down: My Journey with Program Evaluation in a Para Sport Organization
May 25, 2021
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Nicole Quinlan and Meghan Harlow, Brock University
This blog is part of a series in collaboration with Brock University. Written by a student in the ‘Program Evaluation in Professional Practice’ course, this blog details a student’s first-hand experience conducting a program evaluation during a placement with the...
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Disability
Sport Participation
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Supporting adaptive Snowsports Leisure Opportunities for People with disabilities (SSLOPE)
May 17, 2021
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William Miller
Introduction and context Participating in leisure-time physical activities (LTPA) contributes to the well-being of people with disabilities. Unfortunately, they are typically less engaged in LTPA compared to the general population. Especially during winter due to environmental barriers and limited programs....
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