How to Make Fitness More Inclusive for Children with Disabilities: 5 Tips for Community Organizations

Families of children with disabilities often struggle to find inclusive information about fitness. Community organizations play an important role in sharing this information, but many are unsure how to communicate in ways that meet these families’ needs.

This video explains how five research-backed tips were developed to support inclusive communication in community organizations. These tips encourage community organizations to provide clear definitions of key terms, detailed information about programs, guidance on the benefits of physical activity, tools for goal setting and planning, and strategies to address participation barriers.

0:00 Inclusive Fitness for Children with Disabilities

1:13 How the Research-Backed Tips Were Developed

2:02 Tips for Community Organizations

2:18 Putting the Tips Into Practice

Learn more about the research-backed tips by visiting the AIMPA website.