Sports for global citizenship

Enhancing Individual with Disability Citizenship through Participation in Sport Activities

“…In the society, the success of individual with disabilities is related with policy and the general population behavior [1]. Individuals of various ages and abilities are beginning to realize the importance of specific lifestyle which advocates and maintains social integration, health and wellness [2], and this holds true for individuals with disabilities. Specialists in politics, society, psychology and academia have been facing increasing concern when it comes to the participation of disabled individuals in the societal activities, specifically when it comes to citizenship behavior [3].…”

“…Literature brings forward several solutions to the above problem, one of which is to develop individual disabilities citizenship in social and sport activities participation [2,10]. Researchers [2,10] revealed that sport activities engagement and participation is among the optimum ways to affirm family and social surroundings, assist in personal development, enhance self-knowledge, along with interpersonal, national and international understanding.…”

“…Added to the above, [2] revealed that taking part in competitive and non-competitive sport activities also promotes people's citizenship notwithstanding their economic status, nationality, gender and ability. In relation to this, literature dedicated to disabled individuals revealed that sports participants obtained higher scores in light of social integration compared to their non-participating counterparts [11].…”