Abstract
The inclusion of people with disabilities is a priority axis in social development policies, both in Spain and in the rest of the
world. Also, in practice of physical and sports activities, where they are already an example that can be extrapolate to other
areas of the society. Currently the International Sports Federations (one-sport) are developing their inclusive processes to
accommodate athletes with disabilities of their sport; this process has already become a widespread and irreversible worldwide
sport movement. This situation is being conducted by the “Consejo Superior de Deportes” (Spanish Sport Council) and the
Spanish Paralympic Committee, a process that must culminate with the incorporation, to these national federations by sport,
of all people disabled or not, who want to practice their modalities, in a single sport organizational model.
In its first part, “Recommendations to the Medical Services in Spanish federations by sport, for the inclusion of athletes with
disabilities”, it already pointed out that the structure and organization of Federative Medical Services (SMF) must not be alien
to the inclusive process and adaptation in all the federative structures. Therefore, now, the rest of the necessary and significant
actions and adaptations are complete, as in physiotherapy, orthopedics and technical aids, health care, psychology and structural adaptations of the SMF also. This review, as a whole, has as main objective to guarantee, through its recommendations,
quality services, which can be offer in the same measure to athlete with or without disability in equal treatment. Providing
recommendations and more knowledge to the process of inclusion in the federated Spanish sport, so that it reaches success,
and can guarantee a good service to all its athletes, following the most current criteria of good inclusive practices
world. Also, in practice of physical and sports activities, where they are already an example that can be extrapolate to other
areas of the society. Currently the International Sports Federations (one-sport) are developing their inclusive processes to
accommodate athletes with disabilities of their sport; this process has already become a widespread and irreversible worldwide
sport movement. This situation is being conducted by the “Consejo Superior de Deportes” (Spanish Sport Council) and the
Spanish Paralympic Committee, a process that must culminate with the incorporation, to these national federations by sport,
of all people disabled or not, who want to practice their modalities, in a single sport organizational model.
In its first part, “Recommendations to the Medical Services in Spanish federations by sport, for the inclusion of athletes with
disabilities”, it already pointed out that the structure and organization of Federative Medical Services (SMF) must not be alien
to the inclusive process and adaptation in all the federative structures. Therefore, now, the rest of the necessary and significant
actions and adaptations are complete, as in physiotherapy, orthopedics and technical aids, health care, psychology and structural adaptations of the SMF also. This review, as a whole, has as main objective to guarantee, through its recommendations,
quality services, which can be offer in the same measure to athlete with or without disability in equal treatment. Providing
recommendations and more knowledge to the process of inclusion in the federated Spanish sport, so that it reaches success,
and can guarantee a good service to all its athletes, following the most current criteria of good inclusive practices
Translated title of the contribution | Recommendations to the Medical Services in Spanish federations by sport, for the inclusion of athletes with disabilities (second part) |
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Original language | Spanish |
Pages (from-to) | 173-182 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Archivos de medicina del deporte |
Volume | 35 (3) |
Issue number | 185 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2018 |
Keywords
- Inclusion
- Sport integration
- Adapted sport
- Disabled athlete
- Adapted sport federations (multi-sport)
- Federations by sport (conventional)
- Medical sport services