Improving Physical Activity Accessibility on Campus

Content and Methodology

Day 1: The morning includes lectures on the importance of physical activity for all, the organization of sporting events, and the specifics of the Paralympics. In the afternoon, there will be an initiation to Paralympic activities on campus, allowing participants to experience disabilities through physical activity.

Day 2: Students will spend a day in Paris, where they will have the opportunity to participate in some of the Paralympic Games events. The goal is to observe how these events are set up and run specifically for disabled individuals.

Day 3: The program will conclude with a seminar and exchanges between students to discuss accessibility to physical activity for all among the represented countries. The aim is to propose improvements for these events and, more generally, for accessibility to events organized on campuses..

* Selection will be based on motivation, CV, participation in previous EUGLOH Connected Walking Challenges through the Kiplin App, and prior knowledge of adapted physical activity or accessibility. Students with disabilities will be considered.

The overall group will be comprise of nearly 40 students, with teachers coming from 3 differents universities and working in the area of sport sciences and disabilities (Novi Sad, Technical Institut of Munich, Paris-Saclay).

Groups of students will be mixed bewteen different countries to help you to reflect on how differents countries in Europe are taclking the problem of inclusion on campus and outside. You will also have the chance to experience a day at the Paralympics to improve your knowledge about adapted physical activiti