Wednesday 29 November and Thursday 30 November 2017
The Erasmus+ funded Sport Empowers Disabled Youth (SEDY) Project is a 3-year initiative promoted by the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. The project runs from 2015 until 2017 and seven European countries (Finland, France, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, the Netherlands, and United Kingdom) are participating.
The main goal of the project was to obtain more knowledge of the fit between demand and supply considering sport for children with a disability and the best ways to support this group and thereby increase social integration. As part of a two day completion of the project a conference on the topic “Sport Empowers Disabled Youth” is organised. This conference will take place on Wednesday 29 November and Thursday 30 November 2017 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Wednesday 29 November – SEDY findings and call for action
The objective of the first day of this conference is to share the project outcomes and recommendations to a wide public of national and European policymakers, representatives from sport organizations, researchers, politicians and other stakeholders. More concrete, results on the current situation of sports for youth with disabilities in the participating countries, motivations behind physical activity for youth with a disability and outcomes of interventions to promote inclusion will be discussed.
Thursday 30 November - Practical tools for adapted sport professionals
The objective of the second day of the conference is to share more practical project outcomes and tools to a public of professionals and students in the field of adapted sports. In the morning different workshops will be given concerning the pilots of the SEDY project and what can be next. In the afternoon the workshops will focus on specific target groups, so professionals can enhance their practical knowledge about interaction with these groups.
For an overview of the project, see www.hva.nl/sedyproject
- Location: Dr. Meurerlaan 8, 1067 SM Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Register: click here