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SEDY Final Conference (Amsterdam)

As part of a two day completion of the project a conference on the topic “Sport Empowers Disabled Youth” was organised. This conference took 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 was 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 were discussed.

The presentation given on this first conference day can be found below, as well as the special issue of Sport and Citizenship journal discussing the conclusions of the SEDY project.

THURSDAY 30 NOVEMBER - PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR ADAPTED SPORT PROFESSIONALS

The objective of the second day of the conference was 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 were given concerning the pilots of the SEDY project and what can be next. In the afternoon the workshops focused on specific target groups, so professionals could enhance their practical knowledge about interaction with these groups.

The presentations given concerning the SEDY project pilots can be found below:

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Gepubliceerd door  Urban Vitality 2 mei 2019