Proposal to the Regional Council on Disability in Sports (RCDS)
Disabilities in sports face several challenges due to attitudes in the sports community, including stigma, stereotypes, aversive disablism, and implicit biases against people with disabilities. Negative attitudes, stigmatization, and stereotypes against persons with psychosocial impairments are frequently supported by an "ableist" belief system (OHRC, 2014). Viewpoints in society that limit and devalue the potential of those with disabilities are called "ableism." The athletic community is further impacted by these problems on a significant scale, alienating athletes with disabilities. In order to change attitudes regarding people with impairments in sports, this proposal will recommend solutions . Stigma The severity of the impairment and how it was acquired, as well as different sorts of impairments, all carry varying degrees of stigma. More frequently than not, stigmatizing attitudes are directed against persons with intellectual disabilities, serious mental ...