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DSAuk releases documentary about National Dwarf Games

Dwarf Sports Association UK (DSAuk) has released a new documentary about the National Dwarf Games 2015. It features interviews with participants, parents and organisation founders Penny and Arthur Dean OBE. 

The ten minute film titled 'Walking Tall' documents DSAuk's biggest event in their sporting calendar, the National Dwarf Games. Created by university student Steph Brunzel as part of her honours degree in media studies, the film captures footage from the 2015 Games held in Birmingham earlier this year.

Walking Tall video

DSAuk is the National Disability Sports Organisation (NDSO) for people with restricted growth and dwarfism in the UK. They aim to make regular sporting opportunities accessible and enjoyable for everyone with restricted growth in the UK.

Restricted growth is believed to affect between 3,000 and 6,000 people in the UK, with approximately one in 25,000 babies born with the most common form of dwarfism, Achondroplasia.

DSAuk encourages people with restricted growth to be more active, providing advice and information on sporting opportunities, as well as running an annual programme of national and regional level events. 

Active Summer Fun with DSAuk

DSAuk in partnership with the English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) and other NDSOs is promoting a new campaign to support more disabled people to find fun ways to be active this summer.

Active Summer Fun campaign banner shows two dwarf women laughing and playing tennis
Supported by Sport England, Active Summer Fun can help you to find the best information, ideal acitivities as well as the right people and organisation that can support you to be more active.

DSAuk has a host of fun sport and physical activity events taking place around the UK this summer, including: 

Have fun and be active with the Dwarf Sports Association UK this summer!

For a full list of DSAuk events please click here.

Tell us your active summer story

Active Summer Fun is all about you, having fun and being active with friends and family. Share your active summer story with us:

  1. Join the conversation on social media. Share your stories and photos with us on Facebook and Twitter using #ActiveSummerFun.
  2. Tell us how and where you’ve been getting active this summer (max 250 words):
  • What sport, exercise or activities did you do?
  • How did you find out about the opportunity?
  • Who do you take part with?
  • What do you enjoy most about being active?

From time to time we’ll publish your active summer stories on this website and encourage more disabled people to find something they want to do and enjoy the active summer fun too.

Email your active summer story to Courtney Perks on cperks@efds.co.uk or call 0161 228 2868.