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Join our Include to Improve Lived Experience Network

We want to hear from disabled people about their lived experiences of being active, volunteering and working in the sport and physical activity sector.

A coach holds the net on a netball court as a women uses a wheelchair takes a shot. Other players are standing around watching as she does.

Include to Improve is a two-year programme led by Activity Alliance and Sport for Confidence, funded by Sport England. The lived experience network will be a community of people who share their views, experiences and knowledge to help improve services.

We are working with disabled people and organisations to improve opportunities for disabled people to take part, volunteer and work in sports and activities. Include to Improve looks to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and cost-of-living crisis in disabled people’s engagement with the sport and physical activity sector at all levels

You can join the network if:

  • You are a disabled person (or consider yourself to be disabled) aged 18 and over.
  • Have a long-term physical or mental health condition or impairment.
  • Are neurodivergent.
  • Are a family member or carer of a disabled person, who may need support to share their views and experiences

Through the network, we will listen, learn and work together with disabled people and organisations to influence change and design inclusive solutions to improve opportunities for disabled people in sports and physical activities

There are lots of ways to get involved and share your views, experiences and knowledge. This could be through filling out a survey or questionnaire, joining focus groups or online meetings or taking part in one to one discussions. We are also open any other ideas that you might have about ways to share your experiences.

If you would like to be part of our network please complete this short online survey. It should take less than 10 minutes to complete and includes an option to join our Lived Experience Network.

Click this link to go to the Include to Improve survey on Survey Monkey.

If you do not wish to join, you can still complete the survey to share your views with us.