Latest Disability Sports News for March 2026
Welcome to the latest disability sports news article. Here we round up some of the latest news from the disability charities and sports organisations that we are proud to work closely with.
Disability Sports Organisations and charities are a good starting point for many deaf and disabled people who want to be more active. They provide advice, support, and opportunities for people of all ages with specific impairments to take part in sport and activity.
Latest news
UK Deaf Sport
Wheels for All and Warrington Deaf Society Unite to Make Cycling and Volunteering More Deaf-Friendly
Wheels for All has partnered with Warrington Deaf Society to launch “Deaf-Friendly Cycling Training”, a new initiative making inclusive cycling sessions and volunteering opportunities more accessible for Deaf participants and volunteers across the UK.
Dwarf Sports Association UK
DSAuk members Power GB Team to Success at 2026 European Open Championships
The GB Para Powerlifting squad delivered an exceptional performance at the 2026 WPPO European Open Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia. In a remarkable showcase of strength and determination, all members of the team produced incredible lifts, secured multiple medals, and set new records on the bench.
WheelPower
National Junior Sports Festival
WheelPower’s National Junior Sports Festival is a new event held at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, the birthplace of the Paralympic Movement. This new Festival is a great way for children with physical disabilities to discover sport in a safe, welcoming and friendly environment.
Sport for Confidence
We are delighted to announce a new collaboration between Sensory Integration Education (SIE) and Sport for Confidence to create Movement for Sensory Joy, a short film that celebrates movement as a vital source of sensory joy, connection and wellbeing across the lifespan.
British Blind Sport
Workforce Development Workshops
Equip your venue, club or organisation with the knowledge, skills and confidence to fully support blind and partially sighted people in sport and fitness environments. Full day, half day, and tailored workshops available. Sports and fitness focus - practical guidance designed for gyms, leisure centres, fitness classes and clubs. Expert-led training - delivered by Paralympians and British Blind Sport specialists with years of lived and professional experience of sight loss.
Disability Rights UK
Road Trip, Big Ideas, and a Blustery Side Quest to Stonehenge
Sometimes the best conversations happen when you get out on the road. That was certainly the case when Liddie and Laura from Disability Rights UK packed up the car and headed to Wiltshire to spend time with the brilliant team at Wiltshire Centre for Independent Living (CiL).
Sense
BBC London feature our Winter Paralympics celebrations
On Friday 6 March, BBC London discussed the accessibility of winter sports as the 2026 Winter Paralympics starts and featured Hazel, Oli and Harry's skiing session at The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead.
LimbPower
New amputee-led, follow‑along exercise video series launches on YouTube
LimbPower is delighted to announce the launch of the latest instalment of the UR:Enabled Adult Amputee Adapted Workout series — co‑produced with LimbPower and funded by Sport England. This brand-new collection of follow‑along exercise videos has been designed by amputees, for amputees, offering accessible, progressive workouts for people looking to take the next step in their health and fitness journey. Viewers will also recognise LimbPower’s own Conor, who features as the series commentator.
Access Sport
Access Sport’s new About Us film
Access Sport have released a new ‘about us’ film. It’s a powerful reminder of the work they’re doing together to make inclusion the norm in community sport. Access Sport is a national sports inclusion charity formed in 2004. Their vision is a world where no young person is excluded from the life changing benefits of community sport.
International Mixed Ability Sports
International Mixed Ability Sports and DRUK co-production
International Mixed Ability Sports (IMAS) Trainer and Director Ella Sky was recently invited by Disability Rights UK (DRUK) to share her lived experience of being a neuro-diverse sports woman and educator.
Ella, a Mixed Ability rugby player at Yeovil Rugby Club shared her story of working with IMAS to co-produce and deliver Mixed Ability training, she also revealed her current IMAS project. “I’m excited to share with everyone that I’m working with IMAS to produce an innovative package of Mixed Ability rugby training for new and existing clubs nationwide.”
The two DRUK podcasts first broadcast in March can be seen here: What co-production means to us and Co-production in practice
Special Olympics Great Britain
Special Olympics GB athletes were VIP guests at the recent YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships to celebrate the renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and the new 2026–2031 Strategic Plan developed by Special Olympics International and the Badminton World Federation (BWF). Appearing on-court at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena, Special Olympics GB athletes Clint Gardner, Isla Scott, Dee Weiner and James Wyatt played Unified demonstration matches alongside global badminton stars Polina Buhrova of Ukraine and Sim Yu-Jin of Korea.
