Abstract
Disability and sport have received so much recognition basing on the number of declarations, charters, treaties, and policies crafted on the rights of people with disabilities throughout the world. These individuals with disabilities need to be empowered to overcome barriers and constraints that may affect their participation in sport in mainstream schools. This chapter briefly looks at the background of disability sport, concept of disability and sport, definition of sport and disability. The chapter will also look at among other issues, strategies for including learners with disabilities in sport. Other key issues to be highlighted include disability participation in sport, challenges faced by learners with disabilities in mainstream sport, benefits of sports for children with disabilities, barriers to participation in mainstream sport. The chapter concludes by looking at perceptions of teachers and learners on children with disabilities in sport.
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