During the past Spring and Autumn semesters of 2022, after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid lockdowns, we were finally able to celebrate our 20th and 21st offerings of the ‘Inclusive Play & Leisure […]
Tag: Disability

Publication: Promoting Physical Activity Among Children and Adolescents With Disabilities: The Translation of Policy to Practice Internationally in Journal of Physical Activity and Health
Research Impact: Approximately 15% of the world’s population have disabilities. In this paper, policies that focused on physical activity for children and adolescents with disabilities are highlighted and using data from the recent round of […]

PESS researchers involved in the 2022 Active Healthy Kids Ireland 2022 report card – Kwok Ng
The 2022 Ireland North and South Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents was produced as part of the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance and is part of the Global Matrix 4.0, which includes 57 countries. As […]

Publication: The association between self-reported psychosomatic complaints and bullying victimisation and disability among adolescents in Finland and Sweden
Research Impact: Children with disabilities are subject to victimisation in and out of school setting. The Finnish anti-bully programme – KiVa has been around for over a decade, and was considered so successful that it […]

Publication: Participation of people living with disabilities in physical activity: a global perspective
Research Impact: Today we see the start of the Tokyo Paralympic Games, delayed for a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. An expected 4,000 athletes with disabilities from 135 international Paralympic committtees will take part […]

Publication: Intra-Rater Test-Retest Reliability of a Modified Child Functioning Module, Self-Report Version
Research Impact: Under article 31 of the UN Conventions of the rights of persons with disabilities, data must be aggregated by disability, especially for monitoring purposes as well as each state should ensure dissemination of […]

Publication: Physical activity achievements of Irish children with disabilities during an adapted PA programme
Research Impact: The benefits of physical activity (PA) are widespread for all children, including those with disabilities. However, despite these benefits children with disabilities continue to be restricted in their participation, have lower levels of […]

Publication: Physical Activity of Adolescents with and without Disabilities – School Health Promotion Study 2017
Research Impact: The global action plan on physical activity (GAPPA) has a target to reduce physical inactivity by 10% in 2025 and by 15% in 2030. Health promotion activities that target individuals who are insufficiently […]

BSc. Physical Education: Limerick’s All-Ireland Junior Ladies Football Team visits i-PLAY!!! Daniel Tindall (PE Course Director)
This past Spring semester, our i-PLAYERS were treated to some special guests in attendance to celebrate the final session of our 16th offering of the ‘Inclusive Play & Leisure Activities for Youth’ (i-PLAY) programme. Caroline […]

BSc. Physical Education: Celebrating 8 years of i-PLAY with the MacCarthy Cup!!! Dr Daniel Tindall
This past Autumn, our i-PLAYERS were treated to some special guests in attendance to celebrate our 15th session of the ‘Inclusive Play & Leisure Activities for Youth’ (i-PLAY) programme. William O Donoghue and Sean Finn, […]