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Introduction

It’s central to the Active Essex ethos that sport and physical activity should be open and accessible to everyone.

News

Active Essex are now Disability Confident registered!

We are very pleased to announce that Active Essex are now Disability Confident!

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All Together – Activity Finder

All Together is an Active Essex campaign to promote the opportunities available for people with disabilities to participate in sport and physical activity across Essex.

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All Together Supporting Organisations

These organisations will work with us to promote the sport and physical activity opportunities that are available for their service users to get active.

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All Together Ambassador Guide

Active Essex is recruiting ambassadors to inspire disabled people to get involved in sport and physical activity.

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Essex Disability Swimming Map

All Together Ambassador Suzanne Warren has created an Essex Disability Swimming Map to help people find inclusive or disability specific swimming opportunities in pools across Essex.

View the map >

Activity Alliance Engagement Resources

Activity Alliance has added to its suite of support with a set of engagement factsheets.

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news

Active Essex and Multi-School Council host their fourth Special School Games

Pupils from primary and secondary schools across the county have been competing in a range of sports during the Essex Special School Games.

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Basildon sets perfect example for increasing participation in disability sport

A local project has helped harness the positive influence that carers and other supporters can have in inspiring people with learning disabilities to become more active.

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Essex All Together ambassador inspires others with new song ‘Don’t Tell Me’

Justine Harrington, 28, from Basildon, who was born with a visual impairment, is hoping to encourage more disabled people in Essex to get involved with physical activity and sport.

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Can Do Volunteering – City and Guilds Qualification

Can Do is a volunteering programme open to young disabled people aged between 10 and 35 years old who have a long term health condition or disability.

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Essex organisations back All Together disability sport campaign

Organisations across the county are pledging their support to a campaign aimed at increasing participation in disability sport.

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How to Communicate: Dementia

When a family member or someone close to you is diagnosed with Dementia, it’s always difficult to know what to do or how to approach the situation.

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Find a Guide with England Athletics

England Athletics and British Blind Sport have today re-launched ‘Find a Guide’, a national guide runner database to support more people with a visual impairment to run.

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BBS & RDA launch guide to VI equestrian sport

British Blind Sport and Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) are proud to launch a new educational resource, designed to support visually impaired (VI) people.

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I Want to Get Active: Useful Information

EFDS have created an everyday guide to being active for people living with an impairment or health condition. Download the above guide.

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EFDS Engaging Disabled People

To access the set of downloadable resources, visit the engagement page on the EFDS website.

Access the resources >
news

Get Active For All: Fusion Lifestyle (Mar 2017)

221 sessions were attended in total by participants on this programme. Sessions include swimming, gym and group exercise.

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Get Active for All: Summercare (Jan 2016)

Active Southend worked with Summercare, an organisation providing services for adults with learning disabilities.

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Get Active for All: South Essex College Soccability (Nov 2015)

The College Sport Maker at South Essex College works with the disabled students to involve them in extra sport outside of their timetables.

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Get Active for All: Project 49 (Sept 2015)

Active Southend worked with Project 49, which provides services for adults with learning disabilities.

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Get Active for All: Papworth Trust (Jan 2016)

The Papworth Trust offers essential care and support to disabled people, their families and carers.

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EFDS Inclusive Marketing and Communications Guide

Watch the ‘EFDS- reaching more people through inclusive and accessible communications’ video

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Essex Disability Sport Partners

Active Essex work with a wide range of organisations that aim to provide opportunities for disabled people to get involved in sport and physical activity across Essex.

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Activity Alliance releases Ten Principles film

Activity Alliance, supported by Sport England, has today released the Ten Principles film to guide providers to deliver more appealing and inclusive opportunities.

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New video to help healthcare professionals support disabled people to be active

Disabled people are currently the least active group in society, and twice as likely as non-disabled people to be physically inactive. Healthcare professionals are an important point of contact, and system of referral, for disabled people looking to be active. Evidence shows that one in four patients would be more active if advised by a healthcare professional.

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Get Active for All: All Ability Sport & Leisure (Jan 2016)

This project is a sports programme for Harlow College Special Needs students, providing taster sessions in boccia, tennis, wheelchair basketball, athletics, sitting volleyball and football.

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FUNDING

BOOST Charitable Fund

Boost Charitable Trust was created in 2005 to Build On Overlooked Sporting Talent, to champion the disabled and disadvantaged and to inspire them to overcome their challenges through the power of sport.

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Special School Games

The Essex Special School Games were launched in 2015 and are organised and run in partnership with the Multi Schools Council.

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Running for the Visually Impaired

England Athletics and British Blind Sport have created the Find a Guide database to help you start, get back to or stay running.

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Inclusion Club Hub

This tool has been created by the English Federation of Disability Sport to help clubs to include more disabled people in their activities. It can be used in a variety of ways within your club.

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Meet our Ambassadors

Read the inspirational profiles of our All Together Ambassadors who are helping us to champion disability and inclusive sport and physical activity across Essex.

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