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SPORT+4 ALL - ACTIVE AND INCLUDED
Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Jun 30, 2017 PROJECT  FINISHED 

Sport is one of the most important determinants of health and wellbeing in modern society; it can give a major contribution to reducing the prevention of a number of serious diseases; it is a fundamental element to reduce economic costs resulting from physical inactivity.People with disabilities have fewer opportunities to participate in sport programs and physical activity on the EU scene.In order to meet their needs and promote their rights and participation, rehabilitation centers have to establish their business in the direction of sport beyond rehabilitation; sport centers need to enlarge and become more accessible in their proposals to this audience, which is now in Europe a market of 50 million people.The aim of S+4ALL is to create tools for a wider and higher quality of sport offer at European level for PwD. This aim will involve both Rehabilitation centers, and Sport Centers and Structures.7 rehabilitation Centers all over Europe promoted this collaborative partnership. They have multiannual common experience in providing Rehabilitation, Adapted Sport, Social Services of Certified Quality. And they have wide competences in the whole social - health – sport process. They make their expertise available for achieving the project's aim. Activities will be managed in 3 main areas:1. Benchmarking activities - mapping, designing, testing, validating and implementing Innovative Practices in Sport provision2. Benchlearning activities – integrated Benchmarking activities in 6 international workshops for cross-training and growing the Network on the topic3. R&D activities: issuing of “Handbook”, “Recommendations for inclusive sport ” ; “Competencies and skills of Sport instructors”; “Assessment tool”.Moreover, in order to strengthen a holistic and systemic approach to sport and disability, an operating unit of Sport Medicine will carry out and share a comparing testing of the Innovative Practices on people over 50 as a preventive measure.
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