Sport, physical activity and recreation are important for everyone, but perhaps more so for the approximately 15% of the world’s population that experiences disability.1 The United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities clearly states that the benefits of sport are relevant at every level of participation.2 This includes experiences from grassroots community-led clubs to school-based adaptive or inclusive sports opportunities, to high performance events including the Deaflympics, Special Olympics and Paralympic Games. The proportion of individuals experiencing disabilities who can and have benefitted from sport and recreation opportunities, however, continues to lag in comparison to the general population. Several barriers preclude equitable participation. As one example, while there are 206 IOC members there are only 184 National Paralympic Committee members. How can we elevate the profile of para sports locally if equity does not exist on the world stage? Recent global trends suggest, however, that change is coming and that we are on the cusp of significant innovation that will enable more inclusive and equitable opportunities for sport participation for all. This editorial highlights these movements and provides several ways the sport and exercise medicine (SEM) community can engage to advance inclusion and accessibility. We are amid a global movement to rectify and address …

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促进残疾人的体育机会：从基层到精英

运动、身体活动和娱乐对每个人都很重要，但对于世界上大约 15% 的残疾人口来说可能更重要。 1 联合国《残疾人权利公约》明确指出，运动的好处是相关的2 这包括从基层社区主导的俱乐部到以学校为基础的适应性或包容性体育机会，再到包括聋人奥林匹克运动会、特奥会和残奥会在内的高性能赛事。然而，与一般人口相比，能够并且已经从体育和娱乐机会中受益的残障人士的比例仍然落后。一些障碍阻碍了公平参与。举个例子，虽然有 206 名国际奥委会成员，但只有 184 名国家残奥委员会成员。如果世界舞台上不存在公平，我们如何才能在当地提升残疾人运动的知名度？然而，最近的全球趋势表明，变革即将到来，我们正处于重大创新的风口浪尖，这将为所有人提供更具包容性和公平的体育参与机会。这篇社论重点介绍了这些运动，并提供了运动和运动医学 (SEM) 社区可以参与以促进包容性和可及性的几种方式。我们正处于一场全球运动中，以纠正和解决…… 这种变化即将到来，我们正处于重大创新的风口浪尖，这将为所有人提供更具包容性和公平的体育参与机会。这篇社论重点介绍了这些运动，并提供了运动和运动医学 (SEM) 社区可以参与以促进包容性和可及性的几种方式。我们正处于一场全球运动中，以纠正和解决…… 这种变化即将到来，我们正处于重大创新的风口浪尖，这将为所有人提供更具包容性和公平的体育参与机会。这篇社论重点介绍了这些运动，并提供了运动和运动医学 (SEM) 社区可以参与以促进包容性和可及性的几种方式。我们正处于一场全球运动中，以纠正和解决……