CIMSPA supports the Everyone Can Task Force
CIMSPA CEO, Tara Dillon, is proud to be part of a cross-sector task force working to create a sector that is freely accessible and utilised by all, enabling everyone to be active and participate in whatever capacity they wish.
The Everyone Can Task Force is made up of leaders from the sport and physical activity sector who will work together to help realise the full potential of gyms, fitness and leisure facilities in supporting disabled people to be active.
The group forms part of the Everyone Can programme from ukactive, which is designed to improve inclusivity and accessibility for disabled people by bringing the sector together to grow the relationship with the disability sector, to raise awareness, and to convene operators and suppliers to share learnings and evidence.
The Everyone Can Task Force will provide leadership on the agenda and also help to develop practical guidance for fitness and leisure operators to tackle the barriers and challenges faced by disabled people, while highlighting the demand from disabled people and the opportunities available through better engagement.
Alongside ukactive and public and private operators from its membership, the task force includes CIMSPA, Activity Alliance, Sport England and the Swimming Teachers Association.
A series of sector-wide consultations has shown that the sector must enhance levels of customer service and engage better with disabled people, such as providing more (and accessible) information to consumers and communicating that facilities are open to all. It also underlined the importance of gathering and reporting usage levels and behaviours among disabled people.
Based on the findings, ukactive has launched a new website to improve services for disabled people. Organisations with an interest in, or remit of, increasing the inclusivity and access of gyms, fitness and leisure centres are encouraged to sign-up via the website for further updates and resources which will be developed with the support of the task force.
Click here for the full announcement from ukactive.