Assessment of the Status of Disability Mainstreaming in Sports at Makerere University

Olive Tusiime; Roselyn Odiango

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Assessment of the Status of Disability Mainstreaming in Sports at Makerere University

Olive Tusiime, Roselyn Odiango

Published in International Journal of Sports Science and Physical Education (Volume 7, Issue 4)

Received: 21 September 2022 Accepted: 14 October 2022 Published: 27 October 2022

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Sport can provide a variety of mainstream and disability-specific opportunities across the inclusion spectrum for persons with disabilities. Many people with disabilities are in most cases limited from accessing sporting activities. This study described the status of disability mainstreaming at Makerere university, Kampala- central Uganda. In particular, the study described the demographic characteristics, status of students with disability in sports, the challenges faced and ways of including the athletes with disability in sports at Makerere University. The study used cross-sectional survey design using the quantitative and qualitative approaches on a sample of 54 respondents. Data was collected by use of self-administered questionnaires and interview guide. The data was analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. Quantitative data analysis involved calculation of descriptive statistics namely, frequencies, percentages and means for analysis. Qualitative data was analyzed through content analysis. The study found out that, the demographic characteristics of students with disabilities in sports at Makerere University included: By sex; male students with disabilities were more than female students, age groups in years; the majority of the university students with disabilities were in the age of 21 but below 25 years, the types of impairments; majority of the of the university students with disabilities had visual impairment and hearing impairment and the best sports played were Goalball, football and Netball. The status of students with disability in sports at Makerere University- Uganda included: Students with disabilities try playing any sport, admire people who play sports, have previously developed interest in the sports for the disabled, have been encouraged to participate in sports for the disabled, love watching sports for the disabled, the university has a sports program for the disabled and is committed, has an active policy for the disability that covers sports, some specialized coaches for the disabled, a sports budget for adopted sports, some of their students participate on Uganda Paralympics team, some students make part of the university team, few parents render support to their children participating in sports.

Published in	International Journal of Sports Science and Physical Education (Volume 7, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijsspe.20220704.11
Page(s)	91-99
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Disability, Mainstreaming, Sport, Status, Inclusion

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Olive Tusiime

Department of Health Promotion and Sport Science, School of Public Health Biomedical Sciences, &Technology, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kakamega, Kenya
Roselyn Odiango

Department of Health Promotion and Sport Science, School of Public Health Biomedical Sciences, &Technology, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kakamega, Kenya

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