<p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Purpose/Aim: </strong></p><p>The aim of this study is to (1) analyze the amount of exposure disability sports get in Swedens biggest newspaper (Aftonbladet), (2) look at how Aftonbladet portraits disability sports and it’s athletes, and finally (3)  to see if there has occurred any change over time (during the last eight years).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Material/Method: </strong></p><p>The first method used is a quantitative analysis to measure exposure.</p><p>The second method is a quantitative content analysis which is used to analyze how disability sports are portrait.</p><p>The third method is rhetorical and is also used to analyze how disability sports are portrayed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Main results: </strong></p><p>The study has shown that disability sports get very little exposure in Aftonbladet. The articles in the newspaper that cover disability sports are portrayed from a personal point of view without much focus on the athletes achievements regarding his or her sport. The study also shows that the terms and phrases used in most articles describe the athletes as different from the norm which could lead to alienation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong><strong> </strong></p><p>Disability sports, media, exposure, agenda setting, alienation, rhetoric, Aftonbladet</p><p> </p>

Purpose/Aim: The aim of this study is to (1) analyze the amount of exposure disability sports get in Swedens biggest newspaper (Aftonbladet), (2) look at how Aftonbladet portraits disability sports and it’s athletes, and finally (3)  to see if there has occurred any change over time (during the last eight years). Material/Method: The first method used is a quantitative analysis to measure exposure. The second method is a quantitative content analysis which is used to analyze how disability sports are portrait. The third method is rhetorical and is also used to analyze how disability sports are portrayed. Main results: The study has shown that disability sports get very little exposure in Aftonbladet. The articles in the newspaper that cover disability sports are portrayed from a personal point of view without much focus on the athletes achievements regarding his or her sport. The study also shows that the terms and phrases used in most articles describe the athletes as different from the norm which could lead to alienation. Keywords: Disability sports, media, exposure, agenda setting, alienation, rhetoric, Aftonbladet

Submitted by Viviane Lima da Cunha (viviane@biblioteca.ufpb.br) on 2018-02-05T12:04:52Z No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 2458278 bytes, checksum: ce9293b8168e2cf075255508c6a473a3 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-02-05T12:04:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 2458278 bytes, checksum: ce9293b8168e2cf075255508c6a473a3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-08-22 / Considering that Parasport is a subject of great relevance, however, little explored and publicized in the communication vehicles and academic environment, this work aims to produce a book-report on athletes from Paraíba who competed in Rio 2016 Paralympics, showing how they started their activities in parasport, their life history, the prejudices suffered, the difficulties due to the deficiency in order to compete, as well as the participation and experience during the games. For the production of this book, the privileged resource was to conduct interviews with five athletes from Paraíba, using as main criterion of choice the fact of residing in the state of Paraiba. The objective of this study is to awaken society by its importance and respect for people with disabilities. The report, in its development, involves a contextual panorama of parasport in the world, in Brazil and Paraíba, it also presents a discussion on social inclusion and legal devices and bases the strategies adopted as: in-depth interview, construction of book-report, addressing the discussions on literary journalism and profiles. / Considerando o paradesporto como um tema de grande relevância, entretanto pouco explorado e divulgado nos veículos de comunicação e meio acadêmico, este trabalho tem como objetivo produzir um livro-reportagem sobre atletas paraibanos que competiram nas Paralimpíadas Rio 2016, mostrando como iniciaram suas atividades no paradesporto, a história de vida, os preconceitos sofridos, as dificuldades por conta da deficiência para poder competir, assim como a participação e experiência durante os Jogos. Para a produção do livro-reportagem-perfil, o recurso privilegiado foi a realização de entrevistas com cinco atletas paraibanos, utilizando-se como critério principal de escolha o fato de residirem no estado da Paraíba. Coloca-se ainda como objetivo do estudo do trabalho o despertar da sociedade pela importância e respeito às pessoas com deficiência. O relatório, em seu desenvolvimento, envolve um panorama contextual do paradesporto no mundo, no Brasil e na Paraíba, apresenta ainda uma discussão sobre inclusão social e os dispositivos legais e fundamenta as estratégias adotadas, como: entrevista em profundidade, construção do livro-reportagem, abordando as discussões sobre jornalismo literário e perfis.

The Swedish Sports Confederation is performing a large organisational change. The change involves transferring the sports that are administered by the Parasport Federation to the other national sports organisations (NSO). This way, athletes with disabilities will be included in other NSOs that are offering the same or similar sports, mainly for athletes without disabilities. This means new demands for the NSOs structures for the process, specifically regarding resources and distribution of them, availability, and special competence. The aim of this study was to examine this change process and what results this can bring within one of the receiving NSOs, The Swedish Floorball Federation. More specifically, this study has investigated obstacles, opportunities, and preparedness on club- and athlete-level through semi-structured interviews with representatives from clubs and athletes with and without disabilities. The results showed a low level of knowledge regarding the change and how it will be carried out, why it is implemented, and which effects it can bring. Many obstacles were identified such as adapting to new and unknown environments, providing teams with leaders and adjusting the clubs’ operations. An increased sense of belonging for people with disabilities was one of the identified opportunities. Another opportunity was that the process will lead to a better and more united sports movement where Swedish floorball will be one step closer to their vision on being “a sport for all – always”. The results were analysed through frame factor theory. Through this analysis, the conclusion is that floorball clubs follow and contain structures that are both enabling and limiting the inclusion process. For example, there are structures regarding knowledge about disabilities that create inaccurate ideas about athletes with disabilities and disability sports. This finding highlights a need for increased competence about disabilities to enable a process toward equal conditions for participation in sports. / Svensk idrottsrörelse står inför en stor organisationsförändring där Svenska Parasportförbundets idrotter ska föras över till mottagande specialidrottsförbund. Idrottare med funktionsnedsättning ska därmed inkluderas i de övriga specialidrottsförbundens ordinarie verksamheter. Detta innebär att krav ställs på specialidrottsförbundens strukturer för mottagande gällande resursfördelning, tillgänglighet och specialkompetens. Studiens syfte var att undersöka beredskap för förändringsprocessen och vilka utmaningar och möjligheter den kan föra med sig inom ett av de mottagande specialidrottsförbunden, Svenska Innebandyförbundet. Denna kvalitativa studie har undersökt utmaningar, möjligheter och beredskap gällande processen på föreningsnivå genom semi-strukturerade intervjuer med föreningsrepresentanter och aktiva utövare med och utan funktionsnedsättning. Resultatet visade på en låg kunskap om förändringen och hur den ska ske, varför den ska ske, och vilka effekter den kan medföra. Flertalet utmaningar identifieras i form av bland annat ledarförsörjning, anpassningar av verksamhet och rädsla för förändring och nya miljöer. De möjligheter som förändringen anses generera är bland annat ökad känsla av tillhörighet för personer med funktionsnedsättning, ökad acceptans för olikheter bland samtliga i samhället och en bättre och mer enad idrottsrörelse. Inkluderingen ses även som ett steg mot att nå svensk innebandys vision om att vara ”folksporten för alla – alltid”. Resultatet analyserades utifrån ramfaktorteorin med slutsatsen att föreningsidrotten innehåller och följer strukturer som både begränsar och möjliggör inkluderingsprocessen. Exempelvis finns strukturer gällande kunskap om funktionsnedsättningar som skapar felaktiga föreställningar om utövare med funktionsnedsättning och deras idrottande. Detta resultat synliggör ett behov av ökad kompetens om funktionsnedsättningar för att realisera en process mot likvärdiga villkor inom idrott.

Title: Changes in preparation exercises in handbike riders training Objectives: The aim of work is to collect and systematically process available information about sports discipline handbike and thereby expand knowledge about the theory and sport practice especially to persons with physical disabilities Methods: Implementation of data collection was accomplished through semi- structured interview (interview with instructions). Information gathering was carried out by one-time survey (testimony) of respondents. There was carried out repeated terrain inquiries of the respondents, followed by evaluation of statements. Results: Findings of this work form information about sports discipline known as handbike and allow insight into the issues of this sports industry. Primarily it deals with the material aspects and implementation of training program. Findings of this work can be used to popularize handbike discipline. Keywords: Sport for people with special needs, physical disability, handbike, handcycle, handicap, sports training.

Sport is a cultural phenomenon that has spread throughout the world (Harvey & Houle, 1994). For youth, sport is perceived as a context that can play a major role in person’s psychosocial development across their life-span (Danish, Petitpas, & Hale, 2007). However, despite the increase in research in this field, very little work has examined how sport may play a role in the psychosocial development of youth with intellectual disabilities (ID). Moreover, an area of study that has also grown related to the lived experiences of individuals living with a disability including ID is social inclusion (SI). Similar to research related to psychosocial development, very little research has been conducted to examine whether the context of sport can foster social inclusion for youth with ID. Special Olympics Canada (SOC) is an organization “dedicated to enriching the lives of Canadians with an intellectual disability through sport” (SOC, 2010, “SOC Mission Statement”, para.1) and may be an organization that has the potential to positively impact the lives of its youth participants. Thus, the purpose of this research was to examine whether stakeholders perceived SO as impacting the psychosocial development and social inclusion. The results indicated that SO, by all stakeholders, is perceived as an organization that is facilitating the psychosocial development of its athletes through the incorporation of strong social support networks and the development of life skills. In addition, SO was perceived as facilitating social inclusion for youth, particularly in the context of school and their surrounding community.

Sport is a cultural phenomenon that has spread throughout the world (Harvey & Houle, 1994). For youth, sport is perceived as a context that can play a major role in person’s psychosocial development across their life-span (Danish, Petitpas, & Hale, 2007). However, despite the increase in research in this field, very little work has examined how sport may play a role in the psychosocial development of youth with intellectual disabilities (ID). Moreover, an area of study that has also grown related to the lived experiences of individuals living with a disability including ID is social inclusion (SI). Similar to research related to psychosocial development, very little research has been conducted to examine whether the context of sport can foster social inclusion for youth with ID. Special Olympics Canada (SOC) is an organization “dedicated to enriching the lives of Canadians with an intellectual disability through sport” (SOC, 2010, “SOC Mission Statement”, para.1) and may be an organization that has the potential to positively impact the lives of its youth participants. Thus, the purpose of this research was to examine whether stakeholders perceived SO as impacting the psychosocial development and social inclusion. The results indicated that SO, by all stakeholders, is perceived as an organization that is facilitating the psychosocial development of its athletes through the incorporation of strong social support networks and the development of life skills. In addition, SO was perceived as facilitating social inclusion for youth, particularly in the context of school and their surrounding community.

Sport is a cultural phenomenon that has spread throughout the world (Harvey & Houle, 1994). For youth, sport is perceived as a context that can play a major role in person’s psychosocial development across their life-span (Danish, Petitpas, & Hale, 2007). However, despite the increase in research in this field, very little work has examined how sport may play a role in the psychosocial development of youth with intellectual disabilities (ID). Moreover, an area of study that has also grown related to the lived experiences of individuals living with a disability including ID is social inclusion (SI). Similar to research related to psychosocial development, very little research has been conducted to examine whether the context of sport can foster social inclusion for youth with ID. Special Olympics Canada (SOC) is an organization “dedicated to enriching the lives of Canadians with an intellectual disability through sport” (SOC, 2010, “SOC Mission Statement”, para.1) and may be an organization that has the potential to positively impact the lives of its youth participants. Thus, the purpose of this research was to examine whether stakeholders perceived SO as impacting the psychosocial development and social inclusion. The results indicated that SO, by all stakeholders, is perceived as an organization that is facilitating the psychosocial development of its athletes through the incorporation of strong social support networks and the development of life skills. In addition, SO was perceived as facilitating social inclusion for youth, particularly in the context of school and their surrounding community.

Sport is a cultural phenomenon that has spread throughout the world (Harvey & Houle, 1994). For youth, sport is perceived as a context that can play a major role in person’s psychosocial development across their life-span (Danish, Petitpas, & Hale, 2007). However, despite the increase in research in this field, very little work has examined how sport may play a role in the psychosocial development of youth with intellectual disabilities (ID). Moreover, an area of study that has also grown related to the lived experiences of individuals living with a disability including ID is social inclusion (SI). Similar to research related to psychosocial development, very little research has been conducted to examine whether the context of sport can foster social inclusion for youth with ID. Special Olympics Canada (SOC) is an organization “dedicated to enriching the lives of Canadians with an intellectual disability through sport” (SOC, 2010, “SOC Mission Statement”, para.1) and may be an organization that has the potential to positively impact the lives of its youth participants. Thus, the purpose of this research was to examine whether stakeholders perceived SO as impacting the psychosocial development and social inclusion. The results indicated that SO, by all stakeholders, is perceived as an organization that is facilitating the psychosocial development of its athletes through the incorporation of strong social support networks and the development of life skills. In addition, SO was perceived as facilitating social inclusion for youth, particularly in the context of school and their surrounding community.