Disability Sport Info
Episodes
How to deliver inclusive physical education
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak to Rebecca Foster, MBE, about inclusive physical education for children and young people with disabilities. We discuss Rebecc...
Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: Evaluating the impact and significance of the 2024 Paralympics
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I evaluate the impact and significance of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. I speak to key individuals who attended the event to get t...
Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: LEXI classification system
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, I speak to Giles Long, founder of the LEXI classification system. LEXI (https://lexi.global/) communicates the Parasport clas...
Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: What is disability?
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the first of a special series on the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, I explore what disability is. Professor Tom Shakespeare, a renowned...
Become a Paralympics expert!
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this short episode, I announce an exciting new YouTube series for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Exclusive content will be hosted on the @Disabil...
Labour win an election landslide: what does it mean for disability sport?
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this emergency podcast, I react to Labour winning a landslide in the UK General Election. I consider what the new Labour government means for disab...
Mind the gap - a live recording about disability sport participation
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the UK's Get Active (2023) strategy for physical activity and sport participation is considered. An expert panel consider the de...
London Sport
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'm joined by Josef Baines, Insight Manager at London Sport, to discuss the physical activity and sport participation of disab...
High-Performance Sport: Athlete transitions and retirement out of elite sport
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'm joined by Dr Andrea Bundon to discuss the transition and retirement experiences of Parasport athletes. We consider the curre...
High-Performance Sport: Technology in Parasport
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Dr Bryce Dyer to understand the role technology plays in Parasport performance. We consider how technology has develope...
High-Performance Sport: Deaf athletes
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with elite Deaf athletes, Claire Stancliffe and Nathan Young, about their sporting careers. Claire is a GB & England Deaf...
High-Performance Sport: Athlete Services
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss the support provided to Parasport athletes. I speak with Dr Mike Hutchinson of the British Paralympic Association to consid...
High-Performance Sport: Coaching
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Dr Rob Townsend to consider high-performance Parasport coaching. We consider the current state of play, the scope and qu...
Grassroots sport: Activity Alliance
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Adam Blaze, CEO of Activity Alliance, the leading voice for disabled people in sport and activity in England. We discuss...
High-Performance Sport: Cheating
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores cheating methods in Parasport. I'm joined by former GB Paralympian, and current PhD researcher at the University of Birming...
Sport Spectatorship: Unite For Access
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak to Owain Davies, CEO of Level Playing Field, to discuss Level Playing Field's Unite For Access 2023 campaign. We first d...
High-Performance Sport: Management and Governance of Parasport
19 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Professor David Legg to understand how Parasport can be managed and governed. We discuss what Parasport is and how nati...
High-Performance Sport: Talent Identification & Development
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore talent identification and development of athletes in Parasport. I speak with Professor Joe Baker to understand in detail wh...
High-Performance Sport: Classification
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore the classification system. I speak with PhD student, Janet Lawson, to understand in detail what classification is, as well ...
The Disability Sport Info show is 1 year old
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this short episode, I reflect on the 1st year of the podcast and look forward to year 2 of the podcast. I also issue a call for feedback on the pod...
Grassroots sport: Sport participation in action
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a bumper episode that focuses on sport participation in action for disabled people. The following topics are covered:Voluntary sports clubs;Co...
Grassroots sport: Accessercise
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, I speak to Ali Jawad, a GB Paralympian currently studying a PhD in anti-doping in Paralympic sport, to discuss the Accesserci...
Grassroots sport: Coaching
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Disability Sport Info show explores coaching in grassroots disability sport. Keon Richardson explains what coaching is and how to...
Grassroots sport: Intellectual impairments
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Disability Sport Info show considers the sport participation and physical activity experience of individuals with an intellectual ...
Grassroots sport: Physical impairments
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Disability Sport Info show considers the sport participation and physical activity experience of individuals with a physical impai...
Grassroots sport: Visually impaired sport
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Disability Sport Info show considers visually impaired sport. Dr Jess Macbeth explains the sport participation experiences of vis...
Grassroots sport: Voluntary sport clubs
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Disability Sport Info episode, I'm joined by Professor Ruth Jeanes to discuss the role of voluntary sport clubs in the grassroots sport p...
Grassroots sport: Foundational Principles
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a bumper episode that covers the foundational principles of grassroots sport for disabled people. The following topics are covered:Introductio...
Grassroots sport: Children and Young People
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Disability Sport Info episode, I'm joined by Professor Brett Smith to discuss physical activity and sport participation of disabled child...
Grassroots sport: Enablers and barriers
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Disability Sport Info episode, I'm joined by Professor Simon Darcy to discuss enablers and barriers to sports participation for disabled ...
Grassroots sport: Policy
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Disability Sport Info episode, I'm joined by Dr Matej Christiaens to discuss policy formulation and development for grassroots disability...
Grassroots sport: Theories to explain sport participation
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Disability Sport Info episode, I'm joined by Dr Ian Brittain to discuss how theory can help us understand the sport participation and phy...
The Paralympic Games: Empowering or disempowering?
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this bitesize episode, I am joined by Dr Danielle Peers to critically assess the potential for the Paralympic Games to provide empowerment or disem...
The Paralympic Games: Sport participation legacies
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this bitesize episode, I am joined by Dr Laura Misener to critically consider the potential of the Paralympic Games to increase disabled people&apo...
Grassroots sport: An introduction to physical activity and sport participation
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Disability Sport Info episode provides a foundational basis for understanding the physical activity and sport participation of disabled people. P...
Grassroots sport: Deaf sport
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Disability Sport Info episode explores the grassroots sport participation experiences of Deaf and hearing impaired individuals. I'm joined...
The Paralympic Games: Legacies and Empowerment
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore the potential impact the Paralympic Games may have on disabled people. The potential for sport participation legacies from...
The Paralympic Games: History and Development
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore the history and development of the Paralympic Games. I trace the origins of the Paralympic Games and critically explore ho...