Avaliação do acesso e inclusão de crianças com deficiência em atividades de lazer e desportivas
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v77.118630Palavras-chave:
Acessibilidade, crianças com deficiência, incluindo desporto, participaçãoResumo
Introdução: Todas as crianças, incluindo as que têm deficiência, têm o direito universal à atividade física, que é crucial para o seu desenvolvimento social e físico.
Objectivo: Este estudo teve como objectivo avaliar o nível de participação, as oportunidades actuais e os principais obstáculos enfrentados pelas crianças com deficiência em actividades desportivas e de lazer nas escolas e equipas desportivas albanesas, bem como examinar as opiniões dos principais intervenientes envolvidos neste processo.
Metodologia: Foi utilizado um desenho de investigação quantitativa, descritiva e transversal para recolher dados de 176 participantes (pais, professores de educação física e treinadores desportivos) em várias cidades da Albânia. O software SPSS e o coeficiente alfa de Cronbach foram utilizados para analisar os dados.
Resultados: Os resultados mostraram que, embora a maioria das crianças com deficiência tenha um forte interesse pelo exercício físico e pelo desporto adaptado, a sua participação efectiva continua a ser bastante baixa e centra-se principalmente nas aulas de educação física escolar. A falta de programas desportivos especializados, as instalações desportivas inadequadas e o acesso restrito a atividades extracurriculares foram os principais obstáculos encontrados. A análise dos resultados revela uma discrepância substancial entre o desejo e o interesse das crianças e as condições reais oferecidas pelas instituições de ensino e desportivas albanesas, especialmente quando comparadas com as dos países da UE.
Conclusões: Para aumentar a participação real e a longo prazo das crianças com deficiência em atividades desportivas e recreativas, o estudo enfatiza a necessidade de uma abordagem abrangente e coordenada que inclua investimentos em infraestruturas acessíveis, a criação de programas desportivos adaptados e apoio profissional contínuo para professores e treinadores.
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