Improving the quality of physical activity so persons experiencing disability can enjoy their right to full and effective participation in sport, exercise, and active play in Canada.
Canada Research Chair in Quality Physical Activity Promotion and Disability
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Ensuring quality sport, exercise and active play for Canadians experiencing disability
Quality participation in sport, exercise, and active play happens when a person enjoys the experience. They feel a sense of belongingness, independence, focus, challenge, mastery and purpose. Of the nearly eight million Canadian children, youth, and adults experiencing disability, few have access to or opportunity for sport, exercise, or active play that foster quality participation. As a result, many Canadians experiencing disability are not realizing the physical, mental health, and social benefits of quality physical activity.
As the Canada Research Chair in Quality Physical Activity Promotion and Disability, Amy Latimer-Cheung is leading the with the goal of creating new knowledge and translating it into practices that ensures physical activity is a quality experience for people with a disability living in Canada. To reach this goal, the Dr. Latimer-Cheung works in meaningful partnership with a team of international researchers and community organizations including persons experiencing disability.
The team is conducting innovative research generating new knowledge and evidence-based tools and resources to create quality participation in sport, exercise, and active play for persons experiencing disability. They are developing competent leaders in quality participation and physical activity research, knowledge translation and practice.
Dr. Latimer-Cheung and CDPP 2.0 are establishing Canada as a world leader in providing quality sport, exercise, and active play and fulfilling persons experiencing disability’s right to full and effective physical activity participation.