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Session 1 - Learn about disability

2 activities

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Your session goals
Disability Awareness
Disability Awareness 50%

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Session summary

Have a go at matching pictures of celebrities with their jobs and learn about disability. Then have a go at the inclusive sport of boccia.

Safety message

  • Always complete a register at the start of the meeting to record who is present.
  • Activities start when the first person arrives and end when the last person leaves, including leaders and their children.
  • Remember to review your risk assessment to ensure you have enough adults, which may be more than the minimum ratio.
  • Check the space is for hazards, keep the exits clear, and know the location of the nearest first aid kits.

Activities

Learn about disability through famous faces

30 mins

Match pictures of celebrities with their jobs and learn about disability.

  • Meets
  • Requirement 1.a

Learn to play boccia

30 mins

Have a go at boccia, the accessible Paralympic bowling sport that pretty much everyone can play.

  • Meets
  • Requirement 2.b

Preparation

Equipment

  • Copies of Matching pairs cards
  • Masking tape
  • One white ball
  • Six red balls
  • Six blue balls
  • Six chairs

Resources

Matching pairs cards

PDF - 1.8MB

Boccia court layout

PDF - 89.6KB

Session notes

Don't forget to share what you’ve found out about disabilities with someone else, in whatever way you choose. 

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