{"id":13998,"date":"2022-09-26T12:07:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T11:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?page_id=13998"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:04:31","slug":"activities-for-disabled-people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/activities-for-disabled-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Activities for disabled people"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t
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Arts, sports and wellbeing are vital for everybody. With Sense\u2019s free activities, you can build confidence, keep fit and express yourself your way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Whether you love football or getting messy with arts and crafts, we provide activities to get you active and creative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sense offers a huge range of free events and activities to support disabled people with complex needs.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe sheer joy on his face when he drums is enough to make us all feel extremely proud of him. A few months on from Kyllian\u2019s first drumming session, and he\u2019s hardly missed a week.\u201d<\/p>\nRead Kyllian’s story<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t

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Try something new in your own time<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We have over 100 online activities for you to try at home whenever you like. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These unique activities have been specially designed for disabled people, to help you get moving, creating and exploring!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why are arts and sports important?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Everybody deserves to feel happy and healthy. That\u2019s why we want to make sure no one is left out of arts and sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 15,000 people have taken part in Sense’s arts, sports and wellbeing activities. We have over 100 free online arts resources<\/a>, and we’ve developed 24 unique in-person sports activities for disabled people.<\/p>\n\n\n

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“Coming to chair yoga helped me break that confidence barrier. It’s helped me to help myself.”<\/p>\nRead Pat’s story<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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Do you work with people with complex disabilities?<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We have lots of free resources for anyone interested in providing sensory arts and sports experiences for people who are deafblind or disabled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you work with people with complex disabilities, whether an artist, coach, parent or carer, we have resources and training to help you. Find out more about supporting arts for disabled people<\/a> and supporting sports activities for disabled people<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t

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Any questions?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re here to support you, whether you\u2019re a person with complex disabilities who wants to try one of our activities, or a coach who\u2019s organising your own!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact our sports team: sense.active@sense.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Support from Sense<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re the national disability charity supporting everyone who is deafblind or has complex disabilities. We\u2019re here for people of all ages and their families. If you need more information and advice about the services we provide, you can find out more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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