Journal article
Disability discrimination in children’s sport
Alternative Law Journal, Vol.42(2), pp.143-148
2017
Abstract
This article examines how the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) relates to children's sport. More specifically, this article asks: how does the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) address the treatment of children with disabilities participating in competitive sport? This article asserts that the 'attitude' in and around the construction of sport is framed in the ableism perspective that assumes ability. While there are specific disability sports, with rules designed to accommodate the different attributes people may possess, this article focuses on the nature and quality of access to, and experience in, sport that is not disability specific (mainstream sport), and argues that the law fails to protect children with disability being treated in a way that places them at a disadvantage. The primary concern raised by this article is that children with disability are not provided with fairness in competitive sport. This may be discriminatory.
Details
- Title
- Disability discrimination in children’s sport
- Authors
- Simone Pearce (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
- Publication details
- Alternative Law Journal, Vol.42(2), pp.143-148
- Publisher
- Sage Publications Ltd.
- Date published
- 2017
- DOI
- 10.1177/1037969X17710623
- ISSN
- 1037-969X
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; School of Law and Criminology - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450603802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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