MEASURES ARE being implemented by YUSU and York Sport Union to raise the profile of disability sport at the University, and provide greater sporting opportunities for disabled students.
The University has recently created a new position of Disability Sports Activator, who will help to coordinate and drive disability sport forward over the next year.
Disability Officer Thomas Ron said: “We have taken the Student Think Tank’s recommendations into account and have appointed Katie Carnell as the Disability Sport Activator.
“She has provided excellent ideas on how not only to promote disability sport but also on how to get more disabled students into sport.”
Wheelchair basketball will once more be offered as a Sportivate session open for all students, whilst college sport is set to introduce its first ever disability one-day tournament in the form of wheelchair basketball in week 7.
York Sport President Cassandra Brown told Vision: “Disability sport is expanding at a fast and exciting pace. And with the help of our new disability sport activator, who has a tonne of fantastic ideas, I’m sure disability sport will thrive in the next year.”