International Mixed Ability Sports is excited to announce that the European Commission, through the Erasmus+ Not-for-profit European Sport Events, has agreed to support a week of Mixed Ability activities to coincide with the 3rd International Mixed Ability Rugby...
Siamo lieti di annunciare che la Città di Torino ha deciso di comparire tra i firmatari del Manifesto IMAS per lo Sport Mixed Ability, che lotta per l'abbattimento delle barriere alla partecipazione delle persone in condizioni di svantaggioo o di disabilità. Per...
International Mixed Ability Sports è lieta di annunciare che la nostra organizzazione e il Comune di Settimo Torinese hanno sottoscritto un protocollo d'intesa per promuovere il modello Mixed Ability nello sport. La partnership si basa sulla visione condivisa che...
A series of workshops aimed at coaches who want to make boxing at their clubs more inclusive are being launched this October. International Mixed Ability Sports, Unorthobox and England Boxing have teamed up to run the three-hour sessions in three locations –...
As part of National Learning Disability week and at a special ‘Sport You Can’ event, members of the International Mixed Ability Sports team were invited to London to present their vision for a fairer, more inclusive society and how that can be achieved through...
Lo sport può essere motore di cambiamento sociale, può abbattere pregiudizi, educare e creare nuovi modelli di partecipazione. Solo però se davvero riesce ad essere inclusivo. Per questo IMAS è grata di poter contare sull’appoggio di CoorDown, organizzazione da...
“Mucha gente pequeña, en lugares pequeños, haciendo cosas pequeñas, puede cambiar el mundo” Eduardo Galeano El movimiento de cambio social, de inclusión social y de reivindicación de los derechos humanos, va haciendo eco en el panorama social gracias al trabajo de...
IMAS is pleased to announce a new Partnership with Activity Alliance. Previously known as the English Federation of Disability Sport, over the past seven years, Activity Alliance has become the go-to source of research and insight on disabled people’s inclusion in...
The second issue of the MIXAR Magazine is now available! You can read about the development of Mixed Ability rugby in Italy, Spain, Belgium, Ireland, and the UK. Click on the picture to download your...
"It's RUN-TRUST-IC" is the name of the latest Erasmus+ Sport Small Collaborative Partnership we are pleased to be involved with! The project is led by ASD Liberavventura, a running and canoeing club in Brescia (Italy), and includes also The Municipality of Valencia...
If you want to live a long and healthy life have good genes, be able (rich enough) to live in a healthy environment, have “good” health behaviours and access good healthcare – not too much and not too little. Timely, effective healthcare makes a difference but is...
2019 marks ten years since the first Mixed Ability rugby club in Italy was established. Chivasso Rugby’s aim is to include players of any (dis)ability as full members of the club, without prejudice or special treatment, rejecting the use of special or adapted...
The 2018 Christmas blog contribution comes from John Higginson. John wrote to IMAS earlier this year asking what Mixed Ability activities were available for him and his wife after a period of inactivity. John chose not to take up full contact Mixed Ability rugby...
Sport England announced a £40m investment to get families across the country active[1] earlier this year. As part of their ‘Towards an Active Nation’ strategy they identified that parents and families play a major role in creating sporting habits amongst children...
IMAS celebrates the award of the Royal College of General Practitioners President’s Medal to Mixed Ability Health Champion Dr Mark Purvis. The Royal College of General Practice is the professional membership body for GPs in the UK. Its purpose is to encourage,...
International Mixed Ability Sports (IMAS) is celebrating the launch of its new ‘Mixed Ability Awards Scheme’ at the House of Commons this evening by recognising those who have created opportunities for people to overcome barriers to participating in sport. The...
The home of Munster Rugby will partner with IMAS for a third fantastic showcase of Mixed Ability rugby On Saturday 12th May, in Bilbao’s Fan Zone for the European Rugby Cup Finals, IMAS (International Mixed Ability Sports) will announce that the 3rd International...
IMAS is at the forefront of a global movement challenging the orthodoxy of grassroots sport provision. We campaign to break down the barriers which prevent people from joining mainstream clubs, teams or activities. IMAS notes the publication of The Learning...
England Rugby and Sport Relief have announced that Bradford based International Mixed Ability Sports (IMAS) are one of six latest projects to be awarded Try for Change grants. Aimed at supporting charities, community groups and grassroots rugby clubs in England,...
Earlier last week, IMAS attended the Erasmus+ Sport MIX.A.R. project kick-off meeting at the University of Salamanca (Spain). IMAS, who has partnered with Federazione Italiana Rugby (Italy), Federación Española de Rugby (Spain), Rugby Vlaanderen (Belgium), INICO...
