Disability In Sport

Language Matters: Examining Paralympic Language in Sport. Annual Conference North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Eli Wolff, Ian Brittain & David Legg. 2007.

Aiming for Inclusive Sport: the Legal and Practical Implications of the United Nation�s Disability Convention for Sport, Recreation and Leisure for People with Disabilities. Entertainment and Sport Law Journal. Elise Roy. 2007. Click here

Oscar Pistorius Statement. Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University. 2007. Click here

Paralympic Language Open Letter. Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University. 2007.

Sport in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. United Nations Office of Sport for Development & Peace. Eli Wolff, Mary Hums & Elise Roy. 2007. Click here

The Development of the Human Rights of Individuals with Disabilities in Sport at the United Nations and Beyond. Sport and Human Rights Bulletin 48. International Council Sport Science Physical Education. Elise Roy. 2006. Click here

Sport Category or Identity Culture Model: The Relationship between Disability Sport and Mainstream Sport. Annual Conference North American Society for Sport Sociology. Colin Guthrie & Eli Wolff. 2005.

Fear Factor: Fear of Disability and the Unspoken Reality. Annual Conference North American Society for Sport Sociology. Eli Wolff, Mary Hums & Ted Fay. 2005.

A Culture of Ableism in Sports: Uncovering the Invisibility of Athletes with a Disability. Annual Conference Popular Culture Association. Eli Wolff, Mary Hums & Ted Fay. 2005.

Sports for Athletes with Disabilities. In Disability Sport, eds DePauw, K. and Gavron, S. Human Kinetics. Eli Wolff Mary Hums. 2005. Click here

Olympians with Disabilities and the 2004 Athens Games: Triumphs, Challenges and Future Opportunities. 45th Session for Young Participants. International Olympic Academy. Eli Wolff. 2005. Click here

Paralympic Sport: All Sports for All People. Takis Papakonstantopoulos & Mary Hums. 2004.

Relationships between International Sport Federations and International Disability Sport. Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University. David Legg, Eli Wolff & Mary Hums. 2004. Click here

Sport without Disability: Understanding the Exclusion of Athletes with a Disability at All Levels of Sport. Annual Conference of the North American Society for Sport Sociology. Mary Hums & Eli Wolff. 2003. Click here

Using Sport as a Muscle for Integration. 2003. Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University and Northeastern University Law School. Elise Roy. 2003. Click here

Examining Opportunities for Athletes with a Disabilities Within and in Relationship to the International Olympic Committee: A Case Study. Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University. Eli Wolff, David Legg & Mary Hums. 2003. Click here

The Inclusion of the Paralympics in the Olympic and Amateur Sports Act: Legal and Policy Implications for Integration of Athletes With Disabilities into the United States Olympic Committee. Journal of Sport and Social Issues. Mary Hums, Anita Moorman & Eli Wolff. 2002. Click here

Paralympic Athletes: Needs and Issues. Paralympic Sport Bulletin 35. International Council Sport Science Physical Education. Kjartan Haugan & Eli Wolff. 2002. Click here

Inclusion of Athletes with a Disability within Sport. Paralympic Sport Bulletin 35. International Council Sport Science Physical Education. David Legg & Robert Steadward. 2002. Click here

Marketing Paralympic Sport: A Sport Management Perspective. Paralympic Sport Bulletin 35. International Council Sport Science Physical Education. Mary Hums & Anita Moorman. 2002. Click here




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