Impact

The Need

Disabled people and people living with long-term health conditions face persistent and intersecting barriers that limit their full participation in community life, sport, education and employment (Activity Alliance,2023).

These barriers start with societal prejudice, lack of access to spaces and services, and financial constraints, which in turn negatively impact disabled people’s individual overall health and wellbeing

The consequences

Research from Activity Alliance (2024) shows that disabled people are more likely to:

• Have worse mental health and wellbeing

• Feel more lonely, excluded and socially isolated

• Have lower life satisfaction

• Be physically inactive

• Experience exclusion in educational

These barriers start with societal prejudice, lack of access to spaces and services, and financial constraints, which in turn negatively impact disabled people’s individual overall health and wellbeing

RDA’s impact on the health and wellbeing of disabled people

RDA activities are designed so that participants:

• Have improved mental wellbeing

• Feel more connected to other people and the natural world

• Are more physically active and experience greater comfort, balance, and strength

• Have greater self-esteem and confidence and feel able to take on challenges

• Become better able to engage with education and learning