| Up until recently, persons with disabilities (PWD), and even more so, the relationship between disability and sports, had generally been written out of discussions of development. Within the past fifteen years, however, there has been a proliferation of 'development through sport' initiatives and a widespread promotion of the intended and unintended outcomes of participation in sport for persons living in low- and middle-income countries. Through qualitative research methods, this study explores the notion of sport and physical activity serving as a vehicle for the human development of PWD, namely in terms of its alleged ability to expand choices, as well as to foster inclusion, integration, health and well-being. It presents these players as they are, active agents, and highlights their engagement in daily struggles to be taken seriously in sport and in society. The setting is urban Ghana and the players are the female and male athletes of the Ghana Society for the Physically Disabled. |
