A disability sports club offering a variety of sporting opportunities in and around Colchester.
Ensuring that sport and physical activity is accessible to all is something that we at Active Essex are passionate about. There should be no barrier to participating in physical activities, and we love to see more opportunities for people of all ages and abilities evolving in our county.
Ability Using Sport are a Colchester and Maldon based group, that see exercise and physical activity as a vital tool in supporting the wellbeing of children and young people of all abilities in Essex. The group specialise in offering a variety of sporting opportunities for young people with learning difficulties, autism, physical disabilities and mental health issues. Kevin Smith from Ability Using Sport said: “The aim is to get as many children and young adults involved in physical activities. The groups that we are involved with are in disability, and so we want to make our sessions easy to find.”
Like all successful clubs, AUS have worked hard over time – listening to the feedback from their communities and club-goers to make sure that they can offer the best opportunities possible. With some help and information from Active Essex, and working with people in the community, the club worked out which physical activities would suit their participants best, along with any accessibility requirements they would need to consider.
