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Designing movement for more people

AdaptAbility brings accessible sport and exercise activities into a platform that lets more people find a way in.

AdaptAbility shows accessible sport, exercise activities. Official Western News image.
Sport & alumniAdaptAbility shows accessible sport, exercise activities. Official Western News image.Photo: Western News / official source page

Access is not a final feature added after the activity is designed. AdaptAbility starts with the range of bodies, abilities and environments that make movement possible.

The platform is a useful example of Western work that joins research to everyday participation: the measure of an idea is whether more people can actually use it.

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  1. Original reporting · news.westernu.ca
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