Disability refers to a physical, sensory or learning impairment which is long term and has an adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day to day activities. This also includes progressive or degenerative illnesses such as cancer, HIV and MS.
Equality Act 2010
Several datasets use whether people have a long term limiting condition or illness as a proxy for disability. To be consistent, we have used this throughout this section.
Context
A third of adults and 10% of children are disabled
Physical activity
Disabled adults are much less likely to be active.
Sport
Disabled adults are much less likely to take part in sport
Participation in our key programmes
Disabled adults are much less likely to take part in our programmes
The proportion of school participants with a disability is similar to the proportion of children who have a disability in Scotland.
Club members, high performance athletes and sports participants generally are much less likely to report a disability than the adult population.
