How does my impairment fit?

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The International Paralympic committee (IPC) recognises six different impairment groups. These are:

• Amputees
• Athletes with cerebral palsy
• Blind or visually impaired athletes
• Spinal cord injured athletes
• Athletes with an intellectual/learning disability
• Other athletes (les autres) with a physical impairment, who do not fit into any of the above five groups

Additionally within the Deaflympic sport environment athlete with a level of deafness would be eligible to compete within their sport pathway.

Disability Sport Wales recognises that disabled people includes a lot more impairment groups, so works to increase the participation opportunities at all levels in relation to the disability social model.

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Useful links

www.paralympic.org/classification

http://www.ukdeafsport.org.uk/

http://www.uksportsassociation.org/athlete_classification/index.html