In Irkutsk Region, a sports program Family, harmony, development for 2014 to 2017 was developed to help families raising disabled children take part in mass sports events. This year about 10 events are planned for children with mobility, hearing, vision and intellectual impairments. The program aims at social rehabilitation through sport, and its organizers hope the activities will help children realize their potential and believe in themselves.
The Ministry of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region, together with the OGKU “Resource and Methodological Center for the Development of Physical Culture and Sports of the Irkutsk Region,” has developed the sports program “Family, Harmony, Development” for 2014-2017, within the framework of which physical culture and mass events will be held for families raising children with disabilities. This year, it is planned to hold about 10 events for children with musculoskeletal, hearing, vision, and intellectual impairments. This was reported by the Minister of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the region, Pavel Nikitin.- The events of the sports program “Family, Harmony, Development” are aimed at improving health and unlocking the creative and physical potential of children with disabilities. We hope that sport will help instill in children faith in their own abilities, - Pavel Nikitin noted.
The goal of the program is the social rehabilitation of families with children with disabilities through encouraging them to engage in sports on a regular basis. Sports and health family events will be held at least once a month.
As the minister noted, representatives of public organizations in the Irkutsk Region who work directly with families raising children with disabilities positively assessed the adoption of such a sports program. In the future, together with public organizations, the list of competitions, contests, and relays will be worked out in detail, taking into account all the characteristics of children with disabilities.
Based on materials from the press service of the Governor of the Irkutsk Region and the Government of the Irkutsk Region