An interesting point was brought up to Madison and I this week regarding the topic of inclusiveness. When we started our research on our program we were interested in assessing the degree of inclusiveness in para-equestrian, through its use of the categories. We believed that through the categories the sport of para-equestrian may be negatively further segregating individuals who already feel in society and not being inclusive.
Through an interesting discussion we had this week with a professor in disability studies at our university, we learnt that in order to determine if something is inclusive you must first in fact come up with a definition of inclusiveness.
Like most people Madison and I initially though that in order for something to be inclusive it needs to include everyone in the same program, participating at the same level. But after talking to Dr. Cushings she made us realize that inclusiveness can mean that you are including a group of people that would otherwise be unable to participate in an activity. For example the categories separate individuals based on their level of impairment and this could be seen as a negative, but in contrast one could argue that the categories ensure the competition is safe and fair, making it possible for individuals to participate who otherwise would be unable to.
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