BASEBALL VICTORIA - COACHING ACCREDITATION July 2014 | 页面 4

Myth and Reality

Myth
Disability is a tragedy that dominates the
person’s life and makes satisfaction and
fulfilment impossible.
Females are unable to play sport.
People from culturally diverse backgrounds
are less reliable workers and take more sick
leave than other workers.
People with religious ties lead vastly
different lives from others.
Deaf people are mute and cannot
communicate

People who have a vision impairment
possess high levels of sensitivity in other
senses.
Most people with disabilities are sick and
frail.

Reality
Often disability does not dominate a
person’s life. Each individual finds their
way of adapting.
The range of abilities is the same as in the
male population.
Research indicates that people from
culturally diverse backgrounds take fewer
sick days.
People with religious ties go to school, get
jobs, get married, pay taxes and generally
do the same things as you and I.
Being deaf does not mean that a person
cannot make vocal sounds. People who are
deaf communicate using a variety of
techniques.
High acuteness of other senses is not
inborn in people with vision impairment but
may develop with practice by some people.
Like others, most people with disabilities
are well most of the time.

Rather than focus on individuals and plan sessions as a response to this, coaches can
concentrate instead on changes to the activity to make it more accessible to a range of
abilities. This can be achieved in various ways.

“The journey around the bases is
different for everyone”