The Ripple Effect

The Ripple Effect broke down barriers for disabled individuals who wanted to become volunteers and encouraged them to get involved with aquatic sports.  Swim England worked closely with national disability sporting organisations to get their input ensuring the inclusive programme is developed by disabled people.

A cohort of disabled volunteers worked with Swim England, progressing through the volunteering pathway. This helped to identify accessibility barriers for the volunteers, presented an opportunity to work with non-disabled volunteers and challenged perceptions around disability.

The Ripple Effect used a test and learn approach, and shared learning with other sporting organisations and sectors at a series of learning events during the grant period.