Seminar on Sports Participation and Disabilities
- Innovation
- Research
- Health
- Science and society
- Sports - Recreation
on the November 26, 2026
, from 1:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Campus Saint Jean d'Angely
| Flat Room, Lecture Hall 031 , Maison des Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société Sud-Est , Nice |
How can physical activity and sports contribute to the quality of life and social participation of people with disabilities? What are the barriers and enablers to participating in sports? How should we approach accessibility when a person has a high level of dependency?
Social Participation, Quality of Life, and Severe Dependency: Perspectives on Motor Activities and Boccia
Organized around two thematic sessions and a concluding lecture, the event will facilitate a dialogue between research findings and real-world experiences.
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A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective on Research and Practice
An introduction to the issues of severe disability and quality of life.
The first session will focus on physical activities and quality of life among people with severe intellectual disabilities , based on the results of a survey conducted by the French Federation of Adapted Sports.
The second session will examine the barriers and enablers to sports participation for people with disabilities, with a particular focus on the role of environmental factors in the practice of boccia.
The day will conclude with a lecture on accessibility for people with high levels of dependency, presented by Frédéric Reichhart, sociologist and co-director of GRHAPES.
Program
1:15 p.m. — Welcome
1 :30 p.m. — Introduction
: “Empowerment and Quality of Life”
by Nathalie Pantaléon, Senior Lecturer (HDR) at LAPCOS
Thematic Session 1
: Physical Activity and Quality of Life for People with Severe Intellectual Developmental Disabilities
Featuring Elodie Couderc, Federal Technical Advisor on Autism and Physical Activities, French Federation of Adapted Sports, LAPCOS, and Fabiana Queiroga, IGE, Ph.D. in Psychology, LAPCOS.
Thematic Session 2
: Barriers and Enablers to Sports Participation for People with Disabilities: The Role of Environmental Factors in Boccia
With Nathalie Pantaléon, Associate Professor (HDR) at LAPCOS; Mai-Anh Ngo, Research Engineer (HDR) at GREDEG; and Laurence Lefranc, Deputy National Boccia Coordinator and Classifier at the French Handisport Federation.
Closing Lecture : “Accessibility Put to the Test by Severe Dependency”
With Frédéric Reichhart, sociologist and co-director of GRHAPES at the National Higher Institute for Training and Research in Inclusive Education.
5:15 p.m. — End of the day
