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Everyone’s Welcome
Our recent project that is breaking barriers in Sport
The aim is to increase ethnic diversity from grassroots to elite level in Paralympic sport so that Team GB and Paralympics GB truly reflect the diverse fabric of Great Britain.
I remember making my GB Debut in Athletics at the world Juniors and looking around saying to my coach where are they, (by they I meant other athletes that looked like me), I think including 1 other Asian athlete, the South Africans and UAE athletes we numbered 8 out of 2000 athletes and staff, I’ve been to competitions where I’m the only athlete of colour.
BUT we’re flipping the system: here’s our solution:
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Targeted outreach: We bring “come and try” days to diverse areas—London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Bradford—working with local councils, schools, and community centres.
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Empowering athlete voices: We support athletes of colour to build their platforms, share their stories, and become visible role models for the next generation.
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Community engagement: We partner with cultural and faith-based groups to address the unique barriers different communities face around disability and sport.
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National pressure: We’re launching a campaign and petition to hold Paralympics GB and the UK governmentaccountable—demanding real investment in outreach, talent ID, and inclusive funding strategies.
This is the first campaign of its kind in the UK that wrestles with the huge diversity gap that exists in disability sport and working to make Paralympic sport inclusive, and accessible to all. .
Right now, Paralympic sport in the UK is overwhelmingly white and that has to change. There are Black and Asian kids across Britain who’ve never thought sport was for them—not because they don’t love it, but because they’ve never seen someone who looks like them in a GB kit on TV. Growing up, I rarely saw Black or Asian Paralympians on the world stage. That invisibility sends a message: “You don’t belong here.”
Global Upskilling
A Previous Project that enhanced sport in developing countries
As part of our mission to spark change through sport, Enabled Not Disabled has worked with developing countries like Namibia and Indonesia to upskill local coaches and empower athletes. In Namibia, we proudly partnered with the Namibian Wheelchair Basketball Federation (NWBF)—supporting the formation of their international governing body, coaching their first-ever national training camp, and collaborating with local coaches and athletes to build a sustainable, long-term legacy for the sport in the country.
