
Accessibility in Sport Management
International Venue Perspectives
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 20. July 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
146 pages
978-1-032-05021-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book introduces the fundamental principles of accessible and inclusive sport venue management, with a focus on people with disability. It offers a social-ecological analysis of how governments, businesses, the disability social movement, sports organisations, and their stakeholders can, and should, make sport more accessible and inclusive.
Using a critical disability studies perspective, this book highlights recent global human rights initiatives, challenges, and ongoing resistance to the drive for accessibility in sport venue management. Drawing on the latest research, it takes a step-by-step look at the sporting experience - including pre-experience planning, travel to and from an event, the built environment, the experience itself, and online participation - and considers how each phase might be made more accessible and inclusive, and how commercial and social justice considerations intersect.
Addressing the needs of participants, consumers, employees, volunteers, and organisations, this book is essential reading for any student, researcher, practitioner, or policymaker with an interest in sport management, disability sport, event management, corporate social responsibility, disability studies, or human rights.
Using a critical disability studies perspective, this book highlights recent global human rights initiatives, challenges, and ongoing resistance to the drive for accessibility in sport venue management. Drawing on the latest research, it takes a step-by-step look at the sporting experience - including pre-experience planning, travel to and from an event, the built environment, the experience itself, and online participation - and considers how each phase might be made more accessible and inclusive, and how commercial and social justice considerations intersect.
Addressing the needs of participants, consumers, employees, volunteers, and organisations, this book is essential reading for any student, researcher, practitioner, or policymaker with an interest in sport management, disability sport, event management, corporate social responsibility, disability studies, or human rights.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced
Illustrations
19 Farbfotos bzw. farbige Rasterbilder, 4 s/w Abbildungen, 34 farbige Abbildungen, 4 s/w Zeichnungen, 15 farbige Zeichnungen, 3 s/w Tabellen, 1 farbige Tabelle
1 Tables, color; 3 Tables, black and white; 15 Line drawings, color; 4 Line drawings, black and white; 19 Halftones, color; 34 Illustrations, color; 4 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-05021-8 (9781032050218)
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Simon Darcy | Paul J. Kitchin | Tracey J. Dickson
Accessibility in Sport Management
International Venue Perspectives
E-Book
04/2025
Routledge
€31.49
Available for download

Simon Darcy | Paul J. Kitchin | Tracey J. Dickson
Accessibility in Sport Management
International Venue Perspectives
E-Book
04/2025
Routledge
€31.49
Available for download

Simon Darcy | Paul J. Kitchin | Tracey J. Dickson
Accessibility in Sport Management
International Venue Perspectives
Book
04/2025
1st Edition
Routledge
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Persons
Simon Darcy is a Professor of social inclusion in the UTS Business School at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. He specialises in developing inclusive organisational approaches for diversity groups and understanding the social impact of organisations and individuals. Simon is also a person with a high-level spinal cord injury and power wheelchair user who brings an insider's understanding to research and engagement.
Paul J. Kitchin is a Senior Lecturer at Ulster University, UK. His major research interests explore commercial health, youth, and disability within sport.
Tracey J. Dickson is an Associate Professor in Events and Tourism Management in the Faculty of Business, Government and Law at the University of Canberra, Australia. Her major areas of research include accessible tourism, snow sport safety, risk management, and mega event volunteers. Tracey has a love of Alpine environments where she is an accredited ski instructor who also instructs in adaptive skiing for people with disability.
Juan Luis Paramio-Salcines is a Senior Lecturer in sport management at the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain. He has been researching the intersection of corporate social responsibility, stadium management, and the development of accessibility in sport since the mid-1990s, both from a theoretical and applied perspective.
Paul J. Kitchin is a Senior Lecturer at Ulster University, UK. His major research interests explore commercial health, youth, and disability within sport.
Tracey J. Dickson is an Associate Professor in Events and Tourism Management in the Faculty of Business, Government and Law at the University of Canberra, Australia. Her major areas of research include accessible tourism, snow sport safety, risk management, and mega event volunteers. Tracey has a love of Alpine environments where she is an accredited ski instructor who also instructs in adaptive skiing for people with disability.
Juan Luis Paramio-Salcines is a Senior Lecturer in sport management at the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain. He has been researching the intersection of corporate social responsibility, stadium management, and the development of accessibility in sport since the mid-1990s, both from a theoretical and applied perspective.
Author
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Ulster University, Ireland
University of Canberra, Australia
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
Content
1 Introducing Accessible Sport Management
2 Philosophical Foundations of Accessible Sport Venues
3 Legislative Context and Venue Design
4 Sport Events and Tourism
5 The Consumer Journey to and from the Venue
6 Welcoming People with Disability to Sport Venue Experiences
7 Towards Accessible and Inclusive Sport Venue Futures
2 Philosophical Foundations of Accessible Sport Venues
3 Legislative Context and Venue Design
4 Sport Events and Tourism
5 The Consumer Journey to and from the Venue
6 Welcoming People with Disability to Sport Venue Experiences
7 Towards Accessible and Inclusive Sport Venue Futures