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Manchester Active Accessibility Consultation

This survey aims to gather information
from disabled people and unpaid carers across
Manchester, to find out what barriers disabled people
face in moving and keeping active, and how these
barriers could be removed. This includes how we can
make our Physical Activity Referral Service (PARS)
provision more accessible, as well as other activity &
movement sessions set up by Manchester Active.

This will also inform how we approach partners and our
expectations of them moving forward. Currently, we are
working to train all Manchester Active staff in the Social
Model of Disability to help us understand the external
factors that will stop disabled people from doing what
they want.

If you are an unpaid carer or professional who
supports a disabled person whose barriers are too
significant to complete the survey themselves, please
answer questions according to your best knowledge
and experience of the person’s needs, barriers, and
interests.

Note: Physical activity refers to any movement. This might be
for fun, to stay fit, or to travel from place to place. Examples
include football, running, swimming, gardening, walking the
dog, stretching, playing with your children, or physiotherapy.
(Reference: World Health Organisation)
1.Please select your age range
2.Have you heard of Manchester Active?
3.Have you taken part in our Physical Activity Referral Service (PARS)?
4.How much physical activity or movement do you do in an average week?
5.If you don’t think you do enough physical activity,
what would help you do more?
Example answers: more information, cheaper options,
instructors who know more about my condition,
impairment or divergence.
Write your answer here:
6.When you think about physical activity classes or
gyms you’ve been to, how positive did you find these
experiences?
7.Can you provide one word or more to describe how
you feel when you think about physical activity?
8.Manchester Active have thought about introducing
an extra instructor, where requested, to some of their
physical activity sessions to support people with
access needs. Would this make you more likely to
attend?
9.If you are an unpaid carer, would this make you more
likely to attend a session with the person whom you
support?
10.What activities would you like to try?
11.What types of sessions would you like to take
part in?
12.If you picked the last option, what type of groups
do you think are needed? Groups for:
13.What would help make the session accessible
to you?