Helping disabled people take part in physical activity

What do you think?

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About this Survey:

Manchester Active is an organisation that helps people in Manchester take part in physical activity.

Physical activity is any activity that involves moving your body. Physical activity includes lots of things, from sports to walking your dog.

We want to:
  • Help disabled people take part in physical activity.
  • Find out what stops disabled people from taking part now.
  • We want to know what you think stops disabled people from taking part in physical activity.
  • To tell us what you think, please answer the questions in this booklet.

Who we want to hear from

We want to hear from:
  • Disabled people.
  • Carers of a disabled person. If you are a carer, please answer the questions in this booklet as if you are the disabled person you look after.

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1. What is your age?

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2. Have you heard of Manchester Active?

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3. Have you ever taken part in our Physical Activity Referral Service (PARS)?

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4. How much physical activity do you usually do in an a week?

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5. What would help you to do more physical activity? Like, you might need cheaper physical activities near you.

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6. How have you found the physical activity that you have taken part in?

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7. Please tell us one word that describes how
you feel when you think about physical activity?

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8. If you were to take part in a physical activity session, which of these sessions would you like the most:

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9. We have thought about having a support worker at the physical activities we run.
They would be in charge of supporting the disabled people who are taking part.
If we did this, would you be more likely to take part in our physical activities?

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10. If you are a carer, would a support worker make you more likely to go to physical activities with the person you care for?

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11. Which of these physical activities would you like to try? You can tick as many answers as you like.

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12. What type of physical activity sessions would you like to take part in?

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13. If you think there should be sessions for people with the same disabilities as each other, what groups of people should we run sessions for? You can tick as many answers as you like.

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14. What would make it easier for you to take part in a physical activity session?

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