Disability and Sports in Social-Emotional and Social Inclusion Processes

Abstract: This article aims to explore the social-emotional condition and the incidence of sports in the social inclusion processed in a group of athletes with disabilities of the wheelchair-basketball modality in the municipality of Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. It is a qualitative case study, in which the narrative method and content analysis were used with nine athletes. In Colombia, the rising of the population in disability situation justifies the need for educational processes and public policies generating alternatives for a population affected by social discrimination, facing difficulties in accessing to health, nutrition, education, social integration, rehabilitation programs and physical activity. Thus, this research study shows that sport has become a very important option for improving the quality of life and for allowing their active participation in the society.