Naslov
„Tell them they don't bite“– Sport and disability in the Croatian context
(„Tell them they don't bite“– Sport and Disability in the Croatian Context)

Autori
Bartoluci, Sunčica

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Book of Abstracts of the 1st International Conference: Ethics, Bioethics and Sport / Škerbić, Matija Mato - Zagreb : Hrvatsko filozofsko društvo, 2018, 24-24

ISBN
978-953-164-196-8

Skup
1st International Conference Ethics, Bioethics and Sport

Mjesto i datum
Varaždin, Hrvatska; Zagreb, Hrvatska, 23.03.2018. - 24.03.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
sport ; invaliditet ; hrvatsko društvo
(sports ; disability ; Croatian society)

Sažetak
Usually we say that we can get the best image of a society by gaining insight into the relationship of its members to those who are conditionally called "second" and "different". This paper will analyze the relationship of the Croatian society towards persons with disabilities, observing their social inclusion and visibility to the wider social scene through the framework of participation in sport.The Croatian Paralympic Committee has recorded 54 years of organized activities of athletes with disabilities in Croatia. In this period, the story developed from its modest beginnings to remarkable success and conquering medals at big competitions. Despite this, in public the athletic achievements of athletes with disabilities are poorly known and rarely mentioned. Only the personal engagement of public figures, such as director and actor Dejan Aćimović, makes progress in visibility of disability in public. After his documentaries "Go for it!" (2009), "The King" (2011) and "The First 50" (2014), the public gradually starts to recognize disabled sports. These are all small steps in the struggle for social deconstruction of reality with the aim of inclusion and visibility of persons with disabilities and their integration into society through sport. The cases of Croatian athletes such as Petar Bešlić, Darko Kralj or Dino Sokolović show that inclusion in sports can serve as a model of social change. Athletes with disabilities do not compete only against their sports opponents. They primarily have to fight stereotypes and prejudice of the wider society and they also have to compete against themselves. Their exit from the world of anonymity and active participation in society should become the civilization norm of modern society. As the French footballer Eric Cantona says: „Tell them they don't bite." The change moves from the perception of the individual and his social activity. Changing the social status of people with disabilities starts with every individual and with what each of us can do to hear the beauty of a "one-handed applause".

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija, Kineziologija, Filozofija

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